diff --git a/src/include/switch_loadable_module.h b/src/include/switch_loadable_module.h
index 9a0fc6fd18..42a34d6541 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_loadable_module.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_loadable_module.h
@@ -392,8 +392,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(uint32_t) switch_core_codec_next_id(void);
 	}
 
 
-#define PROTECT_INTERFACE(_it) switch_thread_rwlock_rdlock(_it->parent->rwlock); switch_thread_rwlock_rdlock(_it->rwlock)
-#define UNPROTECT_INTERFACE(_it) switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(_it->rwlock); switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(_it->parent->rwlock); _it = NULL
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h b/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
index a144c333fb..adfce928eb 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_module_interfaces.h
@@ -620,6 +620,9 @@ struct switch_api_interface {
 	struct switch_api_interface *next;
 };
 
+#define PROTECT_INTERFACE(_it) switch_thread_rwlock_rdlock(_it->parent->rwlock); switch_thread_rwlock_rdlock(_it->rwlock)
+#define UNPROTECT_INTERFACE(_it) switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(_it->rwlock); switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(_it->parent->rwlock); _it = NULL
+
 SWITCH_END_EXTERN_C
 #endif
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