diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 98c6fd8ee4..8bf52df716 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -1002,6 +1002,46 @@ cleanup_return:
 	return error_code ? NULL : path;
 }
 
+static void set_git_dir_1(const char *path)
+{
+	xsetenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, path, 1);
+	setup_git_env(path);
+}
+
+static void update_relative_gitdir(const char *name UNUSED,
+				   const char *old_cwd,
+				   const char *new_cwd,
+				   void *data UNUSED)
+{
+	char *path = reparent_relative_path(old_cwd, new_cwd,
+					    repo_get_git_dir(the_repository));
+	struct tmp_objdir *tmp_objdir = tmp_objdir_unapply_primary_odb();
+
+	trace_printf_key(&trace_setup_key,
+			 "setup: move $GIT_DIR to '%s'",
+			 path);
+	set_git_dir_1(path);
+	if (tmp_objdir)
+		tmp_objdir_reapply_primary_odb(tmp_objdir, old_cwd, new_cwd);
+	free(path);
+}
+
+static void set_git_dir(const char *path, int make_realpath)
+{
+	struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	if (make_realpath) {
+		strbuf_realpath(&realpath, path, 1);
+		path = realpath.buf;
+	}
+
+	set_git_dir_1(path);
+	if (!is_absolute_path(path))
+		chdir_notify_register(NULL, update_relative_gitdir, NULL);
+
+	strbuf_release(&realpath);
+}
+
 static const char *setup_explicit_git_dir(const char *gitdirenv,
 					  struct strbuf *cwd,
 					  struct repository_format *repo_fmt,
@@ -1663,46 +1703,6 @@ void setup_git_env(const char *git_dir)
 		fetch_if_missing = 0;
 }
 
-static void set_git_dir_1(const char *path)
-{
-	xsetenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, path, 1);
-	setup_git_env(path);
-}
-
-static void update_relative_gitdir(const char *name UNUSED,
-				   const char *old_cwd,
-				   const char *new_cwd,
-				   void *data UNUSED)
-{
-	char *path = reparent_relative_path(old_cwd, new_cwd,
-					    repo_get_git_dir(the_repository));
-	struct tmp_objdir *tmp_objdir = tmp_objdir_unapply_primary_odb();
-
-	trace_printf_key(&trace_setup_key,
-			 "setup: move $GIT_DIR to '%s'",
-			 path);
-	set_git_dir_1(path);
-	if (tmp_objdir)
-		tmp_objdir_reapply_primary_odb(tmp_objdir, old_cwd, new_cwd);
-	free(path);
-}
-
-void set_git_dir(const char *path, int make_realpath)
-{
-	struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
-
-	if (make_realpath) {
-		strbuf_realpath(&realpath, path, 1);
-		path = realpath.buf;
-	}
-
-	set_git_dir_1(path);
-	if (!is_absolute_path(path))
-		chdir_notify_register(NULL, update_relative_gitdir, NULL);
-
-	strbuf_release(&realpath);
-}
-
 const char *enter_repo(const char *path, unsigned flags)
 {
 	static struct strbuf validated_path = STRBUF_INIT;
diff --git a/setup.h b/setup.h
index bfea199bcd..d55dcc6608 100644
--- a/setup.h
+++ b/setup.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ static inline int discover_git_directory(struct strbuf *commondir,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void set_git_dir(const char *path, int make_realpath);
 void set_git_work_tree(const char *tree);
 
 /* Flags that can be passed to `enter_repo()`. */