diff --git a/code/client/qal.c b/code/client/qal.c
index 457ab3a7..90e2e2a0 100644
--- a/code/client/qal.c
+++ b/code/client/qal.c
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 
 #ifdef USE_OPENAL
 
-#ifdef USE_OPENAL_DLOPEN
-#define AL_NO_PROTOTYPES
-#define ALC_NO_PROTOTYPES
-#endif
-
 #include "qal.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_OPENAL_DLOPEN
diff --git a/code/client/qal.h b/code/client/qal.h
index fbf3d37a..a041dc2c 100644
--- a/code/client/qal.h
+++ b/code/client/qal.h
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 #include "../qcommon/q_shared.h"
 #include "../qcommon/qcommon.h"
 
+#ifdef USE_OPENAL_DLOPEN
+#define AL_NO_PROTOTYPES
+#define ALC_NO_PROTOTYPES
+#endif
+
 #ifdef USE_LOCAL_HEADERS
 #include "../AL/al.h"
 #include "../AL/alc.h"