diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 590943be85..78411ffb84 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 	* coff-alpha.c (alpha_adjust_reloc_in): Remove redundant test from
 	BFD_ASSERT.
 
+	* coff-tic4x.c (coff_rtype_to_howto): Move definition before
+	inclusion of coffcode.h so that it is actually picked up.
+
 2005-02-12  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* elf64-ppc.c (toc_adjusting_stub_needed): Return true for
diff --git a/bfd/coff-tic4x.c b/bfd/coff-tic4x.c
index 708e6264ca..07f167d282 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-tic4x.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-tic4x.c
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ ticoff_bfd_is_local_label_name (abfd, name)
    The COFF1 and COFF0 vectors use custom _bad_format_hook procs
    instead of setting BADMAG.  */
 #define BADMAG(x) COFF2_BADMAG(x)
+
+#undef coff_rtype_to_howto
+#define coff_rtype_to_howto coff_tic4x_rtype_to_howto
+
 #include "coffcode.h"
 
 static bfd_reloc_status_type
@@ -172,9 +176,6 @@ tic4x_lookup_howto (internal, dst)
   abort();
 }
 
-#undef coff_rtype_to_howto
-#define coff_rtype_to_howto coff_tic4x_rtype_to_howto
-
 static reloc_howto_type *
 coff_tic4x_rtype_to_howto (abfd, sec, rel, h, sym, addendp)
      bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;