diff --git a/legacy/evil/ChangeLog b/legacy/evil/ChangeLog
index 93d6d9850f..13dcd9f42f 100644
--- a/legacy/evil/ChangeLog
+++ b/legacy/evil/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-03-26  Vincent Torri  <doursse at users dot sf dot net>
+
+	* src/lib/evil_string.c:
+	* src/lib/evil_string.h:
+	add strcasecmp wrapper for vc++
+
 2010-03-12  Vincent Torri  <doursse at users dot sf dot net>
 
 	* src/lib/Makefile.am:
diff --git a/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_string.c b/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_string.c
index 7cb2e51242..f8fbcbf27c 100644
--- a/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_string.c
+++ b/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_string.c
@@ -83,3 +83,12 @@ strrstr (const char *str, const char *substr)
 
   return ret;
 }
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+
+int strcasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2)
+{
+   return lstrcmp(s1, s2);
+}
+
+#endif /* _MSC_VER */
diff --git a/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_string.h b/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_string.h
index 99e187f70f..1e5bf793f2 100644
--- a/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_string.h
+++ b/legacy/evil/src/lib/evil_string.h
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ EAPI int strcoll (const char *s1, const char *s2);
  */
 EAPI char *strrstr (const char *str, const char *substr);
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+
+EAPI int strcasecmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);
+
+#endif /* _MSC_VER */
+
 
 /**
  * @}