diff --git a/xpcom/build/nsXPComInit.cpp b/xpcom/build/nsXPComInit.cpp
index 225c6a111dd..03e08b0ff9f 100644
--- a/xpcom/build/nsXPComInit.cpp
+++ b/xpcom/build/nsXPComInit.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@
 extern "C" NS_EXPORT nsresult NS_RegistryGetFactory(nsIFactory** aFactory);
 extern nsresult NS_CategoryManagerGetFactory( nsIFactory** );
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+extern void _FreeAutoLockStatics();
+#endif
+
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kComponentManagerCID, NS_COMPONENTMANAGER_CID);
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kMemoryCID, NS_MEMORY_CID);
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kEventQueueServiceCID, NS_EVENTQUEUESERVICE_CID);
@@ -673,7 +677,6 @@ nsresult NS_COM NS_ShutdownXPCOM(nsIServiceManager* servMgr)
     nsComponentManagerImpl::gComponentManager = nsnull;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-    extern void _FreeAutoLockStatics();
     _FreeAutoLockStatics();
 #endif