diff --git a/include/mimalloc-stl-allocator.h b/include/mimalloc-stl-allocator.h
index 11ba30fb..a98e398b 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc-stl-allocator.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc-stl-allocator.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 This header can be used to hook mimalloc into STL containers in place of 
 std::allocator.
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#include <mimalloc.h>
 #include <type_traits> // true_type
 
 #pragma warning(disable: 4100)
diff --git a/include/mimalloc.h b/include/mimalloc.h
index 7f26896c..988a080d 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ terms of the MIT license. A copy of the license can be found in the file
 #include <stdbool.h>    // bool
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
+#include <mimalloc-stl-allocator.h>
+
 extern "C" {
 #endif