diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index 45fef99fa6..fb8f862c01 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
diff --git a/src/nvim/message.c b/src/nvim/message.c
index ce7b4c0942..22286ee742 100644
--- a/src/nvim/message.c
+++ b/src/nvim/message.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
diff --git a/src/nvim/vim.h b/src/nvim/vim.h
index 0959f87288..056f2da0ab 100644
--- a/src/nvim/vim.h
+++ b/src/nvim/vim.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ typedef uint32_t u8char_T;
 #include <errno.h>
 
 
-#include <stdarg.h>
 
 /* ================ end of the header file puzzle =============== */