diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.c b/appl/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.c
index c2d3189d7..092c8d0c9 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.c
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ int	auth_level = 0;
 extern	int utmp_len;
 int	registerd_host_only = 0;
 
+#undef NOERROR
+
 #ifdef	STREAMSPTY
 # include <stropts.h>
 # include <termios.h>
@@ -64,8 +66,6 @@ int	registerd_host_only = 0;
 #include <sys/stream.h>
 #endif
 
-#undef NOERROR
-
 #ifdef _AIX
 #include <sys/termio.h>
 #endif