diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 525a3d8..727c4b0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Changes since 2.16
 -----------------
+  * Allow building on Visual Studio Express.
+
   * Silently ignore INTERROGATE control.
 
 Changes since 2.15
diff --git a/nssm.rc b/nssm.rc
index e05aae8..b2e539e 100644
--- a/nssm.rc
+++ b/nssm.rc
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 //
 // Generated from the TEXTINCLUDE 2 resource.
 //
-#include "afxres.h"
+#include <windows.h>
+#ifndef IDC_STATIC
+#define IDC_STATIC (-1)
+#endif
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #undef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS