diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/cpp.c b/dlls/msvcrt/cpp.c
index 5ea595d05fc..854566e2e4c 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/cpp.c
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/cpp.c
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ extern const vtable_ptr MSVCRT_bad_cast_vtable;
 extern const vtable_ptr MSVCRT___non_rtti_object_vtable;
 extern const vtable_ptr MSVCRT_type_info_vtable;
 
+/* get the vtable pointer for a C++ object */
+static inline const vtable_ptr *get_vtable( void *obj )
+{
+    return *(const vtable_ptr **)obj;
+}
+
 static inline const rtti_object_locator *get_obj_locator( void *cppobj )
 {
     const vtable_ptr *vtable = get_vtable( cppobj );
diff --git a/dlls/msvcrt/cppexcept.h b/dlls/msvcrt/cppexcept.h
index d4c8068b6c6..bf607c9680b 100644
--- a/dlls/msvcrt/cppexcept.h
+++ b/dlls/msvcrt/cppexcept.h
@@ -135,12 +135,6 @@ typedef struct __cxx_exception_type
 
 void _CxxThrowException(exception*,const cxx_exception_type*);
 
-/* get the vtable pointer for a C++ object */
-static inline const vtable_ptr *get_vtable( void *obj )
-{
-    return *(const vtable_ptr **)obj;
-}
-
 static inline const char *dbgstr_type_info( const type_info *info )
 {
     if (!info) return "{}";