diff --git a/src/util/viruri.c b/src/util/viruri.c
index 492454a3df..598adffede 100644
--- a/src/util/viruri.c
+++ b/src/util/viruri.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
+#include <libxml/uri.h>
+
 #include "viruri.h"
 
 #include "viralloc.h"
diff --git a/src/util/viruri.h b/src/util/viruri.h
index 1735620a2f..e607ecc109 100644
--- a/src/util/viruri.h
+++ b/src/util/viruri.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <libxml/uri.h>
-
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "virconf.h"