diff --git a/samples/widgets/widgets.cpp b/samples/widgets/widgets.cpp
index 59ee9950f0..8f7a058834 100644
--- a/samples/widgets/widgets.cpp
+++ b/samples/widgets/widgets.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
     #include "wx/app.h"
     #include "wx/log.h"
-    #include "wx/panel.h"
     #include "wx/frame.h"
     #include "wx/button.h"
     #include "wx/checkbox.h"
diff --git a/samples/widgets/widgets.h b/samples/widgets/widgets.h
index 229a9337de..bfd7ca6b4f 100644
--- a/samples/widgets/widgets.h
+++ b/samples/widgets/widgets.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class WXDLLEXPORT wxTextCtrl;
 
 class WXDLLEXPORT WidgetsPageInfo;
 
+#include "wx/panel.h"
+
 // all source files use wxImageList
 #include "wx/imaglist.h"