diff --git a/src/cas/example/directoryService/directoryServer.h b/src/cas/example/directoryService/directoryServer.h
index 49a12e54d..ef266d0a3 100644
--- a/src/cas/example/directoryService/directoryServer.h
+++ b/src/cas/example/directoryService/directoryServer.h
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 //
 // EPICS
 //
-#include "epicsAssert.h"
 #define caNetAddrSock
 #include "casdef.h"
+#include "epicsAssert.h"
 #include "resourceLib.h"