diff --git a/src/helper/types.h b/src/helper/types.h
index a68c301ee..027615e4f 100644
--- a/src/helper/types.h
+++ b/src/helper/types.h
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 #ifndef TYPES_H
 #define TYPES_H
-
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
+#endif
 
 #ifndef u8
 typedef unsigned char u8;