diff --git a/src/msw/treectrl.cpp b/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
index 438cb312c0..c5ce30eada 100644
--- a/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 
 #if wxUSE_TREECTRL
 
+// include <commctrl.h> "properly"
+#include "wx/msw/wrapcctl.h"
+
 #include "wx/msw/private.h"
 #include "wx/msw/missing.h"
 
@@ -45,9 +48,6 @@
 #include "wx/msw/treectrl.h"
 #include "wx/msw/dragimag.h"
 
-// include <commctrl.h> "properly"
-#include "wx/msw/wrapcctl.h"
-
 // macros to hide the cast ugliness
 // --------------------------------