diff --git a/src/encoding.c b/src/encoding.c
index 11ca96f..127e871 100644
--- a/src/encoding.c
+++ b/src/encoding.c
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "encoding.h"
 
+
+int
+unpack_data(char *buf, size_t buflen, char *data, size_t datalen, struct encoder *enc)
+{
+	if (!enc->eats_dots())
+		datalen = inline_undotify(data, datalen);
+	return enc->decode(buf, &buflen, data, datalen);
+}
+
 int 
 inline_dotify(char *buf, size_t buflen)
 {
diff --git a/src/encoding.h b/src/encoding.h
index 6f7418e..4473b2f 100644
--- a/src/encoding.h
+++ b/src/encoding.h
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef _ENCODING_H_
 #define _ENCODING_H_
 
-int inline_dotify(char *, size_t);
-int inline_undotify(char *, size_t);
-
 struct encoder {
 	char name[8];
 	int (*encode) (char *, size_t *, const void *, size_t);
@@ -28,5 +25,9 @@ struct encoder {
 	int (*eats_dots) (void);
 };
 
-#endif /* _ENCODING_H_ */
+int unpack_data(char *, size_t, char *, size_t, struct encoder *);
+int inline_dotify(char *, size_t);
+int inline_undotify(char *, size_t);
 
+
+#endif /* _ENCODING_H_ */
diff --git a/src/iodined.c b/src/iodined.c
index 942980a..677362f 100644
--- a/src/iodined.c
+++ b/src/iodined.c
@@ -126,14 +126,6 @@ send_version_response(int fd, version_ack_t ack, uint32_t payload, struct user *
 	write_dns(fd, &u->q, out, sizeof(out));
 }
 
-static int
-unpack_data(char *buf, size_t buflen, char *data, size_t datalen, struct encoder *enc)
-{
-	if (!enc->eats_dots())
-		datalen = inline_undotify(data, datalen);
-	return enc->decode(buf, &buflen, data, datalen);
-}
-
 static int
 tunnel_dns(int tun_fd, int dns_fd)
 {