diff --git a/src/H5Part.h b/src/H5Part.h
index 2aff471..01f1a67 100644
--- a/src/H5Part.h
+++ b/src/H5Part.h
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 #ifndef _H5Part_H_
 #define _H5Part_H_
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <hdf5.h>
 #ifdef PARALLEL_IO
 #include <mpi.h>
 #endif
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 #include "H5PartTypes.h"