diff --git a/src/emu/softlist.c b/src/emu/softlist.c
index d5317c7d898..ef9b179a180 100644
--- a/src/emu/softlist.c
+++ b/src/emu/softlist.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "softlist.h"
 #include "clifront.h"
 #include "validity.h"
+#include "expat.h"
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 
diff --git a/src/emu/softlist.h b/src/emu/softlist.h
index 2d736039d82..0a659baf502 100644
--- a/src/emu/softlist.h
+++ b/src/emu/softlist.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #define __SOFTLIST_H_
 
 #include "ui/menu.h"
-#include "expat.h"
 #include "cstrpool.h"