diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index feb0ca9..71e1824 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -133,6 +133,61 @@ config_send_file(struct privsep *ps, int fd, int type)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+make_socket(int port, int family)
+{
+	int sock, v;
+	struct sockaddr_in addr4;
+	struct sockaddr_in6 addr6;
+	struct sockaddr *addr;
+	socklen_t len;
+
+	switch (family) {
+	case AF_INET:
+		memset(&addr4, 0, sizeof(addr4));
+		addr4.sin_family = family;
+		addr4.sin_port = htons(port);
+		addr4.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
+		addr = (struct sockaddr*)&addr4;
+		len = sizeof(addr4);
+		break;
+
+	case AF_INET6:
+		memset(&addr6, 0, sizeof(addr6));
+		addr6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
+		addr6.sin6_port = htons(port);
+		addr6.sin6_addr = in6addr_any;
+		addr = (struct sockaddr*)&addr6;
+		len = sizeof(addr6);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		/* unreachable */
+		abort();
+	}
+
+	if ((sock = socket(family, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1)
+		fatal("socket");
+
+	v = 1;
+	if (setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &v, sizeof(v)) == -1)
+		fatal("setsockopt(SO_REUSEADDR)");
+
+	v = 1;
+	if (setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT, &v, sizeof(v)) == -1)
+		fatal("setsockopt(SO_REUSEPORT)");
+
+	mark_nonblock(sock);
+
+	if (bind(sock, addr, len) == -1)
+		fatal("bind");
+
+	if (listen(sock, 16) == -1)
+		fatal("listen");
+
+	return sock;
+}
+
 static int
 config_send_socks(struct conf *conf)
 {
diff --git a/gmid.c b/gmid.c
index ec3ddb7..147609e 100644
--- a/gmid.c
+++ b/gmid.c
@@ -72,61 +72,6 @@ const char *pidfile;
 
 struct conf conf;
 
-int
-make_socket(int port, int family)
-{
-	int sock, v;
-	struct sockaddr_in addr4;
-	struct sockaddr_in6 addr6;
-	struct sockaddr *addr;
-	socklen_t len;
-
-	switch (family) {
-	case AF_INET:
-		memset(&addr4, 0, sizeof(addr4));
-		addr4.sin_family = family;
-		addr4.sin_port = htons(port);
-		addr4.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
-		addr = (struct sockaddr*)&addr4;
-		len = sizeof(addr4);
-		break;
-
-	case AF_INET6:
-		memset(&addr6, 0, sizeof(addr6));
-		addr6.sin6_family = AF_INET6;
-		addr6.sin6_port = htons(port);
-		addr6.sin6_addr = in6addr_any;
-		addr = (struct sockaddr*)&addr6;
-		len = sizeof(addr6);
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		/* unreachable */
-		abort();
-	}
-
-	if ((sock = socket(family, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) == -1)
-		fatal("socket");
-
-	v = 1;
-	if (setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &v, sizeof(v)) == -1)
-		fatal("setsockopt(SO_REUSEADDR)");
-
-	v = 1;
-	if (setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT, &v, sizeof(v)) == -1)
-		fatal("setsockopt(SO_REUSEPORT)");
-
-	mark_nonblock(sock);
-
-	if (bind(sock, addr, len) == -1)
-		fatal("bind");
-
-	if (listen(sock, 16) == -1)
-		fatal("listen");
-
-	return sock;
-}
-
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
diff --git a/gmid.h b/gmid.h
index af95f1b..013f391 100644
--- a/gmid.h
+++ b/gmid.h
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ enum imsg_type {
 /* gmid.c */
 char		*data_dir(void);
 void		 load_local_cert(struct vhost*, const char*, const char*);
-int		 make_socket(int, int);
 
 /* config.c */
 void		 config_init(void);