diff --git a/Utils/ThrowError.hh b/Utils/ThrowError.hh
index 5eaf0d08be80aeb018b5e50108cbaf44f4f9f369..ce4b439ec245925ce5b38bbfb402e1dcab0a2a22 100644
--- a/Utils/ThrowError.hh
+++ b/Utils/ThrowError.hh
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 #ifndef BASE_THROWINFO_HH_INCLUDED
 #define BASE_THROWINFO_HH_INCLUDED
 
-// Define the relevant macros to throw
-#ifdef DEB_ON
 
 #include <Base/Debug/DebOut.hh>
 #include <Base/Code/CodeLink.hh>
 
+// Define the relevant macros to throw
+#ifdef DEB_ON
 namespace Base {
   class IOutputStream;
 }