diff --git a/src/animation.h b/src/animation.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/animation.h
rename to src/animation.c
diff --git a/src/nyancat.c b/src/nyancat.c
index 040e9fd..dd3288f 100644
--- a/src/nyancat.c
+++ b/src/nyancat.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
  * The animation frames are stored separately in
  * this header so they don't clutter the core source
  */
-#include "animation.h"
+#include "animation.c"
 
 /*
  * Color palette to use for final output