diff --git a/docs/examples/http2-upload.c b/docs/examples/http2-upload.c
index 9508da694b..a22161d76d 100644
--- a/docs/examples/http2-upload.c
+++ b/docs/examples/http2-upload.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 #ifndef _MSC_VER
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#elif (_MSC_VER < 1900)
-#define snprintf _snprintf
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -52,6 +50,10 @@
 #define fileno _fileno
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1900)
+#define snprintf _snprintf
+#endif
+
 /* curl stuff */
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 
diff --git a/docs/examples/synctime.c b/docs/examples/synctime.c
index dd21082446..d8264d012e 100644
--- a/docs/examples/synctime.c
+++ b/docs/examples/synctime.c
@@ -90,11 +90,12 @@ int main(void) { printf("Platform not supported.\n"); return 1; }
 int main(void) { printf("Platform not supported.\n"); return 1; }
 #else
 
-#include <windows.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 
+#include <windows.h>
+
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1900)
 #define snprintf _snprintf
 #endif