diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema_init.c b/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
index 1c3d4b2624..da00880393 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
@@ -1469,6 +1469,16 @@ utcTimeValidate(
 	return check_time_syntax(in, 1, parts);
 }
 
+static int
+generalizedTimeValidate(
+	Syntax *syntax,
+	struct berval *in )
+{
+	int parts[9];
+
+	return check_time_syntax(in, 0, parts);
+}
+
 static int
 generalizedTimeNormalize(
 	Syntax *syntax,
@@ -1503,16 +1513,6 @@ generalizedTimeNormalize(
 	return LDAP_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static int
-generalizedTimeValidate(
-	Syntax *syntax,
-	struct berval *in )
-{
-	int parts[9];
-
-	return check_time_syntax(in, 0, parts);
-}
-
 struct syntax_defs_rec {
 	char *sd_desc;
 	int sd_flags;