diff --git a/pcsx2/GameDatabase.cpp b/pcsx2/GameDatabase.cpp
index 8640a49fca..d12783705e 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GameDatabase.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GameDatabase.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "common/Timer.h"
 
 #include <sstream>
+#include "ryml_std.hpp"
+#include "ryml.hpp"
 #include "fmt/core.h"
 #include "fmt/ranges.h"
 #include <fstream>
diff --git a/pcsx2/GameDatabase.h b/pcsx2/GameDatabase.h
index 755c03346c..cf6264d1b5 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GameDatabase.h
+++ b/pcsx2/GameDatabase.h
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "ryml_std.hpp"
-#include "ryml.hpp"
-
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>