diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 22a7c90..6212779 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether xattr interface takes additional options],
             LIBS="$LIBS $ACL_LIBS"
             AC_TRY_COMPILE([
                 #include <sys/types.h>
-                #if HAVE_ATTR_XATTR_H
-                #include <attr/xattr.h>
-                #elif HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
+                #if HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
                 #include <sys/xattr.h>
+                #elif HAVE_ATTR_XATTR_H
+                #include <attr/xattr.h>
                 #endif
             ],[
                getxattr(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
diff --git a/encfs/encfs.cpp b/encfs/encfs.cpp
index fe6161c..f778620 100644
--- a/encfs/encfs.cpp
+++ b/encfs/encfs.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
 #include <sys/fsuid.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_ATTR_XATTR_H
-#include <attr/xattr.h>
-#elif HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
+#if HAVE_SYS_XATTR_H
 #include <sys/xattr.h>
+#elif HAVE_ATTR_XATTR_H
+#include <attr/xattr.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <functional>