diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index a974a5c6716..fac38b8e4fa 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2023-02-17  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
+
+	* opncls.c: Hoist the SECTION comment.
+
 2023-02-17  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
 	* opncls.c (bfd_get_debug_link_info_1, separate_debug_file_exists)
diff --git a/bfd/opncls.c b/bfd/opncls.c
index 3fa2b03fdf9..4d0ca48ee78 100644
--- a/bfd/opncls.c
+++ b/bfd/opncls.c
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
 #define S_IXOTH 0001	/* Execute by others.  */
 #endif
 
+/*
+SECTION
+	Opening and closing BFDs
+
+SUBSECTION
+	Functions for opening and closing
+*/
+
 /* Counters used to initialize the bfd identifier.  */
 
 static unsigned int bfd_id_counter = 0;
@@ -185,14 +193,6 @@ _bfd_free_cached_info (bfd *abfd)
   return true;
 }
 
-/*
-SECTION
-	Opening and closing BFDs
-
-SUBSECTION
-	Functions for opening and closing
-*/
-
 /*
 FUNCTION
 	bfd_fopen