diff --git a/tools/bifcl/builtin-func.y b/tools/bifcl/builtin-func.y
index e1ca2e13e2..b8c67426d6 100644
--- a/tools/bifcl/builtin-func.y
+++ b/tools/bifcl/builtin-func.y
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ definitions:	definitions definition opt_ws
 			}
 	|	opt_ws
 			{
-			fprintf(fp_zeek_init, "%s", $1);
 			fprintf(fp_zeek_init, "export {\n");
+			fprintf(fp_zeek_init, "%s", $1);
 			}
 	;