diff --git a/lib/hostip.c b/lib/hostip.c
index 4a02f4bcba..974884b2e3 100644
--- a/lib/hostip.c
+++ b/lib/hostip.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include "doh.h"
 #include "warnless.h"
 #include "strcase.h"
+#include "easy_lock.h"
 /* The last 3 #include files should be in this order */
 #include "curl_printf.h"
 #include "curl_memory.h"
@@ -70,8 +71,6 @@
 #include <SystemConfiguration/SCDynamicStoreCopySpecific.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "easy_lock.h"
-
 #if defined(CURLRES_SYNCH) &&                   \
   defined(HAVE_ALARM) &&                        \
   defined(SIGALRM) &&                           \