diff --git a/soc/arm/arm/beetle/CMSDK_BEETLE.h b/soc/arm/arm/beetle/CMSDK_BEETLE.h
index 043e8ec011a..3a5e8b7f39e 100644
--- a/soc/arm/arm/beetle/CMSDK_BEETLE.h
+++ b/soc/arm/arm/beetle/CMSDK_BEETLE.h
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ typedef enum IRQn
 #define __NVIC_PRIO_BITS          3         /* Number of Bits used for Priority Levels */
 #define __Vendor_SysTickConfig    0         /* Set to 1 if different SysTick Config is used */
 
-#include <core_cm3.h>                         /* Processor and core peripherals                  */
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
 
+#include <core_cm3.h>                         /* Processor and core peripherals                  */
+
 #endif  /* CMSDK_BEETLE_H */
diff --git a/soc/arm/arm/musca_a/system_cmsdk_musca.h b/soc/arm/arm/musca_a/system_cmsdk_musca.h
index d9d5ac77c28..ceb07e0ecf8 100644
--- a/soc/arm/arm/musca_a/system_cmsdk_musca.h
+++ b/soc/arm/arm/musca_a/system_cmsdk_musca.h
@@ -131,11 +131,10 @@ typedef enum IRQn {
 #define __FPU_PRESENT             0U        /* no FPU present */
 #define __DSP_PRESENT             0U        /* no DSP extension present */
 
-
-#include <core_cm33.h>                           /*!< ARM Cortex-M33 processor and core peripherals */
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
 
+#include <core_cm33.h>                           /*!< ARM Cortex-M33 processor and core peripherals */
+
 #endif  /* SYSTEM_CMSDK_MUSCA_H */
diff --git a/soc/arm/arm/musca_b1/system_cmsdk_musca_b1.h b/soc/arm/arm/musca_b1/system_cmsdk_musca_b1.h
index 91d4a14805a..4a102d713a3 100644
--- a/soc/arm/arm/musca_b1/system_cmsdk_musca_b1.h
+++ b/soc/arm/arm/musca_b1/system_cmsdk_musca_b1.h
@@ -131,11 +131,10 @@ typedef enum IRQn {
 #define __FPU_PRESENT             0U        /* no FPU present */
 #define __DSP_PRESENT             0U        /* no DSP extension present */
 
-
-#include <core_cm33.h>                           /*!< ARM Cortex-M33 processor and core peripherals */
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
 
+#include <core_cm33.h>                           /*!< ARM Cortex-M33 processor and core peripherals */
+
 #endif  /* SYSTEM_CMSDK_MUSCA_B1_H */