diff --git a/src/openvpnserv/interactive.c b/src/openvpnserv/interactive.c
index 2019d38..7ff45b1 100644
--- a/src/openvpnserv/interactive.c
+++ b/src/openvpnserv/interactive.c
@@ -1891,6 +1891,11 @@ FreeWaitHandles(LPHANDLE h)
     free(h);
 }
 
+static BOOL
+CmpHandle(LPVOID item, LPVOID hnd)
+{
+    return item == hnd;
+}
 
 VOID WINAPI
 ServiceStartInteractive(DWORD dwArgc, LPTSTR *lpszArgv)
@@ -1901,11 +1906,6 @@ ServiceStartInteractive(DWORD dwArgc, LPTSTR *lpszArgv)
     list_item_t *threads = NULL;
     PHANDLE handles = NULL;
     DWORD handle_count;
-    BOOL
-    CmpHandle(LPVOID item, LPVOID hnd)
-    {
-        return item == hnd;
-    }
 
     service = RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerEx(interactive_service.name, ServiceCtrlInteractive, &status);
     if (!service)