diff --git a/libraries/AP_AHRS/AP_AHRS_NavEKF.h b/libraries/AP_AHRS/AP_AHRS_NavEKF.h
index 6a3ade1a58..cbf14af867 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_AHRS/AP_AHRS_NavEKF.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_AHRS/AP_AHRS_NavEKF.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <AP_HAL/AP_HAL.h>
+
+#define AP_AHRS_NAVEKF_AVAILABLE 1
 #include "AP_AHRS.h"
 
 #if CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_SITL
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <AP_NavEKF3/AP_NavEKF3.h>
 #include <AP_NavEKF/AP_Nav_Common.h>              // definitions shared by inertial and ekf nav filters
 
-#define AP_AHRS_NAVEKF_AVAILABLE 1
+
 #define AP_AHRS_NAVEKF_SETTLE_TIME_MS 20000     // time in milliseconds the ekf needs to settle after being started
 
 class AP_AHRS_NavEKF : public AP_AHRS_DCM {