diff --git a/Lib/std/std_except.i b/Lib/std/std_except.i
index 18bbd4ef1..75b8d0fd6 100644
--- a/Lib/std/std_except.i
+++ b/Lib/std/std_except.i
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 #error "do not use this version of std_except.i"
 #endif
 
-%fragment("<stdexcept>");
+%{
+#include <stdexcept>
+%}
 
 #if defined(SWIG_STD_EXCEPTIONS_AS_CLASSES)