diff --git a/include/nana/filesystem/filesystem_selector.hpp b/include/nana/filesystem/filesystem_selector.hpp
index b2a02293..7d18115f 100644
--- a/include/nana/filesystem/filesystem_selector.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/filesystem/filesystem_selector.hpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ namespace std {
 	} // experimental
 } // std
 
+#elif (__GNUC__)
+#    include <experimental/filesystem>
 #else
 #    include <filesystem>
 #endif