diff --git a/extra/hardware-info/windows/windows.factor b/extra/hardware-info/windows/windows.factor
index 10474c09f7..3162496974 100755
--- a/extra/hardware-info/windows/windows.factor
+++ b/extra/hardware-info/windows/windows.factor
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 USING: alien alien.c-types kernel libc math namespaces
 windows windows.kernel32 windows.advapi32
 words combinators vocabs.loader hardware-info.backend
-system ;
+system alien.strings ;
 IN: hardware-info.windows
 
 : system-info ( -- SYSTEM_INFO )