diff --git a/sandboxed_api/tools/clang_generator/emitter.cc b/sandboxed_api/tools/clang_generator/emitter.cc
index 388fa90..79484a2 100644
--- a/sandboxed_api/tools/clang_generator/emitter.cc
+++ b/sandboxed_api/tools/clang_generator/emitter.cc
@@ -331,6 +331,12 @@ absl::StatusOr<std::string> EmitHeader(
     absl::StrAppendFormat(&out, kEmbedInclude, include_file);
   }
 
+  // If specified, wrap the generated API in a namespace
+  if (options.has_namespace()) {
+    absl::StrAppendFormat(&out, kNamespaceBeginTemplate,
+                          options.namespace_name);
+  }
+
   // Emit type dependencies
   if (!rendered_types.empty()) {
     absl::StrAppend(&out, "// Types this API depends on\n");
@@ -347,12 +353,6 @@ absl::StatusOr<std::string> EmitHeader(
     }
   }
 
-  // If specified, wrap the generated API in a namespace
-  if (options.has_namespace()) {
-    absl::StrAppendFormat(&out, kNamespaceBeginTemplate,
-                          options.namespace_name);
-  }
-
   // Optionally emit a default sandbox that instantiates an embedded sandboxee
   if (!options.embed_name.empty()) {
     // TODO(cblichmann): Make the "Sandbox" suffix configurable.