diff --git a/src/utilities/bcl/RemoteBCL.hpp b/src/utilities/bcl/RemoteBCL.hpp
index 8079d346f3e..c4ae3566500 100644
--- a/src/utilities/bcl/RemoteBCL.hpp
+++ b/src/utilities/bcl/RemoteBCL.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #  pragma GCC diagnostic push
 #  pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wnon-virtual-dtor"
 #endif
+// Macro U from cpprestsdk is clashing with (cf boost https://github.com/microsoft/cpprestsdk/issues/1214)
+#define _TURN_OFF_PLATFORM_STRING
 #include <cpprest/http_client.h>
 #if (defined(__GNUC__))
 #  pragma GCC diagnostic pop