diff --git a/src/dnsmasq.h b/src/dnsmasq.h
index 24dda08..987b6eb 100644
--- a/src/dnsmasq.h
+++ b/src/dnsmasq.h
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 
 #define COPYRIGHT "Copyright (c) 2000-2017 Simon Kelley"
 
+/* We do defines that influence behavior of stdio.h, so complain
+   if included too early. */
+#ifdef _STDIO_H
+#  error "Header file stdio.h included too early!"
+#endif 
+
 #ifndef NO_LARGEFILE
 /* Ensure we can use files >2GB (log files may grow this big) */
 #  define _LARGEFILE_SOURCE 1
diff --git a/src/helper.c b/src/helper.c
index 635677e..281cb4a 100644
--- a/src/helper.c
+++ b/src/helper.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include "dnsmasq.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SCRIPT