diff --git a/drivers/video/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
index 25f460c..208a68c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbmem.c
@@ -1257,6 +1257,8 @@
 static char *video_options[FB_MAX];
 static int ofonly;
 
+extern const char *global_mode_option;
+
 /**
  * fb_get_options - get kernel boot parameters
  * @name:   framebuffer name as it would appear in
@@ -1297,9 +1299,6 @@
 	return retval;
 }
 
-
-extern const char *global_mode_option;
-
 /**
  *	video_setup - process command line options
  *	@options: string of options