diff --git a/dlls/engine/build.sh b/dlls/engine/build.sh
index 9505ae74..1878f011 100755
--- a/dlls/engine/build.sh
+++ b/dlls/engine/build.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ rm engine.so
 
 #use VexD's optimizations
 
-gcc -static -march=i686 -O6 -ffast-math -funroll-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -fexpensive-optimizations -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -s -Wall -Wno-unknown-pragmas -DOPT_TYPE=\"optimized\"  -fPIC -I. -I../metamod/metamod -I../hlsdk/multiplayer/engine -I../hlsdk/multiplayer/common -I../hlsdk/multiplayer/pm_shared -I../hlsdk/multiplayer/dlls -I../hlsdk/multiplayer -I../amxmodx/ -c meta_api.cpp -o meta_api.o
+gcc -static -march=i686 -O6 -ffast-math -funroll-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -fexpensive-optimizations -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -s -Wall -Wno-unknown-pragmas -DOPT_TYPE=\"optimized\"  -lstdc++ -fPIC -I. -I../metamod/metamod -I../hlsdk/multiplayer/engine -I../hlsdk/multiplayer/common -I../hlsdk/multiplayer/pm_shared -I../hlsdk/multiplayer/dlls -I../hlsdk/multiplayer -I../amxmodx/ -c meta_api.cpp -o meta_api.o
 
 gcc -static -march=i686 -O6 -ffast-math -funroll-loops -fomit-frame-pointer -fexpensive-optimizations -falign-loops=2 -falign-jumps=2 -falign-functions=2 -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -s -Wall -Wno-unknown-pragmas -DOPT_TYPE=\"optimized\"  -shared -ldl -lm -lstdc++  meta_api.o -o engine.so
diff --git a/dlls/engine/engine.h b/dlls/engine/engine.h
index d90ea420..c98c10c7 100755
--- a/dlls/engine/engine.h
+++ b/dlls/engine/engine.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
 #define VERSION "0.1"
 
+#include <string>
+
 using namespace std;
 
 plugin_info_t Plugin_info = {
@@ -677,7 +679,7 @@ private:
 	int writelong;
 	float writeangle;
 	float writecoord;
-	string writestring;
+	std::string writestring;
 	int writeentity;
 	argStack *next;
 };
diff --git a/dlls/engine/meta_api.cpp b/dlls/engine/meta_api.cpp
index 327db529..f3226be5 100755
--- a/dlls/engine/meta_api.cpp
+++ b/dlls/engine/meta_api.cpp
@@ -3004,7 +3004,11 @@ C_DLLEXPORT int Meta_Detach(PLUG_LOADTIME now, PL_UNLOAD_REASON reason) {
 
 
 
+#ifdef __linux__
+C_DLLEXPORT void GiveFnptrsToDll( enginefuncs_t* pengfuncsFromEngine, globalvars_t *pGlobals ) {
+#else
 void WINAPI GiveFnptrsToDll( enginefuncs_t* pengfuncsFromEngine, globalvars_t *pGlobals ) {
+#endif
 
 	memcpy(&g_engfuncs, pengfuncsFromEngine, sizeof(enginefuncs_t));
 	gpGlobals = pGlobals;
@@ -3198,4 +3202,4 @@ AMX_NATIVE_INFO Engine_Natives[] = {
 
 	{ NULL, NULL }
 
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};