diff --git a/libgnucash/engine/qofbook.h b/libgnucash/engine/qofbook.h
index 0b2d663639a..99895342308 100644
--- a/libgnucash/engine/qofbook.h
+++ b/libgnucash/engine/qofbook.h
@@ -326,9 +326,6 @@ gboolean qof_book_shutting_down (const QofBook *book);
  */
 gboolean qof_book_session_not_saved (const QofBook *book);
 
-/* The following functions are not useful in scripting languages */
-#ifndef SWIG
-
 /** The qof_book_mark_saved() routine marks the book as having been
  *    saved (to a file, to a database). Used by backends to mark the
  *    notsaved flag as FALSE just after loading.  Can also be used
@@ -345,6 +342,9 @@ void qof_book_mark_session_dirty(QofBook *book);
 /** Retrieve the earliest modification time on the book. */
 time64 qof_book_get_session_dirty_time(const QofBook *book);
 
+/* The following functions are not useful in scripting languages */
+#ifndef SWIG
+
 /** Set the function to call when a book transitions from clean to
  *    dirty, or vice versa.
  */