diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools.c b/tools/lib/h5tools.c
index 5d4ea87585..e997d03b37 100644
--- a/tools/lib/h5tools.c
+++ b/tools/lib/h5tools.c
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ FILE       *rawdatastream; /* should initialize to stdout but gcc moans about it
 int         bin_output;    /* binary output */
 int         bin_form;      /* binary form */
 int         region_output; /* region output */
-static int  h5tools_d_status = 0;
-static const char  *h5tools_progname = "h5tools";
 
 static h5tool_format_t h5tools_dataformat = {
 0, /*raw */
@@ -282,34 +280,6 @@ enum {
 } driver_idx;
 #define NUM_DRIVERS     (sizeof(drivernames) / sizeof(drivernames[0]))
 
-/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Audience:    Public
- * Chapter:     H5Tools Library
- * Purpose:     Initialize the name and operation status of the H5 Tools library
- * Description:
- *      These are utility functions to set/get the program name and operation status.
- *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-void h5tools_setprogname(const char *Progname)
-{
-    h5tools_progname = Progname;
-}
-
-void h5tools_setstatus(int D_status)
-{
-    h5tools_d_status = D_status;
-}
-
-const char*h5tools_getprogname()
-{
-   return h5tools_progname;
-}
-
-int h5tools_getstatus()
-{
-   return h5tools_d_status;
-}
-
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Audience:    Public
  * Chapter:     H5Tools Library
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools.h b/tools/lib/h5tools.h
index cb0158005c..ab72025abb 100644
--- a/tools/lib/h5tools.h
+++ b/tools/lib/h5tools.h
@@ -536,10 +536,6 @@ H5TOOLS_DLLVAR int     region_output;       /* region output */
 #define H5_TOOLS_DATATYPE        "DATATYPE"
 
 /* Definitions of useful routines */
-H5TOOLS_DLL const char *h5tools_getprogname(void);
-H5TOOLS_DLL void     h5tools_setprogname(const char*progname);
-H5TOOLS_DLL int      h5tools_getstatus(void);
-H5TOOLS_DLL void     h5tools_setstatus(int d_status);
 H5TOOLS_DLL void     h5tools_init(void);
 H5TOOLS_DLL void     h5tools_close(void);
 H5TOOLS_DLL hid_t    h5tools_fopen(const char *fname, unsigned flags, hid_t fapl,
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools_utils.c b/tools/lib/h5tools_utils.c
index 757d4d7a51..ca1caa1e05 100644
--- a/tools/lib/h5tools_utils.c
+++ b/tools/lib/h5tools_utils.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ int   nCols = 80;
 int         opt_err = 1;    /*get_option prints errors if this is on */
 int         opt_ind = 1;    /*token pointer                          */
 const char *opt_arg;        /*flag argument (or value)               */
+static int  h5tools_d_status = 0;
+static const char  *h5tools_progname = "h5tools";
 
 /* local functions */
 static void init_table(table_t **tbl);
@@ -758,3 +760,31 @@ out:
 
     return Ret;
 }
+
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Audience:    Public
+ * Chapter:     H5Tools Library
+ * Purpose:     Initialize the name and operation status of the H5 Tools library
+ * Description:
+ *      These are utility functions to set/get the program name and operation status.
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+void h5tools_setprogname(const char *Progname)
+{
+    h5tools_progname = Progname;
+}
+
+void h5tools_setstatus(int D_status)
+{
+    h5tools_d_status = D_status;
+}
+
+const char*h5tools_getprogname()
+{
+   return h5tools_progname;
+}
+
+int h5tools_getstatus()
+{
+   return h5tools_d_status;
+}
diff --git a/tools/lib/h5tools_utils.h b/tools/lib/h5tools_utils.h
index 3720afd0be..14a7daab20 100644
--- a/tools/lib/h5tools_utils.h
+++ b/tools/lib/h5tools_utils.h
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /* Definitions of routines */
 H5TOOLS_DLL int H5tools_get_link_info(hid_t file_id, const char * linkpath, h5tool_link_info_t *link_info);
+H5TOOLS_DLL const char *h5tools_getprogname(void);
+H5TOOLS_DLL void     h5tools_setprogname(const char*progname);
+H5TOOLS_DLL int      h5tools_getstatus(void);
+H5TOOLS_DLL void     h5tools_setstatus(int d_status);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }