diff --git a/include/ui/sdl2.h b/include/ui/sdl2.h
index 51fff2e9b8..e21783add2 100644
--- a/include/ui/sdl2.h
+++ b/include/ui/sdl2.h
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #ifndef SDL2_H
 #define SDL2_H
 
+/* Avoid compiler warning because macro is redefined in SDL_syswm.h. */
+#undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+
+#include <SDL.h>
+#include <SDL_syswm.h>
+
 struct sdl2_console {
     DisplayChangeListener dcl;
     DisplaySurface *surface;
diff --git a/ui/sdl2-2d.c b/ui/sdl2-2d.c
index f907c21895..46ef5f7d3e 100644
--- a/ui/sdl2-2d.c
+++ b/ui/sdl2-2d.c
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
  */
 /* Ported SDL 1.2 code to 2.0 by Dave Airlie. */
 
-/* Avoid compiler warning because macro is redefined in SDL_syswm.h. */
-#undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-
-#include <SDL.h>
-#include <SDL_syswm.h>
-
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "ui/console.h"
 #include "ui/input.h"
diff --git a/ui/sdl2-input.c b/ui/sdl2-input.c
index a1973fc2e0..ac5dc9476b 100644
--- a/ui/sdl2-input.c
+++ b/ui/sdl2-input.c
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
  */
 /* Ported SDL 1.2 code to 2.0 by Dave Airlie. */
 
-/* Avoid compiler warning because macro is redefined in SDL_syswm.h. */
-#undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-
-#include <SDL.h>
-#include <SDL_syswm.h>
-
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "ui/console.h"
 #include "ui/input.h"
diff --git a/ui/sdl2.c b/ui/sdl2.c
index 60e3c3b6fa..610ddb00a4 100644
--- a/ui/sdl2.c
+++ b/ui/sdl2.c
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
  */
 /* Ported SDL 1.2 code to 2.0 by Dave Airlie. */
 
-/* Avoid compiler warning because macro is redefined in SDL_syswm.h. */
-#undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-
-#include <SDL.h>
-#include <SDL_syswm.h>
-
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "ui/console.h"
 #include "ui/input.h"