diff --git a/whisper.cpp b/whisper.cpp
index ac31b792d20..54197e47f48 100644
--- a/whisper.cpp
+++ b/whisper.cpp
@@ -4633,11 +4633,6 @@ static bool whisper_utf8_is_valid(const std::string &str) {
     return count == 0; // Ensure all UTF-8 characters are complete
 }
 
-static bool whisper_utf8_is_valid(const char * str) {
-    std::string new_str(str);
-    return whisper_utf8_is_valid(new_str);
-}
-
 static std::vector<whisper_pair<std::string, bool>> whisper_utf8_merge_and_split(const std::string &str) {
     std::vector<whisper_pair<std::string, bool>> result;
     std::string buffer;
@@ -6354,6 +6349,11 @@ float whisper_full_get_token_p(struct whisper_context * ctx, int i_segment, int
     return ctx->state->result_all[i_segment].tokens[i_token].p;
 }
 
+bool whisper_utf8_is_valid(const char * str) {
+    std::string new_str(str);
+    return whisper_utf8_is_valid(new_str);
+}
+
 // =================================================================================================
 
 //