diff --git a/src/util/spell_checker.hpp b/src/util/spell_checker.hpp
index c9d2e571..73646713 100644
--- a/src/util/spell_checker.hpp
+++ b/src/util/spell_checker.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Includes
 
 #include <util/prec.hpp>
+#undef near
 #include "hunspell/hunspell.hxx"
 
 DECLARE_POINTER_TYPE(SpellChecker);