diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.h b/appl/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.h
index 0733ba725..fdda3d785 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.h
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.h
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@
 #include <paths.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "ext.h"
-
 #ifdef HAVE_ARPA_TELNET_H
 #include <arpa/telnet.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "ext.h"
+
 #ifdef SOCKS
 #include <socks.h>
 /* This doesn't belong here. */