diff --git a/src/ifcwrap/IfcGeomWrapper.i b/src/ifcwrap/IfcGeomWrapper.i
index 29264499c5..8e568ce0ea 100644
--- a/src/ifcwrap/IfcGeomWrapper.i
+++ b/src/ifcwrap/IfcGeomWrapper.i
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ struct ShapeRTTI : public boost::static_visitor<PyObject*>
 	%}
 }
 
+%newobject construct_iterator_with_include_exclude;
+%newobject construct_iterator_with_include_exclude_globalid;
+%newobject construct_iterator_with_include_exclude_id;
 
 // I couldn't get the vector<string> typemap to be applied when %extending Iterator constructor.
 // anyway it does not matter as SWIG generates C code without actual constructors
@@ -230,10 +233,6 @@ struct ShapeRTTI : public boost::static_visitor<PyObject*>
 	}
 %}
 
-%newobject construct_iterator_with_include_exclude;
-%newobject construct_iterator_with_include_exclude_globalid;
-%newobject construct_iterator_with_include_exclude_id;
-
 %extend IfcGeom::Representation::Triangulation {
 	%pythoncode %{
         # Hide the getters with read-only property implementations