diff --git a/engine/common/bothdefs.h b/engine/common/bothdefs.h
index 4d2b09fa0..ff3c33335 100644
--- a/engine/common/bothdefs.h
+++ b/engine/common/bothdefs.h
@@ -783,14 +783,16 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 	#define FTE_UNREACHABLE Sys_Error("Unreachable reached: %s %i\n", __FILE__, __LINE__)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	//Windows-specific...
-	#define stricmp _stricmp
-	#define strnicmp _strnicmp
-#else
-	//Posix
-	#define stricmp strcasecmp
-	#define strnicmp strncasecmp
+#ifndef stricmp
+	#ifdef _WIN32
+		//Windows-specific...
+		#define stricmp _stricmp
+		#define strnicmp _strnicmp
+	#else
+		//Posix
+		#define stricmp strcasecmp
+		#define strnicmp strncasecmp
+	#endif
 #endif