diff --git a/olsrd/files/olsrd.init b/olsrd/files/olsrd.init
index e025ff9..fe0ba77 100644
--- a/olsrd/files/olsrd.init
+++ b/olsrd/files/olsrd.init
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@ T='	'
 N='
 '
 
-log()
-{
+log() {
 	logger -t olsrd -p daemon.info -s "$1"
 }
 
+error() {
+	log "error() ${initscript}: $@"
+}
+
 validate_varname() {
 	local varname="$1"
 	[ -z "$varname" -o "$varname" != "${varname%%[!A-Za-z0-9_]*}" ] && return 1
@@ -737,10 +740,6 @@ olsrd_setup_smartgw_rules() {
 	fi
 }
 
-error() {
-	log "error() ${initscript}: $@"
-}
-
 start() {
 	SYSTEM_HOSTNAME=
 	SYSTEM_LAT=