diff --git a/privatemsg.module b/privatemsg.module
index 43d56d21e442ef6416914dba319bb5a785750b3c..357f47e267e031c41e88c67685b0232cbcc7d3ab 100644
--- a/privatemsg.module
+++ b/privatemsg.module
@@ -428,13 +428,6 @@ function privatemsg_user($type, &$edit, &$account, $category = NULL) {
   }
 }
 
-function _privatemsg_user_add_defaults(&$account) {
-  if (!isset($account->privatemsg_allow)) {
-    $account->privatemsg_allow = variable_get('privatemsg_default_allow', 1);
-    $account->privatemsg_setmessage_notify = variable_get('privatemsg_default_setmessage_notify', 1);
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_form_alter().
  */
@@ -2483,3 +2476,10 @@ function privatemsg_load($message_id) {
   $result = db_query($sql, $params);
   return db_fetch_object($result);
 }
+
+function _privatemsg_user_add_defaults(&$account) {
+  if (!isset($account->privatemsg_allow)) {
+    $account->privatemsg_allow = variable_get('privatemsg_default_allow', 1);
+    $account->privatemsg_setmessage_notify = variable_get('privatemsg_default_setmessage_notify', 1);
+  }
+}