diff --git a/lib/core-net/private.h b/lib/core-net/private.h
index 6048e3b40..c67691379 100644
--- a/lib/core-net/private.h
+++ b/lib/core-net/private.h
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@
 
 #include "roles/private.h"
 
+#ifdef LWS_WITH_IPV6
+#if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32)
+#include <wincrypt.h>
+#include <iphlpapi.h>
+#else
+#include <net/if.h>
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/core/libwebsockets.c b/lib/core/libwebsockets.c
index 221e14b47..ae10e5a8f 100644
--- a/lib/core/libwebsockets.c
+++ b/lib/core/libwebsockets.c
@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef LWS_WITH_IPV6
-#if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32)
-#include <wincrypt.h>
-#include <iphlpapi.h>
-#else
-#include <net/if.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-
-
 signed char char_to_hex(const char c)
 {
 	if (c >= '0' && c <= '9')