diff --git a/src/filepath.c b/src/filepath.c
index 854d823..f1ae18e 100644
--- a/src/filepath.c
+++ b/src/filepath.c
@@ -774,6 +774,26 @@
     shorten_dir_len(str, 1);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return TRUE if "fname" is a readable file.
+ */
+    int
+file_is_readable(char_u *fname)
+{
+    int		fd;
+
+#ifndef O_NONBLOCK
+# define O_NONBLOCK 0
+#endif
+    if (*fname && !mch_isdir(fname)
+	      && (fd = mch_open((char *)fname, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK, 0)) >= 0)
+    {
+	close(fd);
+	return TRUE;
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
 #if defined(FEAT_EVAL) || defined(PROTO)
 
 /*
@@ -894,26 +914,6 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Return TRUE if "fname" is a readable file.
- */
-    int
-file_is_readable(char_u *fname)
-{
-    int		fd;
-
-#ifndef O_NONBLOCK
-# define O_NONBLOCK 0
-#endif
-    if (*fname && !mch_isdir(fname)
-	      && (fd = mch_open((char *)fname, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK, 0)) >= 0)
-    {
-	close(fd);
-	return TRUE;
-    }
-    return FALSE;
-}
-
-/*
  * "filereadable()" function
  */
     void