diff --git a/nmap.cc b/nmap.cc
index f576f6cb5..a007312ea 100644
--- a/nmap.cc
+++ b/nmap.cc
@@ -2088,36 +2088,6 @@ int gather_logfile_resumption_state(char *fname, int *myargc, char ***myargv) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-/* We set the socket lingering so we will RST connection instead of wasting
-   bandwidth with the four step close  */
-void init_socket(int sd) {
-  struct linger l;
-  int res;
-  static int bind_failed=0;
-  struct sockaddr_storage ss;
-  size_t sslen;
-
-  l.l_onoff = 1;
-  l.l_linger = 0;
-
-  if (setsockopt(sd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_LINGER,  (const char *) &l, sizeof(struct linger)))
-    {
-      error("Problem setting socket SO_LINGER, errno: %d", socket_errno());
-      perror("setsockopt");
-    }
-  if (o.spoofsource && !bind_failed)
-    {
-      o.SourceSockAddr(&ss, &sslen);
-      res=bind(sd, (struct sockaddr*)&ss, sslen);
-      if (res<0)
-	{
-	  error("%s: Problem binding source address (%s), errno: %d", __func__, inet_socktop(&ss), socket_errno());
-	  perror("bind");
-	  bind_failed=1;
-	}
-    }
-}
-
 
 
 /* Convert a string like "-100,n*tp,200-1024,3000-4000,[60000-]" into an array
diff --git a/nmap.h b/nmap.h
index 4e3bd3af2..4d804fada 100644
--- a/nmap.h
+++ b/nmap.h
@@ -425,9 +425,6 @@ void getpts_simple(const char *origexpr, int range_type,
                    unsigned short **list, int *count);
 void free_scan_lists(struct scan_lists *ports);
 
-/* socket manipulation functions */
-void init_socket(int sd);
-
 /* Renamed main so that interactive mode could preprocess when necessary */
 int nmap_main(int argc, char *argv[]);
 
diff --git a/scan_engine.cc b/scan_engine.cc
index 23af4887d..3210aa833 100644
--- a/scan_engine.cc
+++ b/scan_engine.cc
@@ -2951,6 +2951,35 @@ static void ultrascan_port_probe_update(UltraScanInfo *USI, HostScanStats *hss,
 
 
 
+/* We set the socket lingering so we will RST connection instead of wasting
+   bandwidth with the four step close  */
+static void init_socket(int sd) {
+  struct linger l;
+  int res;
+  static int bind_failed=0;
+  struct sockaddr_storage ss;
+  size_t sslen;
+
+  l.l_onoff = 1;
+  l.l_linger = 0;
+
+  if (setsockopt(sd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_LINGER,  (const char *) &l, sizeof(struct linger)))
+    {
+      error("Problem setting socket SO_LINGER, errno: %d", socket_errno());
+      perror("setsockopt");
+    }
+  if (o.spoofsource && !bind_failed)
+    {
+      o.SourceSockAddr(&ss, &sslen);
+      res=bind(sd, (struct sockaddr*)&ss, sslen);
+      if (res<0)
+	{
+	  error("%s: Problem binding source address (%s), errno: %d", __func__, inet_socktop(&ss), socket_errno());
+	  perror("bind");
+	  bind_failed=1;
+	}
+    }
+}
 
 /* If this is NOT a ping probe, set pingseq to 0.  Otherwise it will be the
    ping sequence number (they start at 1).  The probe sent is returned. */