diff --git a/include/extern.h b/include/extern.h
index bc490419d..717a35c64 100644
--- a/include/extern.h
+++ b/include/extern.h
@@ -940,7 +940,6 @@ extern void check_recordfile(const char *);
 extern void read_wizkit(void);
 extern boolean parse_conf_str(const char *str, boolean (*proc)(char *));
 extern int read_sym_file(int);
-extern int parse_sym_line(char *, int);
 extern void paniclog(const char *, const char *);
 extern void testinglog(const char *, const char *, const char *);
 extern int validate_prefix_locations(char *);
@@ -2811,6 +2810,7 @@ extern void update_primary_symset(const struct symparse *, int);
 extern void update_rogue_symset(const struct symparse *, int);
 extern void update_ov_primary_symset(const struct symparse *, int);
 extern void update_ov_rogue_symset(const struct symparse *, int);
+extern int parse_sym_line(char *, int);
 extern nhsym get_othersym(int, int);
 extern boolean symset_is_compatible(enum symset_handling_types, unsigned long);
 extern void set_symhandling(char *handling, int which_set);