diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Deserialization/Reader.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Deserialization/Reader.hpp
index da9a9f24b..e60f82cec 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Deserialization/Reader.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Deserialization/Reader.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct BoundedReader {
 #include <ArduinoJson/Deserialization/Readers/ArduinoStreamReader.hpp>
 #endif
 
-#if ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_ARDUINO_STRING
+#if ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_ARDUINO_STRING && (!ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_ARDUINO_STREAM || !STRING_IS_STREAM)
 #include <ArduinoJson/Deserialization/Readers/ArduinoStringReader.hpp>
 #endif