diff --git a/src/backend/file/io-example-account.c b/src/backend/file/io-example-account.c
index fefd0a6998..8da8904b25 100644
--- a/src/backend/file/io-example-account.c
+++ b/src/backend/file/io-example-account.c
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <glib.h>
diff --git a/src/engine/guid.c b/src/engine/guid.c
index 12491c1aef..2dfefe3c26 100644
--- a/src/engine/guid.c
+++ b/src/engine/guid.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 # include <config.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <glib.h>
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/times.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
diff --git a/src/engine/test-core/test-engine-stuff.c b/src/engine/test-core/test-engine-stuff.c
index ac07cb378c..504d07fa7c 100644
--- a/src/engine/test-core/test-engine-stuff.c
+++ b/src/engine/test-core/test-engine-stuff.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <glib.h>
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "date.h"
diff --git a/src/gnc-module/gnc-module.c b/src/gnc-module/gnc-module.c
index b9fb3a0df0..822744abe9 100644
--- a/src/gnc-module/gnc-module.c
+++ b/src/gnc-module/gnc-module.c
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <ltdl.h>
 #include <guile/gh.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+
 
 #include "core-utils.h"
 #include "gnc-module.h"