diff --git a/tests/check_ipc.c b/tests/check_ipc.c
index fb200a8ba..9a9645e34 100644
--- a/tests/check_ipc.c
+++ b/tests/check_ipc.c
@@ -94,18 +94,18 @@ enum my_msg_ids {
 };
 
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GLIB
 /* these 2 functions from pacemaker code */
-static gint
-conv_prio_libqb2glib(enum qb_loop_priority prio)
+static enum qb_ipcs_rate_limit
+conv_libqb_prio2ratelimit(enum qb_loop_priority prio)
 {
-	gint ret = G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT;
+	/* this is an inversion of what libqb's qb_ipcs_request_rate_limit does */
+	enum qb_ipcs_rate_limit ret = QB_IPCS_RATE_NORMAL;
 	switch (prio) {
 	case QB_LOOP_LOW:
-		ret = G_PRIORITY_LOW;
+		ret = QB_IPCS_RATE_SLOW;
 		break;
 	case QB_LOOP_HIGH:
-		ret = G_PRIORITY_HIGH;
+		ret = QB_IPCS_RATE_FAST;
 		break;
 	default:
 		qb_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Invalid libqb's loop priority %d,"
@@ -116,17 +116,17 @@ conv_prio_libqb2glib(enum qb_loop_priority prio)
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
-static enum qb_ipcs_rate_limit
-conv_libqb_prio2ratelimit(enum qb_loop_priority prio)
+#ifdef HAVE_GLIB
+static gint
+conv_prio_libqb2glib(enum qb_loop_priority prio)
 {
-	/* this is an inversion of what libqb's qb_ipcs_request_rate_limit does */
-	enum qb_ipcs_rate_limit ret = QB_IPCS_RATE_NORMAL;
+	gint ret = G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT;
 	switch (prio) {
 	case QB_LOOP_LOW:
-		ret = QB_IPCS_RATE_SLOW;
+		ret = G_PRIORITY_LOW;
 		break;
 	case QB_LOOP_HIGH:
-		ret = QB_IPCS_RATE_FAST;
+		ret = G_PRIORITY_HIGH;
 		break;
 	default:
 		qb_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Invalid libqb's loop priority %d,"