diff --git a/src/hb-algs.hh b/src/hb-algs.hh
index ab1caa031..485c139b9 100644
--- a/src/hb-algs.hh
+++ b/src/hb-algs.hh
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@
 #include "hb-null.hh"
 
 
+struct
+{
+  template <typename T> T
+  operator () (const T& v) const { return v; }
+} HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_identity);
+
+struct
+{
+  template <typename T> bool
+  operator () (const T& v) const { return bool (v); }
+} HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_bool);
+
 struct
 {
   /* Don't know how to set priority of following.  Doesn't work right now. */
@@ -59,19 +71,6 @@ struct
   }
 } HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_hash);
 
-struct
-{
-  template <typename T> T
-  operator () (const T& v) const { return v; }
-} HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_identity);
-
-struct
-{
-  template <typename T> bool
-  operator () (const T& v) const { return bool (v); }
-} HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_bool);
-
-
 struct
 {
   private: