diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index a0f006ab..4dadab21 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ void update_threads(void);
 void update_running_processes(void);
 void update_stuff(void);
 char get_freq(char *, size_t, const char *, int, unsigned int);
-char get_voltage(char *, size_t, const char *, int, unsigned int);	/* ptarjan */
+void print_voltage_mv(struct text_object *, char *, int);
+void print_voltage_v(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void update_load_average(void);
 void update_top(void);
 void free_all_processes(void);
diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 9b6b14c6..bd549602 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -818,18 +818,10 @@ void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 			}
 #if defined(__linux__)
 			OBJ(voltage_mv) {
-				static int ok = 1;
-				if (ok) {
-					ok = get_voltage(p, p_max_size, "%.0f", 1,
-							obj->data.i);
-				}
+				print_voltage_mv(obj, p, p_max_size);
 			}
 			OBJ(voltage_v) {
-				static int ok = 1;
-				if (ok) {
-					ok = get_voltage(p, p_max_size, "%'.3f", 1000,
-							obj->data.i);
-				}
+				print_voltage_v(obj, p, p_max_size);
 			}
 
 #ifdef HAVE_IWLIB
diff --git a/src/linux.c b/src/linux.c
index f70117f9..b4fc672a 100644
--- a/src/linux.c
+++ b/src/linux.c
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ char get_freq(char *p_client_buffer, size_t client_buffer_size,
  * Peter Tarjan (ptarjan@citromail.hu) */
 
 /* return cpu voltage in mV (use divisor=1) or V (use divisor=1000) */
-char get_voltage(char *p_client_buffer, size_t client_buffer_size,
+static char get_voltage(char *p_client_buffer, size_t client_buffer_size,
 		const char *p_format, int divisor, unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	FILE *f;
@@ -1270,6 +1270,22 @@ char get_voltage(char *p_client_buffer, size_t client_buffer_size,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+void print_voltage_mv(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
+{
+	static int ok = 1;
+	if (ok) {
+		ok = get_voltage(p, p_max_size, "%.0f", 1, obj->data.i);
+	}
+}
+
+void print_voltage_v(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
+{
+	static int ok = 1;
+	if (ok) {
+		ok = get_voltage(p, p_max_size, "%'.3f", 1000, obj->data.i);
+	}
+}
+
 #define ACPI_FAN_DIR "/proc/acpi/fan/"
 
 void get_acpi_fan(char *p_client_buffer, size_t client_buffer_size)