diff --git a/tiles/tile.c b/tiles/tile.c
index 239f66a6..17becd86 100644
--- a/tiles/tile.c
+++ b/tiles/tile.c
@@ -720,6 +720,17 @@ getTileFromTileStore(void)
     return (Tile *)((pointertype)_current_ptr - sizeof(Tile));
 }
 
+Tile *
+TiAlloc(void)
+{
+    Tile *newtile;
+
+    newtile = getTileFromTileStore();
+    TiSetClient(newtile, CLIENTDEFAULT);
+    TiSetBody(newtile, 0);
+    return (newtile);
+}
+
 static void
 TileStoreFree(
     Tile *ptr)
@@ -738,17 +749,6 @@ TileStoreFree(
     }
 }
 
-Tile *
-TiAlloc(void)
-{
-    Tile *newtile;
-
-    newtile = getTileFromTileStore();
-    TiSetClient(newtile, CLIENTDEFAULT);
-    TiSetBody(newtile, 0);
-    return (newtile);
-}
-
 void
 TiFree(
     Tile *tp)