diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/HypothesisPy.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/HypothesisPy.cpp
index b2a6640e94..f3f7a6d457 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/HypothesisPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/HypothesisPy.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #ifndef _PreComp_
 # include <sstream>
-
+# include <SMESH_Version.h> // needed for SMESH_VERSION_MAJOR
 # include <StdMeshers_Arithmetic1D.hxx>
 # include <StdMeshers_AutomaticLength.hxx>
 # include <StdMeshers_CompositeSegment_1D.hxx>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/HypothesisPy.h b/src/Mod/Fem/App/HypothesisPy.h
index 95076512d2..5b321ac7d4 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/HypothesisPy.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/HypothesisPy.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <CXX/Extensions.hxx>
 #include <memory>
-#include <SMESH_Version.h>
+#include <SMESH_Version.h> // needed for SMESH_VERSION_MAJOR
 
 class SMESH_Hypothesis;
 class SMESH_Gen;