diff --git a/regress/test-exec.sh b/regress/test-exec.sh
index da1963aa0..e9018b5e5 100644
--- a/regress/test-exec.sh
+++ b/regress/test-exec.sh
@@ -336,6 +336,12 @@ if ! have_prog hostname; then
 		uname -n
 	}
 fi
+
+make_tmpdir ()
+{
+	SSH_REGRESS_TMP="$($OBJ/mkdtemp openssh-XXXXXXXX)" || \
+	    fatal "failed to create temporary directory"
+}
 # End of portable specific functions
 
 stop_sshd ()
@@ -369,12 +375,6 @@ stop_sshd ()
 	fi
 }
 
-make_tmpdir ()
-{
-	SSH_REGRESS_TMP="$($OBJ/mkdtemp openssh-XXXXXXXX)" || \
-	    fatal "failed to create temporary directory"
-}
-
 # helper
 cleanup ()
 {