diff --git a/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i386/initram.c b/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i386/initram.c
index f09d4baa2f..6db105d57b 100644
--- a/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i386/initram.c
+++ b/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i386/initram.c
@@ -23,13 +23,9 @@
 
 int printk(int msg_level, const char *fmt, ...);
 void die(const char *msg);
+static void post_code(u8 value);
 
 
-static void post_code(u8 value)
-{
-	outb(value, 0x80);
-}
-
 int main(void)
 {
 	printk(BIOS_INFO, "RAM init code started\n");
@@ -38,3 +34,9 @@ int main(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static void post_code(u8 value)
+{
+	outb(value, 0x80);
+}
+