diff --git a/bolt/runtime/instr.cpp b/bolt/runtime/instr.cpp
index c49567d4f6ac..a44f1266ea65 100644
--- a/bolt/runtime/instr.cpp
+++ b/bolt/runtime/instr.cpp
@@ -255,11 +255,11 @@ void *operator new[](size_t Sz, BumpPtrAllocator &A, char C) {
 // C++ language weirdness
 void operator delete(void *Ptr, BumpPtrAllocator &A) { A.deallocate(Ptr); }
 
-namespace {
-
 // Disable instrumentation optimizations that sacrifice profile accuracy
 extern "C" bool __bolt_instr_conservative;
 
+namespace {
+
 /// Basic key-val atom stored in our hash
 struct SimpleHashTableEntryBase {
   uint64_t Key;