diff --git a/asterix-doc/src/site/site.xml b/asterix-doc/src/site/site.xml
index 210ca03..8c2a8a8 100644
--- a/asterix-doc/src/site/site.xml
+++ b/asterix-doc/src/site/site.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+
 <!--
  ! Copyright 2009-2013 by The Regents of the University of California
  ! Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -12,7 +14,6 @@
  ! See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  ! limitations under the License.
  !-->
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
 
 <project name="AsterixDB" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/DECORATION/1.0.0"
          xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"