diff --git a/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST2.cpp b/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST2.cpp
index 7e09fad1..a8e27e2a 100644
--- a/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST2.cpp
+++ b/distrho/src/DistrhoPluginVST2.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 
 #include "xaymar-vst2/vst.h"
 
+START_NAMESPACE_DISTRHO
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 extern "C" {
 
 // define the midi stuff ourselves
@@ -85,8 +89,6 @@ typedef struct _VstTimeInfo {
 
 }
 
-START_NAMESPACE_DISTRHO
-
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 typedef std::map<const String, String> StringMap;