diff --git a/src/lxc/tools/lxc_start.c b/src/lxc/tools/lxc_start.c
index 459b86793..f3c990783 100644
--- a/src/lxc/tools/lxc_start.c
+++ b/src/lxc/tools/lxc_start.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ */
 
-#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
-#define _GNU_SOURCE 1
-#endif
+#include "config.h"
+
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
@@ -20,11 +19,11 @@
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <lxc/lxccontainer.h>
+#include "lxccontainer.h"
+#include "attach_options.h"
 
 #include "arguments.h"
 #include "caps.h"
-#include "config.h"
 #include "confile.h"
 #include "log.h"