diff --git a/sim/common/sim-endian.c b/sim/common/sim-endian.c
index 647795b37e4..92c66182916 100644
--- a/sim/common/sim-endian.c
+++ b/sim/common/sim-endian.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 /* This must come before any other includes.  */
 #include "defs.h"
 
+#include "bfd.h"
+
 #include "sim-basics.h"
 #include "sim-assert.h"
 
diff --git a/sim/common/sim-endian.h b/sim/common/sim-endian.h
index 9d46db2b18f..b6d97f5c144 100644
--- a/sim/common/sim-endian.h
+++ b/sim/common/sim-endian.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #ifndef SIM_ENDIAN_H
 #define SIM_ENDIAN_H
 
-#include "bfd.h"
-
 /* C byte conversion functions */
 
 INLINE_SIM_ENDIAN(unsigned_1) endian_h2t_1(unsigned_1 x);