diff --git a/tools/perf/util/string.c b/tools/perf/util/string.c
index d4389242cfd7..0409fc7c0058 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/string.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/string.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#include "string.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "string.h"
 
 #define K 1024LL
 /*