diff --git a/netdarray.h b/netdarray.h
index 326f07d4c..890995ad1 100644
--- a/netdarray.h
+++ b/netdarray.h
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class netdarray_t : public netarray_t {
 	// A dynamic array may have a type that is signed.
       inline bool get_signed() const { return element_type()->get_signed(); }
 
+	// Use the packed width to pass the element width
+      long packed_width() const { return element_type()->packed_width(); }
+
 	// This is the base_type() of the element of the array. We
 	// need this in some cases in order to get the base type of
 	// the element, and not the IVL_VT_DARRAY of the array itself.
diff --git a/netqueue.h b/netqueue.h
index 13061ca33..1e04e4535 100644
--- a/netqueue.h
+++ b/netqueue.h
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ class netqueue_t : public netdarray_t {
 	// IVL_VT_QUEUE for queues.
       ivl_variable_type_t base_type() const;
 
-	// Use the packed width to pass the element width
-      long packed_width(void) const { return element_type()->packed_width(); }
-
       long max_idx(void) const { return max_idx_; }
 
       std::ostream& debug_dump(std::ostream&) const;