diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/class.h b/tools/qfcc/include/class.h
index 045b16b20..e0285a7ca 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/class.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/class.h
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ struct expr_s;
 struct method_s;
 struct symbol_s;
 
+int is_id (const struct type_s *type);
+
 class_t *extract_class (class_type_t *class_type);
 const char *get_class_name (class_type_t *class_type, int pretty);
 struct symbol_s *class_symbol (class_type_t *class_type, int external);
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/type.h b/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
index f0e581e2f..2e08ffa5e 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/type.h
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ int is_float (const type_t *type);
 int is_scalar (const type_t *type);
 int is_math (const type_t *type);
 int is_struct (const type_t *type);
-int is_id (const type_t *type);
 int is_class (const type_t *type);
 int is_array (const type_t *type);
 int type_assignable (const type_t *dst, const type_t *src);
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/class.c b/tools/qfcc/source/class.c
index 98599301c..d4a713b2d 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/class.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/class.c
@@ -173,6 +173,18 @@ static struct_def_t object_struct[] = {
 	{0, 0}
 };
 
+int
+is_id (const type_t *type)
+{
+	if (type == &type_id)
+		return 1;
+	// type may be a qualified id
+	if (type->type == ev_pointer
+		&& type->t.fldptr.type == type_id.t.fldptr.type)
+		return 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const char *
 class_get_key (const void *class, void *unused)
 {
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/type.c b/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
index 3c1b8387c..3a26701bf 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/type.c
@@ -694,18 +694,6 @@ is_struct (const type_t *type)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-is_id (const type_t *type)
-{
-	if (type == &type_id)
-		return 1;
-	// type may be a qualified id
-	if (type->type == ev_pointer
-		&& type->t.fldptr.type == type_id.t.fldptr.type)
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int
 is_class (const type_t *type)
 {