diff --git a/visor.c b/visor.c
index c5527b1..ee2b43a 100644
--- a/visor.c
+++ b/visor.c
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ struct threadInfo {
 	bool complete; // marks if the drawing that it was supposed to
 };
 
-struct threadInfo threads[MAX_THREADS]; // this will store an array with status info for all the threads
-
-cairo_surface_t *surface = NULL;
-
 /*
  * Concurrency model explained:
  * One reader thread (the GUI thread) of the pixel buffer, along with many
@@ -45,6 +41,12 @@ cairo_surface_t *surface = NULL;
 
 pthread_mutex_t pixmapMutex;
 pthread_cond_t pixmapCond;
+
+struct threadInfo threads[MAX_THREADS];
+// this will store an array with status info for all the threads
+
+cairo_surface_t *surface = NULL;
+
 bool pixmapAvailable = false;
 unsigned char *pixmap;
 struct planeView {