diff --git a/builtin/mailinfo.c b/builtin/mailinfo.c
index a183cd49fd..ed9c568a20 100644
--- a/builtin/mailinfo.c
+++ b/builtin/mailinfo.c
@@ -628,64 +628,6 @@ static void decode_transfer_encoding(struct strbuf *line)
 	free(ret);
 }
 
-static void handle_filter(struct strbuf *line);
-
-static int find_boundary(void)
-{
-	while (!strbuf_getline(&line, fin, '\n')) {
-		if (*content_top && is_multipart_boundary(&line))
-			return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int handle_boundary(void)
-{
-	struct strbuf newline = STRBUF_INIT;
-
-	strbuf_addch(&newline, '\n');
-again:
-	if (line.len >= (*content_top)->len + 2 &&
-	    !memcmp(line.buf + (*content_top)->len, "--", 2)) {
-		/* we hit an end boundary */
-		/* pop the current boundary off the stack */
-		strbuf_release(*content_top);
-		free(*content_top);
-		*content_top = NULL;
-
-		/* technically won't happen as is_multipart_boundary()
-		   will fail first.  But just in case..
-		 */
-		if (--content_top < content) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "Detected mismatched boundaries, "
-					"can't recover\n");
-			exit(1);
-		}
-		handle_filter(&newline);
-		strbuf_release(&newline);
-
-		/* skip to the next boundary */
-		if (!find_boundary())
-			return 0;
-		goto again;
-	}
-
-	/* set some defaults */
-	transfer_encoding = TE_DONTCARE;
-	strbuf_reset(&charset);
-
-	/* slurp in this section's info */
-	while (read_one_header_line(&line, fin))
-		check_header(&line, p_hdr_data, 0);
-
-	strbuf_release(&newline);
-	/* replenish line */
-	if (strbuf_getline(&line, fin, '\n'))
-		return 0;
-	strbuf_addch(&line, '\n');
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static inline int patchbreak(const struct strbuf *line)
 {
 	size_t i;
@@ -853,6 +795,62 @@ static void handle_filter(struct strbuf *line)
 	}
 }
 
+static int find_boundary(void)
+{
+	while (!strbuf_getline(&line, fin, '\n')) {
+		if (*content_top && is_multipart_boundary(&line))
+			return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int handle_boundary(void)
+{
+	struct strbuf newline = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	strbuf_addch(&newline, '\n');
+again:
+	if (line.len >= (*content_top)->len + 2 &&
+	    !memcmp(line.buf + (*content_top)->len, "--", 2)) {
+		/* we hit an end boundary */
+		/* pop the current boundary off the stack */
+		strbuf_release(*content_top);
+		free(*content_top);
+		*content_top = NULL;
+
+		/* technically won't happen as is_multipart_boundary()
+		   will fail first.  But just in case..
+		 */
+		if (--content_top < content) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Detected mismatched boundaries, "
+					"can't recover\n");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+		handle_filter(&newline);
+		strbuf_release(&newline);
+
+		/* skip to the next boundary */
+		if (!find_boundary())
+			return 0;
+		goto again;
+	}
+
+	/* set some defaults */
+	transfer_encoding = TE_DONTCARE;
+	strbuf_reset(&charset);
+
+	/* slurp in this section's info */
+	while (read_one_header_line(&line, fin))
+		check_header(&line, p_hdr_data, 0);
+
+	strbuf_release(&newline);
+	/* replenish line */
+	if (strbuf_getline(&line, fin, '\n'))
+		return 0;
+	strbuf_addch(&line, '\n');
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static void handle_body(void)
 {
 	struct strbuf prev = STRBUF_INIT;