diff --git a/src/MSCG/fix_mscg.cpp b/src/MSCG/fix_mscg.cpp
index b5bfa926a1..fba198c814 100644
--- a/src/MSCG/fix_mscg.cpp
+++ b/src/MSCG/fix_mscg.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "fix_mscg.h"
+#include "mscg.h"
 #include "atom.h"
 #include "domain.h"
 #include "error.h"
diff --git a/src/MSCG/fix_mscg.h b/src/MSCG/fix_mscg.h
index f6dcf4f0f6..2c235d436a 100644
--- a/src/MSCG/fix_mscg.h
+++ b/src/MSCG/fix_mscg.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ FixStyle(mscg,FixMSCG)
 #define LMP_FIX_MSCG_H
 
 #include "fix.h"
-#include "mscg.h"
 
 namespace LAMMPS_NS {