diff --git a/lib/access.c b/lib/access.c
index 78503360..88f415da 100644
--- a/lib/access.c
+++ b/lib/access.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "data.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "sysfs.h"
-#include "general.h"
 
 /* We watch the recursion depth for variables only, as an easy way to
    detect cycles. */
diff --git a/lib/data.h b/lib/data.h
index e2ef4b3d..40bd831e 100644
--- a/lib/data.h
+++ b/lib/data.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define LIB_SENSORS_DATA_H
 
 #include "sensors.h"
+#include "general.h"
 
 /* This header file contains all kinds of data structures which are used
    for the representation of the config file data and the sensors