diff --git a/daemon/graphite.c b/daemon/graphite.c
index 1d34e082e..fcdc215cb 100644
--- a/daemon/graphite.c
+++ b/daemon/graphite.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int connect_to_graphite_server(const endpoint_t *graphite_ep) {
 	rc = connect_socket_nb(&graphite_sock, SOCK_STREAM, graphite_ep);
 
 	if (rtpe_config.graphite_timeout > 0 && !(graphite_sock.fd < 0)) {
-		usertimeout(graphite_sock.fd, rtpe_config.graphite_timeout * 1000);
+		usertimeout(&graphite_sock, rtpe_config.graphite_timeout * 1000);
 	}
 
 	if (rc == -1) {
diff --git a/lib/socket.c b/lib/socket.c
index 57ce38440..2dc45a28d 100644
--- a/lib/socket.c
+++ b/lib/socket.c
@@ -735,6 +735,16 @@ static int __socket(socket_t *r, int type, sockfamily_t *fam) {
 	return 0;
 }
 
+INLINE void reuseaddr(int fd) {
+	int one = 1;
+	// coverity[check_return : FALSE]
+	setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &one, sizeof(one));
+}
+INLINE void ipv6only(int fd, int yn) {
+	// coverity[check_return : FALSE]
+	setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, &yn, sizeof(yn));
+}
+
 bool open_socket(socket_t *r, int type, unsigned int port, const sockaddr_t *sa) {
 	sockfamily_t *fam;
 
diff --git a/lib/socket.h b/lib/socket.h
index 99ab59e82..a5830f962 100644
--- a/lib/socket.h
+++ b/lib/socket.h
@@ -243,24 +243,14 @@ INLINE ssize_t socket_sendto_from(socket_t *s, const void *b, size_t l, const en
 } while (0)
 
 
-/* XXX obsolete these? */
-INLINE void usertimeout(int fd, unsigned int val) {
+INLINE void usertimeout(socket_t *s, unsigned int val) {
 	// coverity[check_return : FALSE]
-	setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_USER_TIMEOUT, &val, sizeof(val));
+	setsockopt(s->fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_USER_TIMEOUT, &val, sizeof(val));
 }
 INLINE void nonblock(int fd) {
 	// coverity[check_return : FALSE]
 	fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
 }
-INLINE void reuseaddr(int fd) {
-	int one = 1;
-	// coverity[check_return : FALSE]
-	setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &one, sizeof(one));
-}
-INLINE void ipv6only(int fd, int yn) {
-	// coverity[check_return : FALSE]
-	setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, &yn, sizeof(yn));
-}
 INLINE int socket_cpu_affinity(socket_t *s, int cpu) {
 #ifndef SO_INCOMING_CPU
 	errno = ENOTSUP;