diff --git a/tools.c b/tools.c
index ebe9833c..af2a73c3 100644
--- a/tools.c
+++ b/tools.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: tools.c 1.86 2004/12/26 11:23:35 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: tools.c 1.87 2005/01/04 11:06:45 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "tools.h"
@@ -464,6 +464,14 @@ cTimeMs::cTimeMs(void)
   Set();
 }
 
+uint64 cTimeMs::Now(void)
+{
+  struct timeval t;
+  if (gettimeofday(&t, NULL) == 0)
+     return (uint64(t.tv_sec)) * 1000 + t.tv_usec / 1000;
+  return 0;
+}
+
 void cTimeMs::Set(int Ms)
 {
   begin = Now() + Ms;
@@ -474,14 +482,6 @@ bool cTimeMs::TimedOut(void)
   return Now() >= begin;
 }
 
-uint64 cTimeMs::Now(void)
-{
-  struct timeval t;
-  if (gettimeofday(&t, NULL) == 0)
-     return (uint64(t.tv_sec)) * 1000 + t.tv_usec / 1000;
-  return 0;
-}
-
 uint64 cTimeMs::Elapsed(void)
 {
   return Now() - begin;
diff --git a/tools.h b/tools.h
index a89ac1f9..f13ee7a1 100644
--- a/tools.h
+++ b/tools.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: tools.h 1.62 2004/12/26 10:26:09 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: tools.h 1.63 2005/01/04 11:06:36 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __TOOLS_H
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ private:
   uint64 begin;
 public:
   cTimeMs(void);
+  static uint64 Now(void);
   void Set(int Ms = 0);
   bool TimedOut(void);
-  uint64 Now(void);
   uint64 Elapsed(void);
   };