diff --git a/builtin.h b/builtin.h
index ed6ee26933..0398d24740 100644
--- a/builtin.h
+++ b/builtin.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ extern const char git_version_string[];
 extern const char git_usage_string[];
 extern const char git_more_info_string[];
 
-extern void list_common_cmds_help(void);
-extern const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd);
 extern void prune_packed_objects(int);
 extern int fmt_merge_msg(int merge_summary, struct strbuf *in,
 	struct strbuf *out);
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index ce4bcfec03..50a14013c5 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "builtin.h"
-#include "exec_cmd.h"
 #include "cache.h"
+#include "exec_cmd.h"
+#include "help.h"
 #include "quote.h"
 #include "run-command.h"
 
diff --git a/help.h b/help.h
index 56bc15406f..b6b12d5754 100644
--- a/help.h
+++ b/help.h
@@ -16,14 +16,17 @@ static inline void mput_char(char c, unsigned int num)
 		putchar(c);
 }
 
-void load_command_list(const char *prefix,
-		struct cmdnames *main_cmds,
-		struct cmdnames *other_cmds);
-void add_cmdname(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name, int len);
+extern void list_common_cmds_help(void);
+extern const char *help_unknown_cmd(const char *cmd);
+extern void load_command_list(const char *prefix,
+			      struct cmdnames *main_cmds,
+			      struct cmdnames *other_cmds);
+extern void add_cmdname(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name, int len);
 /* Here we require that excludes is a sorted list. */
-void exclude_cmds(struct cmdnames *cmds, struct cmdnames *excludes);
-int is_in_cmdlist(struct cmdnames *c, const char *s);
-void list_commands(const char *title, struct cmdnames *main_cmds,
-		   struct cmdnames *other_cmds);
+extern void exclude_cmds(struct cmdnames *cmds, struct cmdnames *excludes);
+extern int is_in_cmdlist(struct cmdnames *cmds, const char *name);
+extern void list_commands(const char *title,
+			  struct cmdnames *main_cmds,
+			  struct cmdnames *other_cmds);
 
 #endif /* HELP_H */