diff --git a/require.c b/require.c
index c56c71e..29b92fa 100644
--- a/require.c
+++ b/require.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *
 * $Author: zimoch $
 * $ID$
-* $Date: 2012/11/07 10:13:47 $
+* $Date: 2012/11/07 10:17:28 $
 *
 * DISCLAIMER: Use at your own risc and so on. No warranty, no refund.
 */
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ extern int iocshCmd (const char *cmd);
 
 int requireDebug=0;
 
+static int firstTime = 1;
+
 #define DIRSEP "/"
 #define PATHSEP ":"
 #define PREFIX
@@ -328,8 +330,6 @@ If require is called from the iocsh before iocInit and fails,
 it calls epicsExit to abort the application.
 */
 
-static int firstTime = 1;
-
 /* wrapper to abort statup script */
 static int require_priv(const char* module, const char* ver);