diff --git a/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/c_ares/grpc_ares_ev_driver.h b/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/c_ares/grpc_ares_ev_driver.h
index 334feaa2aba4ec6f802ce388fd12ffd8e183e088..fa22e11be4d1894ffedfa80e6ab835835b672c84 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/c_ares/grpc_ares_ev_driver.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/c_ares/grpc_ares_ev_driver.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #ifndef GRPC_CORE_EXT_RESOLVER_DNS_C_ARES_GRPC_ARES_EV_DRIVER_H
 #define GRPC_CORE_EXT_RESOLVER_DNS_C_ARES_GRPC_ARES_EV_DRIVER_H
 
-#include <ares.h>
-
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_set.h"
 
diff --git a/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/c_ares/grpc_ares_ev_driver_posix.c b/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/c_ares/grpc_ares_ev_driver_posix.c
index fab4f0c97721e3bf54cd61da2e263cb53841c8df..dd102e5dd6b77ebce4ecdd448d902b3e070d8e5b 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/c_ares/grpc_ares_ev_driver_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/c_ares/grpc_ares_ev_driver_posix.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/port.h"
 #if GRPC_ARES == 1 && defined(GRPC_POSIX_SOCKET)
 
+#include <ares.h>
+
 #include "src/core/ext/resolver/dns/c_ares/grpc_ares_ev_driver.h"
 
 #include <grpc/support/alloc.h>