diff --git a/common/scummsys.h b/common/scummsys.h
index a09d6fd85f8..7b81dabece2 100644
--- a/common/scummsys.h
+++ b/common/scummsys.h
@@ -287,13 +287,6 @@
 #endif
 
 
-//
-// Define scumm_stricmp and scumm_strnicmp
-//
-extern int scumm_stricmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);
-extern int scumm_strnicmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, uint n);
-
-
 //
 // Overlay color type (FIXME: shouldn't be declared here)
 //
diff --git a/common/str.h b/common/str.h
index b85c3812a7a..7b97dfe9456 100644
--- a/common/str.h
+++ b/common/str.h
@@ -378,4 +378,7 @@ size_t strlcat(char *dst, const char *src, size_t size);
 
 } // End of namespace Common
 
+extern int scumm_stricmp(const char *s1, const char *s2);
+extern int scumm_strnicmp(const char *s1, const char *s2, uint n);
+
 #endif