diff --git a/include/core/SkScalerContext.h b/include/core/SkScalerContext.h
index e2ce537de..b32128904 100644
--- a/include/core/SkScalerContext.h
+++ b/include/core/SkScalerContext.h
@@ -307,17 +307,7 @@ enum SkAxisAlignment {
  *
  *  As an example, the identity matrix will return kX_SkAxisAlignment
  */
-static SkAxisAlignment SkComputeAxisAlignmentForHText(const SkMatrix& matrix) {
-    SkASSERT(!matrix.hasPerspective());
-    
-    if (0 == matrix[SkMatrix::kMSkewY]) {
-        return kX_SkAxisAlignment;
-    }
-    if (0 == matrix[SkMatrix::kMScaleX]) {
-        return kY_SkAxisAlignment;
-    }
-    return kNone_SkAxisAlignment;
-}
+SkAxisAlignment SkComputeAxisAlignmentForHText(const SkMatrix& matrix);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/core/SkScalerContext.cpp b/src/core/SkScalerContext.cpp
index a7cfb055f..a8147198a 100644
--- a/src/core/SkScalerContext.cpp
+++ b/src/core/SkScalerContext.cpp
@@ -710,6 +710,18 @@ void SkScalerContext::Rec::getSingleMatrix(SkMatrix* m) const {
     m->postConcat(deviceMatrix);
 }
 
+SkAxisAlignment SkComputeAxisAlignmentForHText(const SkMatrix& matrix) {
+    SkASSERT(!matrix.hasPerspective());
+    
+    if (0 == matrix[SkMatrix::kMSkewY]) {
+        return kX_SkAxisAlignment;
+    }
+    if (0 == matrix[SkMatrix::kMScaleX]) {
+        return kY_SkAxisAlignment;
+    }
+    return kNone_SkAxisAlignment;
+}
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #include "SkFontHost.h"