diff --git a/src/asmjit/base/cputicks.cpp b/src/asmjit/base/cputicks.cpp
index 8f9a624..cb10ff1 100644
--- a/src/asmjit/base/cputicks.cpp
+++ b/src/asmjit/base/cputicks.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@
 # include <mach/mach_time.h>
 #endif // ASMJIT_OS_MAC
 
+// [Dependencies - Windows]
+#if defined(ASMJIT_OS_WINDOWS)
+// `_InterlockedCompareExchange` is only available as intrinsic (MS Compiler).
+# if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#  include <intrin.h>
+#  pragma intrinsic(_InterlockedCompareExchange)
+# else
+#  define _InterlockedCompareExchange InterlockedCompareExchange
+# endif // _MSC_VER
+#endif // ASMJIT_OS_WINDOWS
+
 // [Api-Begin]
 #include "../apibegin.h"
 
@@ -31,14 +42,6 @@ namespace asmjit {
 // ============================================================================
 
 #if defined(ASMJIT_OS_WINDOWS)
-
-// `_InterlockedCompareExchange` is only available as intrinsic (MS Compiler).
-#if defined(_MSC_VER)
-# pragma intrinsic(_InterlockedCompareExchange)
-#else
-# define _InterlockedCompareExchange InterlockedCompareExchange
-#endif // _MSC_VER
-
 static volatile uint32_t CpuTicks_hiResOk;
 static volatile double CpuTicks_hiResFreq;