diff --git a/ggatessh/ggatessh.c b/ggatessh/ggatessh.c
index 2b1f27c..f8a2337 100644
--- a/ggatessh/ggatessh.c
+++ b/ggatessh/ggatessh.c
@@ -685,6 +685,27 @@ procreq:
 	pthread_exit(NULL);
 }
 
+static void
+ggatessh_makepidfile(void)
+{
+	pid_t otherpid;
+
+	if (!g_gate_verbose) {
+		if (ggatessh_pidfile == NULL) {
+			asprintf(&ggatessh_pidfile, _PATH_VARRUN "/ggatessh.ggate%d.pid", unit);
+			err(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot allocate memory for pidfile");
+		}
+		pfh = pidfile_open(ggatessh_pidfile, 0600, &otherpid);
+		if (pfh == NULL) {
+			if (errno == EEXIST) {
+				errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "Daemon already running, pid: %jd.",
+				    (intmax_t)otherpid);
+			}
+			err(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot open/create pidfile");
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static void
 mydaemon(void)
 {
@@ -879,30 +900,9 @@ handle_params(int argc, char *argv[])
 	imgpath = argv[1];
 }
 
-void
-ggatessh_makepidfile(void)
-{
-
-	if (!g_gate_verbose) {
-		if (ggatessh_pidfile == NULL) {
-			asprintf(&ggatessh_pidfile, _PATH_VARRUN "/ggatessh.ggate%d.pid", unit);
-			err(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot allocate memory for pidfile");
-		}
-		pfh = pidfile_open(ggatessh_pidfile, 0600, &otherpid);
-		if (pfh == NULL) {
-			if (errno == EEXIST) {
-				errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "Daemon already running, pid: %jd.",
-				    (intmax_t)otherpid);
-			}
-			err(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot open/create pidfile");
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	pid_t otherpid;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (argc < 2)