/* nothing */
 }
 
-static void daemonize(void)
-{
-       die("--detach not supported on this platform");
-}
-
 static struct credentials *prepare_credentials(const char *user_name,
     const char *group_name)
 {
 
        return &c;
 }
-
-static void daemonize(void)
-{
-       switch (fork()) {
-               case 0:
-                       break;
-               case -1:
-                       die_errno("fork failed");
-               default:
-                       exit(0);
-       }
-       if (setsid() == -1)
-               die_errno("setsid failed");
-       close(0);
-       close(1);
-       close(2);
-       sanitize_stdfds();
-}
 #endif
 
 static void store_pid(const char *path)
        if (inetd_mode || serve_mode)
                return execute();
 
-       if (detach)
-               daemonize();
-       else
+       if (detach) {
+               if (daemonize())
+                       die("--detach not supported on this platform");
+       } else
                sanitize_stdfds();
 
        if (pid_file)