diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_snapshot.c b/src/lxc/lxc_snapshot.c
index 9a8f6a443..a49e8d737 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_snapshot.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_snapshot.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
+#include "config.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <libgen.h>
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_usernsexec.c b/src/lxc/lxc_usernsexec.c
index 83357259d..b82bcf8da 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_usernsexec.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_usernsexec.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  */
+#include "config.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 
-#include "config.h"
 #include "namespace.h"
 #include "utils.h"