diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
index 8175279d0..b878c29f4 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ typedef unsigned char ubyte;
 namespace std
 {
 
-// These operators allow extra data types to be stored in an Ogre::Any
-// object, which can then be stored in user object bindings on the nodes
-
 // TODO: Do something useful
 ostream& operator<<(ostream &o, const NifOgre::TextKeyMap&)
 { return o; }
diff --git a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp
index 13a76d472..12be52233 100644
--- a/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp
+++ b/components/nifogre/ogre_nif_loader.hpp
@@ -81,4 +81,14 @@ public:
 
 }
 
+namespace std
+{
+
+// These operators allow extra data types to be stored in an Ogre::Any
+// object, which can then be stored in user object bindings on the nodes
+
+ostream& operator<<(ostream &o, const NifOgre::TextKeyMap&);
+
+}
+
 #endif