diff --git a/src/global.h b/src/global.h
index b90f6c86c7..e8d3c1e493 100644
--- a/src/global.h
+++ b/src/global.h
@@ -190,6 +190,13 @@ template<int> struct CompileAssertDecl { };
 /** @brief Use RStrings throughout the program. */
 typedef StdString::CStdString RString;
 
+#if !defined(WIN32)
+/** @brief Define stricmp to be strcasecmp. */
+#define stricmp strcasecmp
+/** @brief Define strnicmp to be strncasecmp. */
+#define strnicmp strncasecmp
+#endif
+
 #include "RageException.h"
 
 /* Define a few functions if necessary */