diff --git a/io/src/error.rs b/io/src/error.rs
index c2d18a2a..8d0a894d 100644
--- a/io/src/error.rs
+++ b/io/src/error.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ impl Error {
     }
 
     pub fn kind(&self) -> ErrorKind { self.kind }
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static)> {
+        self.error.as_deref()
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
+    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Debug + Send + Sync + 'static)> {
+        self.error.as_deref()
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<ErrorKind> for Error {
@@ -70,16 +80,6 @@ impl std::error::Error for Error {
     }
 }
 
-impl Error {
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static)> {
-        self.error.as_deref()
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(feature = "alloc", not(feature = "std")))]
-    pub fn get_ref(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Debug + Send + Sync + 'static)> { self.error.as_deref() }
-}
-
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
 impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
     fn from(o: std::io::Error) -> Error {