diff --git a/qemu-timer.c b/qemu-timer.c
index b9fd75dbb8..4a6fc98ca0 100644
--- a/qemu-timer.c
+++ b/qemu-timer.c
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu-timer.h"
 
-#ifdef __FreeBSD__
-#include <sys/param.h>
-#endif
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <mmsystem.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/qemu-timer.h b/qemu-timer.h
index 5175419e5f..f8af595f13 100644
--- a/qemu-timer.h
+++ b/qemu-timer.h
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 #include "main-loop.h"
 #include "notify.h"
 
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#endif
+
 /* timers */
 
 #define SCALE_MS 1000000