diff --git a/mencoder.c b/mencoder.c
index e6398e4f0d..9c9af11a0e 100644
--- a/mencoder.c
+++ b/mencoder.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
 
 #include "osdep/timer.h"
 
+#include "get_path.c"
+
 #ifdef USE_LIBAVCODEC
 #ifdef USE_LIBAVCODEC_SO
 #include <ffmpeg/avcodec.h>
@@ -230,8 +232,6 @@ static void parse_end_at();
 static char * end_at_string=0;
 //static uint8_t* flip_upside_down(uint8_t* dst, const uint8_t* src, int width, int height);
 
-#include "get_path.c"
-
 #ifdef USE_EDL
 #include "edl.h"
 static edl_record_ptr edl_records = NULL; ///< EDL entries memory area