diff --git a/unix/syscall_linux_mips64x.go b/unix/syscall_linux_mips64x.go
index 85a872d6..af77e6e2 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_linux_mips64x.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_linux_mips64x.go
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ func (cmsg *Cmsghdr) SetLen(length int) {
 	cmsg.Len = uint64(length)
 }
 
+func InotifyInit() (fd int, err error) {
+	return InotifyInit1(0)
+}
+
 //sys	poll(fds *PollFd, nfds int, timeout int) (n int, err error)
 
 func Poll(fds []PollFd, timeout int) (n int, err error) {
@@ -224,8 +228,3 @@ func Poll(fds []PollFd, timeout int) (n int, err error) {
 	}
 	return poll(&fds[0], len(fds), timeout)
 }
-
-func InotifyInit() (fd int, err error) {
-        return InotifyInit1(0)
-}
-