diff --git a/backend/genesys_gl646.h b/backend/genesys_gl646.h
index d36504ef9..3ce0cfd84 100644
--- a/backend/genesys_gl646.h
+++ b/backend/genesys_gl646.h
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <math.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#endif
 
 #include "../include/sane/sane.h"
 #include "../include/sane/sanei.h"
diff --git a/backend/genesys_low.h b/backend/genesys_low.h
index 2afaa22c8..c54b08999 100644
--- a/backend/genesys_low.h
+++ b/backend/genesys_low.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 #define GENESYS_LOW_H
 
 #include <stddef.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#endif
 #include "../include/sane/sane.h"
 
 #define DBG_error0      0	/* errors/warnings printed even with devuglevel 0 */