diff --git a/include/vk_mem_alloc.h b/include/vk_mem_alloc.h
index 5351d37..b4677d4 100644
--- a/include/vk_mem_alloc.h
+++ b/include/vk_mem_alloc.h
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ for user-defined purpose without allocating any real GPU memory.
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+#ifndef VULKAN_H_
+    #include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#endif
+
 // Define this macro to declare maximum supported Vulkan version in format AAABBBCCC,
 // where AAA = major, BBB = minor, CCC = patch.
 // If you want to use version > 1.0, it still needs to be enabled via VmaAllocatorCreateInfo::vulkanApiVersion.
@@ -170,10 +174,6 @@ extern "C" {
     #endif // #if VMA_VULKAN_VERSION >= 1001000
 #endif // #if defined(__ANDROID__) && VMA_STATIC_VULKAN_FUNCTIONS && VK_NO_PROTOTYPES
 
-#ifndef VULKAN_H_
-    #include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
-#endif
-
 #if !defined(VK_VERSION_1_2)
     // This one is tricky. Vulkan specification defines this code as available since
     // Vulkan 1.0, but doesn't actually define it in Vulkan SDK earlier than 1.2.131.