diff --git a/mi/midispcur.c b/mi/midispcur.c
index 007ae2519a..080ac1c595 100644
--- a/mi/midispcur.c
+++ b/mi/midispcur.c
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ in this Software without prior written authorization from The Open Group.
 */
 /* $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/mi/midispcur.c,v 1.9 2002/12/09 04:10:57 tsi Exp $ */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_DIX_CONFIG_H
+#include <dix-config.h>
+#endif
+
 #define NEED_EVENTS
 # include   <X11/X.h>
 # include   "misc.h"
@@ -45,9 +49,6 @@ in this Software without prior written authorization from The Open Group.
 # include   "mipointer.h"
 # include   "misprite.h"
 # include   "gcstruct.h"
-#ifdef HAVE_DIX_CONFIG_H
-#include <dix-config.h>
-#endif
 
 #ifdef ARGB_CURSOR
 # include   "picturestr.h"
diff --git a/mi/mipointer.c b/mi/mipointer.c
index db6f8bce9e..432cc16065 100644
--- a/mi/mipointer.c
+++ b/mi/mipointer.c
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ in this Software without prior written authorization from The Open Group.
 */
 /* $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/mi/mipointer.c,v 3.9 2001/09/04 14:03:28 dawes Exp $ */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_DIX_CONFIG_H
+#include <dix-config.h>
+#endif
+
 # define NEED_EVENTS
 # include   <X11/X.h>
 # include   <X11/Xmd.h>
@@ -527,9 +531,6 @@ _miRegisterPointerDevice (pScreen, pDevice)
 }
 
 /* obsolete: for binary compatibility */
-#ifdef HAVE_DIX_CONFIG_H
-#include <dix-config.h>
-#endif
 
 #ifdef miRegisterPointerDevice
 #undef miRegisterPointerDevice
diff --git a/mi/misprite.c b/mi/misprite.c
index 6c1ed1bb37..b765427744 100644
--- a/mi/misprite.c
+++ b/mi/misprite.c
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ in this Software without prior written authorization from The Open Group.
 */
 /* $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/mi/misprite.c,v 3.10tsi Exp $ */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_DIX_CONFIG_H
+#include <dix-config.h>
+#endif
+
 # include   <X11/X.h>
 # include   <X11/Xproto.h>
 # include   "misc.h"
@@ -48,9 +52,6 @@ in this Software without prior written authorization from The Open Group.
 # include   "mispritest.h"
 # include   "dixfontstr.h"
 # include   <X11/fonts/fontstruct.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_DIX_CONFIG_H
-#include <dix-config.h>
-#endif
 
 #ifdef RENDER
 # include   "mipict.h"