diff --git a/MagickCore/channel.h b/MagickCore/channel.h
index b1b70ad..157dc23 100644
--- a/MagickCore/channel.h
+++ b/MagickCore/channel.h
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
#ifndef _MAGICKCORE_CHANNEL_H
#define _MAGICKCORE_CHANNEL_H
+#include <MagickCore/image.h>
+
#if defined(__cplusplus) || defined(c_plusplus)
extern "C" {
#endif
-#include <MagickCore/image.h>
-
extern MagickExport Image
*ChannelFxImage(const Image *,const char *,ExceptionInfo *),
*CombineImages(const Image *,const ColorspaceType,ExceptionInfo *),