diff --git a/src/cppcheck.rc b/src/cppcheck.rc
index 84eded239..4f25f454c 100644
--- a/src/cppcheck.rc
+++ b/src/cppcheck.rc
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 //
 // Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 2 resource.
 //
-#include "afxres.h"
+
+#define APSTUDIO_HIDDEN_SYMBOLS
+#include "windows.h"
+#undef APSTUDIO_HIDDEN_SYMBOLS
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #undef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS