diff --git a/src/backend/xml/gnc-freqspec-xml-v2.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-freqspec-xml-v2.c
index 6370ee994a..ebe38c7f3e 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/gnc-freqspec-xml-v2.c
+++ b/src/backend/xml/gnc-freqspec-xml-v2.c
@@ -127,14 +127,9 @@ fspd_init( fsParseData *fspd )
     g_date_clear( &fspd->once_day, 1 );
 }
 
-static struct dom_tree_handler fs_dom_handlers[];
-
 static
 gboolean
-gnc_fs_handler( xmlNodePtr node, gpointer d )
-{
-    return dom_tree_generic_parse( node, fs_dom_handlers, d );
-}
+gnc_fs_handler( xmlNodePtr node, gpointer d );
 
 static
 gboolean
@@ -447,6 +442,13 @@ static struct dom_tree_handler fs_dom_handlers[] =
     { NULL, NULL, 0, 0 }
 };
 
+static
+gboolean
+gnc_fs_handler( xmlNodePtr node, gpointer d )
+{
+    return dom_tree_generic_parse( node, fs_dom_handlers, d );
+}
+
 static
 gboolean
 gnc_freqSpec_end_handler(gpointer data_for_children,