diff --git a/src/motif/font.cpp b/src/motif/font.cpp
index 0af197f78d..e63de3bf42 100644
--- a/src/motif/font.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/font.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
     #pragma implementation "font.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "wx/defs.h"
+
 #ifdef __VMS
 #pragma message disable nosimpint
 #include "wx/vms_x_fix.h"
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@
 #pragma message enable nosimpint
 #endif
 
-#include "wx/defs.h"
 #include "wx/string.h"
 #include "wx/font.h"
 #include "wx/gdicmn.h"
diff --git a/src/motif/msgdlg.cpp b/src/motif/msgdlg.cpp
index ca78e9a53c..caf660584d 100644
--- a/src/motif/msgdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/msgdlg.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 // headers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#include "wx/defs.h"
+
 #ifdef __VMS
 #define XtDisplay XTDISPLAY
 #pragma message disable nosimpint