diff --git a/src/compositor.c b/src/compositor.c
index c1f90caa..c16bf0ce 100644
--- a/src/compositor.c
+++ b/src/compositor.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
 #include <wayland-server.h>
 #include "compositor.h"
+#include "subsurface-server-protocol.h"
 #include "../shared/os-compatibility.h"
 #include "git-version.h"
 #include "version.h"
diff --git a/src/compositor.h b/src/compositor.h
index d7aa0052..99468a16 100644
--- a/src/compositor.h
+++ b/src/compositor.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "version.h"
 #include "matrix.h"
 #include "config-parser.h"
-#include "subsurface-server-protocol.h"
 
 #define ARRAY_LENGTH(a) (sizeof (a) / sizeof (a)[0])