diff --git a/cpp/winsharedutils/levenshtein.cpp b/cpp/winsharedutils/levenshtein.cpp
index 12ac2e4c..4cfc02b9 100644
--- a/cpp/winsharedutils/levenshtein.cpp
+++ b/cpp/winsharedutils/levenshtein.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 
-#include <rapidfuzz/distance.hpp>
 size_t lev_u_edit_distance(size_t len1, const wchar_t *string1,
                            size_t len2, const wchar_t *string2,
                            int xcost)
@@ -157,6 +156,9 @@ size_t lev_u_edit_distance(size_t len1, const wchar_t *string1,
     free(row);
     return i;
 }
+#ifndef WINXP
+#include <rapidfuzz/distance.hpp>
+#endif
 DECLARE_API size_t levenshtein_distance(size_t len1, const wchar_t *string1,
                                         size_t len2, const wchar_t *string2)
 {