diff --git a/include/decl.h b/include/decl.h
index 01f80428d..4541b6649 100644
--- a/include/decl.h
+++ b/include/decl.h
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ E const int shield_static[];
 #include "spell.h"
 E NEARDATA struct spell spl_book[];	/* sized in decl.c */
 
-#ifdef TEXTCOLOR
 #include "color.h"
+#ifdef TEXTCOLOR
 E const int zapcolors[];
 #endif