diff --git a/lib/libwebsockets.h b/lib/libwebsockets.h
index e92f8929..9dfd41c3 100644
--- a/lib/libwebsockets.h
+++ b/lib/libwebsockets.h
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
-#include "gettimeofday.h"
 #endif
+
+#include "gettimeofday.h"
+
 #else
 #include <poll.h>
 #endif