diff --git a/libavutil/common.h b/libavutil/common.h
index 673043746e..12b9937ac5 100644
--- a/libavutil/common.h
+++ b/libavutil/common.h
@@ -322,21 +322,6 @@ static inline int ff_get_fourcc(const char *s){
 #define MKTAG(a,b,c,d) (a | (b << 8) | (c << 16) | (d << 24))
 #define MKBETAG(a,b,c,d) (d | (c << 8) | (b << 16) | (a << 24))
 
-/*!
- * \def PUT_UTF8(val, GET_BYTE, ERROR)
- * converts a 32-bit unicode character to its utf-8 encoded form (up to 6 bytes long).
- * \param val is an input only argument and should be of type uint32_t. It holds
- * a ucs4 encoded unicode character that is to be converted to utf-8. If
- * val is given as a function it's executed only once.
- * \param tmp is a temporary variable and should be of type uint8_t. It
- * represents an intermediate value during conversion that is to be
- * outputted by PUT_BYTE.
- * \param PUT_BYTE writes the converted utf-8 bytes to any proper destination.
- * It could be a function or a statement, and uses tmp as the input byte.
- * For example, PUT_BYTE could be "*output++ = tmp;" PUT_BYTE will be
- * executed up to 6 times, depending on the length of the converted
- * unicode character.
- */
 #define GET_UTF8(val, GET_BYTE, ERROR)\
     val= GET_BYTE;\
     {\
@@ -352,6 +337,21 @@ static inline int ff_get_fourcc(const char *s){
         }\
     }
 
+/*!
+ * \def PUT_UTF8(val, GET_BYTE, ERROR)
+ * converts a 32-bit unicode character to its utf-8 encoded form (up to 6 bytes long).
+ * \param val is an input only argument and should be of type uint32_t. It holds
+ * a ucs4 encoded unicode character that is to be converted to utf-8. If
+ * val is given as a function it's executed only once.
+ * \param tmp is a temporary variable and should be of type uint8_t. It
+ * represents an intermediate value during conversion that is to be
+ * outputted by PUT_BYTE.
+ * \param PUT_BYTE writes the converted utf-8 bytes to any proper destination.
+ * It could be a function or a statement, and uses tmp as the input byte.
+ * For example, PUT_BYTE could be "*output++ = tmp;" PUT_BYTE will be
+ * executed up to 6 times, depending on the length of the converted
+ * unicode character.
+ */
 #define PUT_UTF8(val, tmp, PUT_BYTE)\
     {\
         int bytes, shift;\