diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnet/telnet_locl.h b/appl/telnet/telnet/telnet_locl.h
index dc3157e70..9814687ce 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnet/telnet_locl.h
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnet/telnet_locl.h
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CURSES_H
+#include <curses.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <termios.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FCNTL_H
@@ -77,10 +81,6 @@
 #include <pwd.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CURSES_H
-#include <curses.h>
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #endif