diff --git a/cpukit/libfs/src/dosfs/fat_fat_operations.h b/cpukit/libfs/src/dosfs/fat_fat_operations.h
index bf5cf04564..d516057ad0 100644
--- a/cpukit/libfs/src/dosfs/fat_fat_operations.h
+++ b/cpukit/libfs/src/dosfs/fat_fat_operations.h
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@
 #ifndef __DOSFS_FAT_FAT_OPERATIONS_H__
 #define __DOSFS_FAT_FAT_OPERATIONS_H__
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 #include <rtems.h>
 #include <rtems/libio_.h>
 
 #include <rtems/bdbuf.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 #include "fat.h"
 
 int
diff --git a/cpukit/libfs/src/dosfs/fat_file.h b/cpukit/libfs/src/dosfs/fat_file.h
index 9b0766e6e7..48b89c604e 100644
--- a/cpukit/libfs/src/dosfs/fat_file.h
+++ b/cpukit/libfs/src/dosfs/fat_file.h
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
 #ifndef __DOSFS_FAT_FILE_H__
 #define __DOSFS_FAT_FILE_H__
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 #include <rtems.h>
 #include <rtems/libio_.h>
 
 #include <time.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /* "fat-file" representation
  *
  * the idea is: fat-file is nothing but a cluster chain, any open fat-file is