diff --git a/libfswatch/src/libfswatch/c++/monitor.hpp b/libfswatch/src/libfswatch/c++/monitor.hpp
index 15d2a48..a616b1a 100644
--- a/libfswatch/src/libfswatch/c++/monitor.hpp
+++ b/libfswatch/src/libfswatch/c++/monitor.hpp
@@ -615,10 +615,6 @@ namespace fsw
 # endif
 #endif
   };
-
-  typedef monitor *(*FSW_FN_MONITOR_CREATOR)(std::vector<std::string> paths,
-                                             FSW_EVENT_CALLBACK *callback,
-                                             void *context);
 }
 
 #endif  /* FSW__MONITOR_H */
diff --git a/libfswatch/src/libfswatch/c++/monitor_factory.hpp b/libfswatch/src/libfswatch/c++/monitor_factory.hpp
index 1016ec5..7428a1c 100644
--- a/libfswatch/src/libfswatch/c++/monitor_factory.hpp
+++ b/libfswatch/src/libfswatch/c++/monitor_factory.hpp
@@ -28,8 +28,14 @@
 #ifndef FSW__MONITOR_FACTORY_H
 #  define FSW__MONITOR_FACTORY_H
 
+#include "monitor.hpp"
+
 namespace fsw
 {
+  typedef monitor *(*FSW_FN_MONITOR_CREATOR)(std::vector<std::string> paths,
+                                             FSW_EVENT_CALLBACK *callback,
+                                             void *context);
+
   /**
    * @brief Object factory class for fsw::monitor instances.
    *