diff --git a/ext/bcmath/bcmath.c b/ext/bcmath/bcmath.c
index fcf38a1dab8c8..cd9fcde9dcc75 100644
--- a/ext/bcmath/bcmath.c
+++ b/ext/bcmath/bcmath.c
@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@ PHP_MINFO_FUNCTION(bcmath)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+static zend_always_inline zend_result bcmath_check_scale(zend_long scale, uint32_t arg_num)
+{
+	if (UNEXPECTED(scale < 0 || scale > INT_MAX)) {
+		zend_argument_value_error(arg_num, "must be between 0 and %d", INT_MAX);
+		return FAILURE;
+	}
+	return SUCCESS;
+}
+
 static void php_long2num(bc_num *num, zend_long lval)
 {
 	*num = bc_long2num(lval);
@@ -1305,15 +1314,6 @@ static zend_always_inline zend_result bc_num_from_obj_or_str_or_long_with_err(
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static zend_always_inline zend_result bcmath_check_scale(zend_long scale, uint32_t arg_num)
-{
-	if (UNEXPECTED(scale < 0 || scale > INT_MAX)) {
-		zend_argument_value_error(arg_num, "must be between 0 and %d", INT_MAX);
-		return FAILURE;
-	}
-	return SUCCESS;
-}
-
 PHP_METHOD(BcMath_Number, __construct)
 {
 	zend_string *str = NULL;