diff --git a/desktop/inc/app.hxx b/desktop/inc/app.hxx
index 09f0a4d4e4f1..c31b953170ba 100644
--- a/desktop/inc/app.hxx
+++ b/desktop/inc/app.hxx
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@
 #include <com/sun/star/task/XStatusIndicator.hpp>
 #include <com/sun/star/uno/Reference.h>
 #include <osl/mutex.hxx>
+
 #ifdef ENABLE_TELEPATHY
-#include <tubes/manager.hxx>
+class TeleManager;
 #endif
 
 using namespace com::sun::star::task;
diff --git a/desktop/source/app/app.cxx b/desktop/source/app/app.cxx
index 6d5ea30b08c2..4e76579c3cd4 100644
--- a/desktop/source/app/app.cxx
+++ b/desktop/source/app/app.cxx
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@
 
 #include "langselect.hxx"
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_TELEPATHY
+#include <tubes/manager.hxx>
+#endif
+
 #if defined MACOSX
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>