diff --git a/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.h b/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.h
index dfce10f94..9206a9187 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/propertyindexvariantmap.h
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@
 
 //! \file
 
+#ifndef BLACKMISC_PROPERTYINDEXVARIANTMAP_H
+#define BLACKMISC_PROPERTYINDEXVARIANTMAP_H
+
 #include "variant.h"
 #include "valueobject.h"
 #include "propertyindex.h"
+#include "blackmiscexport.h"
 
 // a) "propertyindex.h" needed for QMap below, despite forward declaration
 // b) "propertyindexlist.h" here causes circular dependencies
@@ -19,11 +23,6 @@
 #include <QVariantMap>
 #include <QDBusArgument>
 
-#ifndef BLACKMISC_PROPERTYINDEXVARIANTMAP_H
-#define BLACKMISC_PROPERTYINDEXVARIANTMAP_H
-
-#include "blackmiscexport.h"
-
 namespace BlackMisc
 {
     // forward declaration