diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index be5b744..74c3491 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <time.h>
 #include <err.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -78,3 +79,12 @@ do_chroot(char *newroot)
 		setuid(getuid());
 	}
 }
+
+void
+do_detach()
+{
+	printf("Detaching from terminal...\n");
+	daemon(0, 0);
+	umask(0);
+	alarm(0);
+}
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index b3e1dd3..5e41a74 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ int open_dns(int, in_addr_t);
 void close_dns(int);
 
 void do_chroot(char *);
+void do_detach();
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/iodine.c b/src/iodine.c
index cfca361..bb2410b 100644
--- a/src/iodine.c
+++ b/src/iodine.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <err.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
@@ -571,10 +570,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	do_chroot(newroot);
 	
 	if (!foreground) {
-		printf("Detaching from terminal...\n");
-		daemon(0, 0);
-		umask(0);
-		alarm(0);
+		do_detach();
 	}
 	
 	if (username) {
diff --git a/src/iodined.c b/src/iodined.c
index 7245604..d0d6212 100644
--- a/src/iodined.c
+++ b/src/iodined.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <err.h>
 #include <time.h>
@@ -538,10 +537,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	do_chroot(newroot);
 	
 	if (!foreground) {
-		printf("Detaching from terminal...\n");
-		daemon(0, 0);
-		umask(0);
-		alarm(0);
+		do_detach();
 	}
 
 	signal(SIGINT, sigint);