diff --git a/xep.dtd b/xep.dtd
index f4128701..8d98a29f 100644
--- a/xep.dtd
+++ b/xep.dtd
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+
 <!--
 
 Copyright (c) 1999 - 2008 XMPP Standards Foundation
@@ -22,8 +24,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 -->
 
-<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
-
 <!ELEMENT xep ( header, section1* ) >
 <!ATTLIST xep
           xmlns CDATA '' >
diff --git a/xep.xsd b/xep.xsd
index 1761e9aa..259d0c2a 100644
--- a/xep.xsd
+++ b/xep.xsd
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+
 <!--
 
 Copyright (c) 1999 - 2008 XMPP Standards Foundation
@@ -22,8 +24,6 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 
 -->
 
-<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
-
 <xs:schema
     xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'
     targetNamespace='http://www.xmpp.org/extensions'