diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/base/preface.h.in b/Headers/gnustep/base/preface.h.in
index 64d27f45c..5d52741fa 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/base/preface.h.in
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/base/preface.h.in
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ LAMBDA(BOOL, (id _o), {if ([_o perform:SELECTOR]) return YES; else return NO;})
          _a < _b ? _a : _b; })
 #endif
 
+#ifndef STRINGIFY
+#define STRINGIFY(s) XSTRINGIFY(s)
+#define XSTRINGIFY(s) #s
+#endif
+
 #ifndef PTR2LONG
 #define PTR2LONG(P) (((char*)(P))-(char*)0)
 #endif
diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/base/stdobjects.h.in b/Headers/gnustep/base/stdobjects.h.in
index 64d27f45c..5d52741fa 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/base/stdobjects.h.in
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/base/stdobjects.h.in
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ LAMBDA(BOOL, (id _o), {if ([_o perform:SELECTOR]) return YES; else return NO;})
          _a < _b ? _a : _b; })
 #endif
 
+#ifndef STRINGIFY
+#define STRINGIFY(s) XSTRINGIFY(s)
+#define XSTRINGIFY(s) #s
+#endif
+
 #ifndef PTR2LONG
 #define PTR2LONG(P) (((char*)(P))-(char*)0)
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/objects/stdobjects.h.in b/Source/objects/stdobjects.h.in
index 64d27f45c..5d52741fa 100644
--- a/Source/objects/stdobjects.h.in
+++ b/Source/objects/stdobjects.h.in
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ LAMBDA(BOOL, (id _o), {if ([_o perform:SELECTOR]) return YES; else return NO;})
          _a < _b ? _a : _b; })
 #endif
 
+#ifndef STRINGIFY
+#define STRINGIFY(s) XSTRINGIFY(s)
+#define XSTRINGIFY(s) #s
+#endif
+
 #ifndef PTR2LONG
 #define PTR2LONG(P) (((char*)(P))-(char*)0)
 #endif