diff --git a/lib/setup.h b/lib/setup.h
index 536d4d90a..64073204f 100644
--- a/lib/setup.h
+++ b/lib/setup.h
@@ -113,14 +113,6 @@ typedef unsigned char bool;
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-typedef SOCKET curl_socket_t;
-#define CURL_SOCKET_BAD INVALID_SOCKET
-#else
-typedef int curl_socket_t;
-#define CURL_SOCKET_BAD -1
-#endif
-
 #if defined(HAVE_X509_H) && defined(HAVE_SSL_H) && defined(HAVE_RSA_H) && \
 defined(HAVE_PEM_H) && defined(HAVE_ERR_H) && defined(HAVE_CRYPTO_H) && \
 defined(HAVE_LIBSSL) && defined(HAVE_LIBCRYPTO)
@@ -251,6 +243,15 @@ int fileno( FILE *stream);
 
 #endif
 
+/* now typedef our socket type */
+#ifdef WIN32
+typedef SOCKET curl_socket_t;
+#define CURL_SOCKET_BAD INVALID_SOCKET
+#else
+typedef int curl_socket_t;
+#define CURL_SOCKET_BAD -1
+#endif
+
 #if defined(ENABLE_IPV6) && defined(USE_ARES)
 #error "ares does not yet support IPv6. Disable IPv6 or ares and rebuild"
 #endif