diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/vst3_plugin_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/vst3_plugin_ui.cc
index eee89d05ea..c0ece21086 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/vst3_plugin_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/vst3_plugin_ui.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 using namespace ARDOUR;
 using namespace Steinberg;
 
+#ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+DEF_CLASS_IID (Presonus::IPlugInViewScaling)
+#endif
+
 VST3PluginUI::VST3PluginUI (boost::shared_ptr<PluginInsert> pi, boost::shared_ptr<VST3Plugin> vst3)
 	: PlugUIBase (pi)
 	, _pi (pi)