diff --git a/cpukit/ftpd/ftpd.c b/cpukit/ftpd/ftpd.c
index 7a4889bc30..8e3bc08ece 100644
--- a/cpukit/ftpd/ftpd.c
+++ b/cpukit/ftpd/ftpd.c
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
 #include <rtems.h>
 #include <rtems/rtems_bsdnet.h>
 #include <rtems/error.h>
+#include <rtems/ftpd.h>
 #include <rtems/libio.h>
 #include <rtems/userenv.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
@@ -212,8 +213,6 @@
 #include <arpa/ftp.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 
-#include "ftpd.h"
-
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 /* change to #if 1 to disable syslog entirely */