diff --git a/maint/template.c b/maint/template.c
index beadc2db1..1e75cbb86 100644
--- a/maint/template.c
+++ b/maint/template.c
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include <config.h>
-#endif
+#include <config.h>
 
 #include <System Headers> /* see maint/headers.txt for details */