diff --git a/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_internal.h b/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_internal.h
index 43979cf74..673cd6a7e 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_internal.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_internal.h
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@
 #include "vcs_DoubleStarStar.h"
 #include "vcs_Exception.h"
 
-
+#ifdef CANTERA_APP
+#include "cantera/kernel/global.h"
+#else
 #include "global.h"
+#endif
 
 namespace VCSnonideal {