diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
index 47a673afc..203caad8e 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
@@ -1939,6 +1939,8 @@ sub first_entry( $ ) {
     }
 }
 
+sub read_a_line(;$$$);
+
 sub embedded_shell( $ ) {
     my $multiline = shift;
 
@@ -1974,8 +1976,6 @@ sub embedded_shell( $ ) {
     $ifstack = @ifstack;
 }
 
-sub read_a_line(;$$$);
-
 sub embedded_perl( $ ) {
     my $multiline = shift;