diff --git a/src/libCom/timer/epicsTimer.cpp b/src/libCom/timer/epicsTimer.cpp
index 1f70eab06..5cbe0f01a 100644
--- a/src/libCom/timer/epicsTimer.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/timer/epicsTimer.cpp
@@ -32,19 +32,6 @@
 #include "epicsTimer.h"
 #include "timerPrivate.h"
 
-#if defined ( _MSC_VER )
-#   pragma warning ( push )
-#   pragma warning ( disable: 4660 )
-#endif
-
-template class tsFreeList < epicsTimerForC, 32, 0 >;
-template class tsFreeList < epicsTimerQueueActiveForC, 1024, 0 >;
-template class tsFreeList < epicsTimerQueuePassiveForC, 1024, 0 >;
-
-#if defined ( _MSC_VER )
-#   pragma warning ( pop )
-#endif
-
 struct epicsTimerQueuePassiveForC : public epicsTimerQueueNotify, public timerQueuePassive {
 public:
     epicsTimerQueuePassiveForC ( epicsTimerQueueRescheduleCallback pCallback, void *pPrivate );
@@ -61,6 +48,19 @@ private:
     static epicsMutex freeListMutex;
 };
 
+#if defined ( _MSC_VER )
+#   pragma warning ( push )
+#   pragma warning ( disable: 4660 )
+#endif
+
+template class tsFreeList < epicsTimerForC, 32, 0 >;
+template class tsFreeList < epicsTimerQueueActiveForC, 1024, 0 >;
+template class tsFreeList < epicsTimerQueuePassiveForC, 1024, 0 >;
+
+#if defined ( _MSC_VER )
+#   pragma warning ( pop )
+#endif
+
 epicsTimer::~epicsTimer () {}
 
 epicsTimerQueueNotify::~epicsTimerQueueNotify () {}