diff --git a/src/RRule.php b/src/RRule.php
index 9b1aa33..4827cf7 100755
--- a/src/RRule.php
+++ b/src/RRule.php
@@ -524,6 +524,16 @@ class RRule implements RRuleInterface
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the internal rule array, as it was passed to the constructor.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function getRule()
+	{
+		return $this->rule;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Magic string converter.
 	 *
@@ -2574,8 +2584,4 @@ class RRule implements RRuleInterface
 		$str = implode('',$parts);
 		return $str;
 	}
-
-	public function getRule() {
-		return $this->rule;
-	}
 }