diff --git a/src/ebusd/main.cpp b/src/ebusd/main.cpp
index 8b742c89..783b24b6 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/main.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/main.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
 #include "ebusd/mainloop.h"
 #include "lib/utils/log.h"
 
+
+/** the version string of the program. */
+const char *argp_program_version = "" PACKAGE_STRING "." REVISION "";
+
+/** the report bugs to address of the program. */
+const char *argp_program_bug_address = "" PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "";
+
 namespace ebusd {
 
 using std::dec;
@@ -1039,12 +1046,6 @@ result_t loadScanConfigFile(MessageMap* messages, unsigned char address, SymbolS
 }
 
 
-/** the version string of the program. */
-const char *argp_program_version = "" PACKAGE_STRING "." REVISION "";
-
-/** the report bugs to address of the program. */
-const char *argp_program_bug_address = "" PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "";
-
 /**
  * Main function.
  * @param argc the number of command line arguments.