diff --git a/tools/taos-tools/inc/bench.h b/tools/taos-tools/inc/bench.h
index a965984e33..0957bafded 100644
--- a/tools/taos-tools/inc/bench.h
+++ b/tools/taos-tools/inc/bench.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 #ifndef INC_BENCH_H_
 #define INC_BENCH_H_
 
-#include "pub.h"
-
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
 #define CURL_STATICLIB
 #define ALLOW_FORBID_FUNC
@@ -25,6 +23,8 @@
 #define MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
 #define MIN(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
 
+#include "pub.h"
+
 #ifdef LINUX
 
 #ifndef _ALPINE