diff --git a/src/python/swig/pyevent.cc b/src/python/swig/pyevent.cc
index 53f3a3397..39c57d116 100644
--- a/src/python/swig/pyevent.cc
+++ b/src/python/swig/pyevent.cc
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
  * Authors: Nathan Binkert
  */
 
-#include "python/swig/pyevent.hh"
-
 #include <Python.h>
 
+#include "python/swig/pyevent.hh"
+
 #include "base/misc.hh"
 #include "sim/async.hh"
 #include "sim/eventq.hh"
diff --git a/src/sim/init.cc b/src/sim/init.cc
index d46e76324..f2395eec4 100644
--- a/src/sim/init.cc
+++ b/src/sim/init.cc
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
  * Authors: Nathan Binkert
  */
 
-#include "sim/init.hh"
-
 #include <Python.h>
 
+#include "sim/init.hh"
+
 #include <marshal.h>
 #include <zlib.h>
 
diff --git a/src/sim/py_interact.cc b/src/sim/py_interact.cc
index 8acff40dd..7e6527e81 100644
--- a/src/sim/py_interact.cc
+++ b/src/sim/py_interact.cc
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
  *          Steve Reinhardt
  */
 
-#include "sim/py_interact.hh"
-
 #include <Python.h>
 
+#include "sim/py_interact.hh"
+
 void
 py_interact()
 {
diff --git a/util/style/sort_includes.py b/util/style/sort_includes.py
index 334d9e29e..a35b08468 100644
--- a/util/style/sort_includes.py
+++ b/util/style/sort_includes.py
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ class SortIncludes(object):
         )
 
     block_order = (
-        ('main', ),
         ('python', ),
+        ('main', ),
         ('c', ),
         ('stl', ),
         ('cc', ),