diff --git a/include/wx/utils.h b/include/wx/utils.h
index 037cfc61b2..8c55231237 100644
--- a/include/wx/utils.h
+++ b/include/wx/utils.h
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
 #include "wx/list.h"
 #include "wx/window.h"
 #include "wx/filefn.h"
-#include "wx/process.h"
 
 #include "wx/ioswrap.h"
 
+class wxProcess;
+
 #ifdef __X__
 #ifndef __VMS__
 /*steve: these two are not known under VMS */