diff --git a/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h b/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h
index 7a6b247d..c1fbad25 100644
--- a/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h
+++ b/lib/include/tree_sitter/api.h
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 /****************************/
 /* Section - ABI Versioning */
 /****************************/