diff --git a/include/SDL_syswm.h b/include/SDL_syswm.h
index 8aa4a39ec1151..f1c4021cc8b37 100644
--- a/include/SDL_syswm.h
+++ b/include/SDL_syswm.h
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@
 #include "SDL_video.h"
 #include "SDL_version.h"
 
-#include "begin_code.h"
-/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 /**
  *  \file SDL_syswm.h
  *
@@ -110,6 +104,12 @@ typedef void *EGLSurface;
 #include "SDL_egl.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "begin_code.h"
+/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /**
  *  These are the various supported windowing subsystems
  */