diff --git a/src/headers.h b/src/headers.h
index d40c5ed0a..7cc6d3b90 100644
--- a/src/headers.h
+++ b/src/headers.h
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@
 #include "script.h"
 #include "db.h"
 #include "net.h"
-#include "irc.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "rpc.h"
 #ifdef GUI
diff --git a/src/irc.cpp b/src/irc.cpp
index 099d9e073..b24554637 100644
--- a/src/irc.cpp
+++ b/src/irc.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // file license.txt or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "headers.h"
+#include "irc.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace boost;
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 1320781cb..3339b7718 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // file license.txt or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "headers.h"
+#include "irc.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_UPNP
 #include <miniupnpc/miniwget.h>