diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 05b155c21b..5cadd9978e 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -4751,3 +4751,9 @@ David  26 May 2009
 
     mac_installer/
         CustomInstall.cpp
+
+David  27 May 2009
+    - lib: compile fix for C
+
+    lib/
+        filesys.h
diff --git a/lib/filesys.h b/lib/filesys.h
index 0b8a4ae9ee..ca121001ef 100644
--- a/lib/filesys.h
+++ b/lib/filesys.h
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#ifdef __cplusplus
 #include <string>
+#endif
 
 #endif /* !WIN32 */