diff --git a/include/libssh/priv.h b/include/libssh/priv.h
index bd457579..6d8eeb43 100644
--- a/include/libssh/priv.h
+++ b/include/libssh/priv.h
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ socket_t ssh_connect_host(ssh_session session, const char *host,const char
         *bind_addr, int port, long timeout, long usec);
 socket_t ssh_connect_host_nonblocking(ssh_session session, const char *host,
 		const char *bind_addr, int port);
-void ssh_sock_set_nonblocking(socket_t sock);
-void ssh_sock_set_blocking(socket_t sock);
 
 /* in base64.c */
 ssh_buffer base64_to_bin(const char *source);
diff --git a/include/libssh/socket.h b/include/libssh/socket.h
index 527f52ed..29ded35c 100644
--- a/include/libssh/socket.h
+++ b/include/libssh/socket.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ int ssh_socket_get_status(ssh_socket s);
 int ssh_socket_buffered_write_bytes(ssh_socket s);
 int ssh_socket_data_available(ssh_socket s);
 int ssh_socket_data_writable(ssh_socket s);
+void ssh_socket_set_nonblocking(socket_t fd);
+void ssh_socket_set_blocking(socket_t fd);
 
 void ssh_socket_set_callbacks(ssh_socket s, ssh_socket_callbacks callbacks);
 int ssh_socket_pollcallback(struct ssh_poll_handle_struct *p, socket_t fd, int revents, void *v_s);
diff --git a/src/connect.c b/src/connect.c
index 963971c8..a47c652c 100644
--- a/src/connect.c
+++ b/src/connect.c
@@ -84,16 +84,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-void ssh_sock_set_nonblocking(socket_t sock) {
-  u_long nonblocking = 1;
-  ioctlsocket(sock, FIONBIO, &nonblocking);
-}
-
-void ssh_sock_set_blocking(socket_t sock) {
-  u_long nonblocking = 0;
-  ioctlsocket(sock, FIONBIO, &nonblocking);
-}
-
 #ifndef gai_strerror
 char WSAAPI *gai_strerrorA(int code) {
   static char buf[256];
@@ -103,16 +93,6 @@ char WSAAPI *gai_strerrorA(int code) {
   return buf;
 }
 #endif /* gai_strerror */
-
-#else /* _WIN32 */
-void ssh_sock_set_nonblocking(socket_t sock) {
-  fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
-}
-
-void ssh_sock_set_blocking(socket_t sock) {
-  fcntl(sock, F_SETFL, 0);
-}
-
 #endif /* _WIN32 */
 
 static int ssh_connect_socket_close(socket_t s){
@@ -168,7 +148,7 @@ static int ssh_connect_ai_timeout(ssh_session session, const char *host,
    */
   timeout_ms=timeout * 1000 + usec / 1000;
 
-  ssh_sock_set_nonblocking(s);
+  ssh_socket_set_nonblocking(s);
 
   ssh_log(session, SSH_LOG_RARE, "Trying to connect to host: %s:%d with "
       "timeout %d ms", host, port, timeout_ms);
@@ -215,7 +195,7 @@ static int ssh_connect_ai_timeout(ssh_session session, const char *host,
 
   /* s is connected ? */
   ssh_log(session, SSH_LOG_PACKET, "Socket connected with timeout\n");
-  ssh_sock_set_blocking(s);
+  ssh_socket_set_blocking(s);
 
   leave_function();
   return s;
@@ -385,7 +365,7 @@ socket_t ssh_connect_host_nonblocking(ssh_session session, const char *host,
         continue;
       }
     }
-    ssh_sock_set_nonblocking(s);
+    ssh_socket_set_nonblocking(s);
 
     connect(s, itr->ai_addr, itr->ai_addrlen);
     break;
diff --git a/src/socket.c b/src/socket.c
index a4a16b13..5bde8365 100644
--- a/src/socket.c
+++ b/src/socket.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ int ssh_socket_pollcallback(struct ssh_poll_handle_struct *p, socket_t fd, int r
 			ssh_log(s->session,SSH_LOG_PACKET,"Received POLLOUT in connecting state");
 			s->state = SSH_SOCKET_CONNECTED;
 			ssh_poll_set_events(p,POLLOUT | POLLIN);
-			ssh_sock_set_blocking(ssh_socket_get_fd_in(s));
+			ssh_socket_set_blocking(ssh_socket_get_fd_in(s));
 			if(s->callbacks && s->callbacks->connected)
 				s->callbacks->connected(SSH_SOCKET_CONNECTED_OK,0,s->callbacks->userdata);
 			return 0;
@@ -701,6 +701,27 @@ int ssh_socket_get_status(ssh_socket s) {
   return r;
 }
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+void ssh_socket_set_nonblocking(socket_t fd) {
+  u_long nonblocking = 1;
+  ioctlsocket(fd, FIONBIO, &nonblocking);
+}
+
+void ssh_socket_set_blocking(socket_t fd) {
+  u_long nonblocking = 0;
+  ioctlsocket(fd, FIONBIO, &nonblocking);
+}
+
+#else /* _WIN32 */
+void ssh_socket_set_nonblocking(socket_t fd) {
+  fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+}
+
+void ssh_socket_set_blocking(socket_t fd) {
+  fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, 0);
+}
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
+
 /**
  * @internal
  * @brief Launches a socket connection