diff --git a/entities.c b/entities.c
index 8818f45a..c7e96ccb 100644
--- a/entities.c
+++ b/entities.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "xmlmemory.h"
 #include "entities.h"
+#include "parser.h"
 
 /*
  * The XML predefined entities.
diff --git a/entities.h b/entities.h
index 858662ff..3af38e38 100644
--- a/entities.h
+++ b/entities.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ typedef xmlEntitiesTable *xmlEntitiesTablePtr;
  * External functions :
  */
 
-#include "parser.h"
-
 void			xmlAddDocEntity		(xmlDocPtr doc,
 						 const xmlChar *name,
 						 int type,
diff --git a/include/libxml/entities.h b/include/libxml/entities.h
index 858662ff..3af38e38 100644
--- a/include/libxml/entities.h
+++ b/include/libxml/entities.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ typedef xmlEntitiesTable *xmlEntitiesTablePtr;
  * External functions :
  */
 
-#include "parser.h"
-
 void			xmlAddDocEntity		(xmlDocPtr doc,
 						 const xmlChar *name,
 						 int type,