diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 4ffeb8ae0c..4420445534 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -5660,6 +5660,8 @@ char *virDomainDefFormat(virDomainDefPtr def,
     return NULL;
 }
 
+#ifndef PROXY
+
 static char *virDomainObjFormat(virCapsPtr caps,
                                 virDomainObjPtr obj,
                                 int flags)
@@ -5695,9 +5697,6 @@ error:
     return NULL;
 }
 
-
-#ifndef PROXY
-
 int virDomainSaveXML(const char *configDir,
                      virDomainDefPtr def,
                      const char *xml)