diff --git a/include/netdb.h b/include/netdb.h
index f2196f2c9b26..f7fb1aa05594 100644
--- a/include/netdb.h
+++ b/include/netdb.h
@@ -61,14 +61,19 @@
 #ifndef _NETDB_H_
 #define _NETDB_H_
 
-#include <machine/ansi.h>
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
+#include <machine/ansi.h>
 
 #ifdef	_BSD_SIZE_T_
 typedef	_BSD_SIZE_T_	size_t;
 #undef	_BSD_SIZE_T_
 #endif
 
+#ifdef	_BSD_SOCKLEN_T_
+typedef	_BSD_SOCKLEN_T_	socklen_t;
+#undef	_BSD_SOCKLEN_T_
+#endif
+
 #ifndef _PATH_HEQUIV
 # define	_PATH_HEQUIV	"/etc/hosts.equiv"
 #endif
@@ -197,14 +202,6 @@ struct addrinfo {
  */
 #define	SCOPE_DELIMITER	'%'
 
-/*
- * data types - basically forward decl for getnameinfo()
- */
-#ifdef	_BSD_SOCKLEN_T_
-typedef	_BSD_SOCKLEN_T_	socklen_t;
-#undef	_BSD_SOCKLEN_T_
-#endif
-
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 void		endhostent __P((void));
 void		endnetent __P((void));