diff --git a/modules/m_fetch.h b/modules/m_fetch.h
index 2ee36022c..7216878a1 100644
--- a/modules/m_fetch.h
+++ b/modules/m_fetch.h
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ namespace ircd::m::fetch
 	struct request; // m/fetch.h
 	struct evaltab;
 
+	static bool operator<(const request &a, const request &b) noexcept;
+	static bool operator<(const request &a, const string_view &b) noexcept;
+	static bool operator<(const string_view &a, const request &b) noexcept;
+
 	extern ctx::dock dock;
 	extern std::set<request, std::less<>> requests;
 	extern std::multimap<room::id, request *> rooms;
@@ -27,10 +31,6 @@ namespace ircd::m::fetch
 	extern conf::item<bool> enable;
 	extern log::log log;
 
-	static bool operator<(const request &a, const request &b) noexcept;
-	static bool operator<(const request &a, const string_view &b) noexcept;
-	static bool operator<(const string_view &a, const request &b) noexcept;
-
 	static bool timedout(const request &, const time_t &now);
 	static string_view select_origin(request &, const string_view &);
 	static string_view select_random_origin(request &);