diff --git a/include/wx/defs.h b/include/wx/defs.h
index 393d320a16..6255413213 100644
--- a/include/wx/defs.h
+++ b/include/wx/defs.h
@@ -2666,6 +2666,21 @@ enum wxUpdateUI
     wxUPDATE_UI_FROMIDLE      = 0x0002 /*  Invoked from On(Internal)Idle */
 };
 
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* wxList types */
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* type of compare function for list sort operation (as in 'qsort'): it should
+   return a negative value, 0 or positive value if the first element is less
+   than, equal or greater than the second */
+
+typedef int (* LINKAGEMODE wxSortCompareFunction)(const void *elem1, const void *elem2);
+
+/* wxList iterator function */
+typedef int (* LINKAGEMODE wxListIterateFunction)(void *current);
+
+
 /*  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /*  miscellaneous */
 /*  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/include/wx/list.h b/include/wx/list.h
index a09bc6158d..b88449f12f 100644
--- a/include/wx/list.h
+++ b/include/wx/list.h
@@ -45,21 +45,9 @@
 // types
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// type of compare function for list sort operation (as in 'qsort'): it should
-// return a negative value, 0 or positive value if the first element is less
-// than, equal or greater than the second
-
-extern "C"
-{
-typedef int (* LINKAGEMODE wxSortCompareFunction)(const void *elem1, const void *elem2);
-}
-
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxObjectListNode;
 typedef wxObjectListNode wxNode;
 
-//
-typedef int (* LINKAGEMODE wxListIterateFunction)(void *current);
-
 #if wxUSE_STL
 
 #define wxLIST_COMPATIBILITY