diff --git a/CHANGES.current b/CHANGES.current
index 66f3a87b7..bffefbb2b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.current
+++ b/CHANGES.current
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Version 1.3.39 (in progress)
 ============================
 
+2008-02-28: bhy
+            [Python] Fix SF#2637352. Move struct declaration of SWIG_module in pyinit.swg before
+            the method calls, since some C compiler don't allow declaration in middle of function
+            body.
+
 2008-02-21: wsfulton
 	    [Allegrocl] Fix seg fault wrapping some constant variable (%constant) types.
 
diff --git a/Lib/python/pyinit.swg b/Lib/python/pyinit.swg
index ab55765ad..5fa50ecb8 100644
--- a/Lib/python/pyinit.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/pyinit.swg
@@ -318,10 +318,7 @@ SWIGEXPORT
   void
 #endif
 SWIG_init(void) {
-  PyObject *m, *d;
-  
-  /* Fix SwigMethods to carry the callback ptrs when needed */
-  SWIG_Python_FixMethods(SwigMethods, swig_const_table, swig_types, swig_type_initial);
+  PyObject *m, *d;  
 #if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
   static struct PyModuleDef SWIG_module = {
     PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
@@ -334,7 +331,12 @@ SWIG_init(void) {
     NULL,
     NULL
   };
+#endif
 
+  /* Fix SwigMethods to carry the callback ptrs when needed */
+  SWIG_Python_FixMethods(SwigMethods, swig_const_table, swig_types, swig_type_initial);
+
+#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
   m = PyModule_Create(&SWIG_module);
 #else
   m = Py_InitModule((char *) SWIG_name, SwigMethods);