diff --git a/test/font-variations.c b/test/font-variations.c
index 7913701b5..796da743c 100644
--- a/test/font-variations.c
+++ b/test/font-variations.c
@@ -27,14 +27,17 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 
-#if CAIRO_HAS_FC_FONT
+// This test requires freetype2
 #include <ft2build.h>
 #include FT_FREETYPE_H
 #include FT_MULTIPLE_MASTERS_H
+
+#if CAIRO_HAS_FC_FONT
 #include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
-#include "cairo-ft.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "cairo-ft.h"
+
 #define FloatToFixed(f) ((FT_Fixed)((f)*65536))
 
 static cairo_test_status_t