diff --git a/library/md5.c b/library/md5.c
index 2dbc2bf..2259dc6 100644
--- a/library/md5.c
+++ b/library/md5.c
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(POLARSSL_MD5_ALT)
+
 /* Implementation that should never be optimized out by the compiler */
 static void polarssl_zeroize( void *v, size_t n ) {
     volatile unsigned char *p = v; while( n-- ) *p++ = 0;
 }
 
-#if !defined(POLARSSL_MD5_ALT)
-
 /*
  * 32-bit integer manipulation macros (little endian)
  */