diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index f1426a86..460d5f4a 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ void do_sleep(unsigned int sec)
 		;
 }
 
-/* Allowed characters in job/id/name */
-static int isallowed(int ch)
-{
-	return isprint(ch);
-}
-
 /* Seconds since boot, from sysinfo() */
 long jiffies(void)
 {
@@ -108,6 +102,12 @@ char *uptime(long secs, char *buf, size_t len)
 	return buf;
 }
 
+/* Allowed characters in job/id/name */
+static int isallowed(int ch)
+{
+	return isprint(ch);
+}
+
 /* Sanitize user input, make sure to NUL terminate. */
 char *sanitize(char *arg, size_t len)
 {