diff --git a/include/ffi.h.in b/include/ffi.h.in
index 9e65277..ba1884f 100644
--- a/include/ffi.h.in
+++ b/include/ffi.h.in
@@ -229,15 +229,6 @@ typedef struct {
 #endif
 } ffi_cif;
 
-/* Used internally, but overridden by some architectures */
-ffi_status ffi_prep_cif_core(ffi_cif *cif,
-			     ffi_abi abi,
-			     unsigned int isvariadic,
-			     unsigned int nfixedargs,
-			     unsigned int ntotalargs,
-			     ffi_type *rtype,
-			     ffi_type **atypes);
-
 /* ---- Definitions for the raw API -------------------------------------- */
 
 #ifndef FFI_SIZEOF_ARG
diff --git a/include/ffi_common.h b/include/ffi_common.h
index b312297..00eae1b 100644
--- a/include/ffi_common.h
+++ b/include/ffi_common.h
@@ -82,11 +82,21 @@ ffi_status ffi_prep_cif_machdep(ffi_cif *cif);
 ffi_status ffi_prep_cif_machdep_var(ffi_cif *cif,
 	 unsigned int nfixedargs, unsigned int ntotalargs);
 
+
 #if HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE_VARIANT
 /* Used to adjust size/alignment of ffi types.  */
 void ffi_prep_types (ffi_abi abi);
 #endif
 
+/* Used internally, but overridden by some architectures */
+ffi_status ffi_prep_cif_core(ffi_cif *cif,
+			     ffi_abi abi,
+			     unsigned int isvariadic,
+			     unsigned int nfixedargs,
+			     unsigned int ntotalargs,
+			     ffi_type *rtype,
+			     ffi_type **atypes);
+
 /* Extended cif, used in callback from assembly routine */
 typedef struct
 {