diff --git a/ext/domxml/php_domxml.c b/ext/domxml/php_domxml.c
index e89f70723a7..6b1dbf06845 100644
--- a/ext/domxml/php_domxml.c
+++ b/ext/domxml/php_domxml.c
@@ -31,6 +31,45 @@
 #define PHP_XPATH 1
 #define PHP_XPTR 2
 
+/* General macros used by domxml */
+#define DOMXML_DOMOBJ_NEW(zval, obj, ret)			if (NULL == (zval = php_domobject_new(obj, ret TSRMLS_CC))) { \
+														php_error(E_WARNING, "%s() cannot create required DOM object", \
+																  get_active_function_name(TSRMLS_C)); \
+														RETURN_FALSE; \
+													}
+
+#define DOMXML_RET_ZVAL(zval)						SEPARATE_ZVAL(&zval); \
+													*return_value = *zval; \
+													FREE_ZVAL(zval);
+
+#define DOMXML_RET_OBJ(zval, obj, ret)				DOMXML_DOMOBJ_NEW(zval, obj, ret); \
+													DOMXML_RET_ZVAL(zval);
+
+#define DOMXML_GET_THIS(zval)						if (NULL == (zval = getThis())) { \
+														php_error(E_WARNING, "%s() underlying object missing", \
+																  get_active_function_name(TSRMLS_C)); \
+														RETURN_FALSE; \
+													}
+
+#define DOMXML_GET_OBJ(ret, zval, le)				if (NULL == (ret = php_dom_get_object(zval, le, 0 TSRMLS_CC))) { \
+														php_error(E_WARNING, "%s() cannot fetch DOM object", \
+																  get_active_function_name(TSRMLS_C)); \
+														RETURN_FALSE; \
+													}
+
+#define DOMXML_GET_THIS_OBJ(ret, zval, le)			DOMXML_GET_THIS(zval); \
+													DOMXML_GET_OBJ(ret, zval, le);
+
+#define DOMXML_NO_ARGS()							if (ZEND_NUM_ARGS() != 0) { \
+														php_error(E_WARNING, "%s() expects exactly 0 parameters, %d given", \
+																  get_active_function_name(TSRMLS_C), ZEND_NUM_ARGS()); \
+														return; \
+													}
+
+#define DOMXML_NOT_IMPLEMENTED()					php_error(E_WARNING, "%s() not yet implemented", \
+															  get_active_function_name(TSRMLS_C)); \
+													return;
+
 static int le_domxmldocp;
 static int le_domxmldoctypep;
 static int le_domxmldtdp;
diff --git a/ext/domxml/php_domxml.h b/ext/domxml/php_domxml.h
index c65da4d6a92..8c464e91095 100644
--- a/ext/domxml/php_domxml.h
+++ b/ext/domxml/php_domxml.h
@@ -142,45 +142,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(xptr_eval);
 #endif
 PHP_FUNCTION(domxml_test);
 
-/* General macros used by domxml */
-#define DOMXML_DOMOBJ_NEW(zval, obj, ret)			if (NULL == (zval = php_domobject_new(obj, ret TSRMLS_CC))) { \
-														php_error(E_WARNING, "%s() cannot create required DOM object", \
-																  get_active_function_name(TSRMLS_C)); \
-														RETURN_FALSE; \
-													}
-
-#define DOMXML_RET_ZVAL(zval)						SEPARATE_ZVAL(&zval); \
-													*return_value = *zval; \
-													FREE_ZVAL(zval);
-
-#define DOMXML_RET_OBJ(zval, obj, ret)				DOMXML_DOMOBJ_NEW(zval, obj, ret); \
-													DOMXML_RET_ZVAL(zval);
-
-#define DOMXML_GET_THIS(zval)						if (NULL == (zval = getThis())) { \
-														php_error(E_WARNING, "%s() underlying object missing", \
-																  get_active_function_name(TSRMLS_C)); \
-														RETURN_FALSE; \
-													}
-
-#define DOMXML_GET_OBJ(ret, zval, le)				if (NULL == (ret = php_dom_get_object(zval, le, 0 TSRMLS_CC))) { \
-														php_error(E_WARNING, "%s() cannot fetch DOM object", \
-																  get_active_function_name(TSRMLS_C)); \
-														RETURN_FALSE; \
-													}
-
-#define DOMXML_GET_THIS_OBJ(ret, zval, le)			DOMXML_GET_THIS(zval); \
-													DOMXML_GET_OBJ(ret, zval, le);
-
-#define DOMXML_NO_ARGS()							if (ZEND_NUM_ARGS() != 0) { \
-														php_error(E_WARNING, "%s() expects exactly 0 parameters, %d given", \
-																  get_active_function_name(TSRMLS_C), ZEND_NUM_ARGS()); \
-														return; \
-													}
-
-#define DOMXML_NOT_IMPLEMENTED()					php_error(E_WARNING, "%s() not yet implemented", \
-															  get_active_function_name(TSRMLS_C)); \
-													return;
-
 #else
 #define domxml_module_ptr NULL
 #endif /* HAVE_DOMXML */