diff --git a/activation.cpp b/activation.cpp
index d024d07..e7a6714 100644
--- a/activation.cpp
+++ b/activation.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include "item_updater.hpp"
 
-#include <experimental/filesystem>
 #include <phosphor-logging/elog-errors.hpp>
 #include <phosphor-logging/elog.hpp>
 #include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
@@ -12,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
 #include <xyz/openbmc_project/Common/error.hpp>
 
+#include <experimental/filesystem>
+
 #ifdef WANT_SIGNATURE_VERIFY
 #include "image_verify.hpp"
 #endif