diff --git a/example/cdchange.c b/example/cdchange.c
index ca1ca918..9488dd5e 100644
--- a/example/cdchange.c
+++ b/example/cdchange.c
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@
   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
+/* config.h has to come first else _FILE_OFFSET_BITS are redefined in
+   say opensolaris. */
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
 #include <cdio/cdio.h>
 
 /* Test media changed */
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include "config.h"
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_LIMITS_H
 #include <limits.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/example/isofile.c b/example/isofile.c
index d941d66f..4878fb32 100644
--- a/example/isofile.c
+++ b/example/isofile.c
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@
 
 #define LOCAL_FILENAME "copying"
 
+/* portable.h has to come first else _FILE_OFFSET_BITS are redefined in
+   say opensolaris. */
+#include "portable.h"
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <cdio/cdio.h>
 #include <cdio/iso9660.h>
-#include "portable.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
diff --git a/example/isofile2.c b/example/isofile2.c
index 329263e9..753fe557 100644
--- a/example/isofile2.c
+++ b/example/isofile2.c
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@
 #define ISO9660_FILENAME "COPYING"
 #define LOCAL_FILENAME "copying"
 
+/* portable.h has to come first else _FILE_OFFSET_BITS are redefined in
+   say opensolaris. */
+#include "portable.h"
+
 #include <cdio/cdio.h>
 #include <cdio/iso9660.h>
 
-#include "portable.h"
-
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/example/isofuzzy.c b/example/isofuzzy.c
index 7323d699..15e81efd 100644
--- a/example/isofuzzy.c
+++ b/example/isofuzzy.c
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@
 #define ISO9660_IMAGE_PATH "/tmp/"
 #define ISO9660_IMAGE ISO9660_IMAGE_PATH "vcd_demo.bin"
 
+/* portable.h has to come first else _FILE_OFFSET_BITS are redefined in
+   say opensolaris. */
+#include "portable.h"
+
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <cdio/cdio.h>
 #include <cdio/iso9660.h>
 
-#include "portable.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ERRNO_H
diff --git a/example/paranoia.c b/example/paranoia.c
index c2ab4a7c..8a904168 100644
--- a/example/paranoia.c
+++ b/example/paranoia.c
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@
 /* Simple program to show using libcdio's version of the CD-DA paranoia. 
    library. */
 
-#include <cdio/paranoia.h>
-#include <cdio/cd_types.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-
+/* config.h has to come first else _FILE_OFFSET_BITS are redefined in
+   say opensolaris. */
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 # include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#include <cdio/paranoia.h>
+#include <cdio/cd_types.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 #ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/example/udffile.c b/example/udffile.c
index 42290446..ddcd8b4b 100644
--- a/example/udffile.c
+++ b/example/udffile.c
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@
    things on the C++ side.
  */
 
+/* config.h has to come first else _FILE_OFFSET_BITS are redefined in
+   say opensolaris. */
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
 /* This is the UDF image. */
 #define UDF_IMAGE_PATH "../"
 #define UDF_IMAGE "../test/udf102.iso"
@@ -34,10 +40,6 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-# include "config.h"
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_ERRNO_H
 #include <errno.h>
 #endif