diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-readobj/llvm-readobj.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-readobj/llvm-readobj.cpp
index b525ce1..3f03618 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-readobj/llvm-readobj.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-readobj/llvm-readobj.cpp
@@ -188,14 +188,14 @@
 
 } // namespace opts
 
-static void reportError(Twine Msg) {
+namespace llvm {
+
+void reportError(Twine Msg) {
   outs() << Msg << "\n";
   outs().flush();
   exit(1);
 }
 
-namespace llvm {
-
 void error(std::error_code EC) {
   if (!EC)
     return;