1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/global_heap.rs b/src/libstd/rt/global_heap.rs
index 3917857e1af..5c1b6cd4791 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/global_heap.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/global_heap.rs
@@ -64,16 +64,16 @@ pub unsafe fn realloc_raw(ptr: *mut u8, size: uint) -> *mut u8 {
     }
 }
 
-// The compiler never calls `exchange_free` on ~ZeroSizeType, so zero-size
-// allocations can point to this `static`. It would be incorrect to use a null
-// pointer, due to enums assuming types like unique pointers are never null.
-static EMPTY: () = ();
-
 /// The allocator for unique pointers without contained managed pointers.
 #[cfg(not(test))]
 #[lang="exchange_malloc"]
 #[inline]
 pub unsafe fn exchange_malloc(size: uint) -> *mut u8 {
+    // The compiler never calls `exchange_free` on ~ZeroSizeType, so zero-size
+    // allocations can point to this `static`. It would be incorrect to use a null
+    // pointer, due to enums assuming types like unique pointers are never null.
+    static EMPTY: () = ();
+
     if size == 0 {
         &EMPTY as *() as *mut u8
     } else {