diff --git a/src/unix/internal.h b/src/unix/internal.h
index 17381f33..3a51fc89 100644
--- a/src/unix/internal.h
+++ b/src/unix/internal.h
@@ -185,4 +185,9 @@ void uv__udp_watcher_stop(uv_udp_t* handle, ev_io* w);
 /* fs */
 void uv__fs_event_destroy(uv_fs_event_t* handle);
 
+#define UV__F_IPC        (1 << 0)
+#define UV__F_NONBLOCK   (1 << 1)
+int uv__make_socketpair(int fds[2], int flags);
+int uv__make_pipe(int fds[2], int flags);
+
 #endif /* UV_UNIX_INTERNAL_H_ */
diff --git a/src/unix/process.c b/src/unix/process.c
index 5581d8b8..becf60fe 100644
--- a/src/unix/process.c
+++ b/src/unix/process.c
@@ -63,10 +63,7 @@ static void uv__chld(EV_P_ ev_child* watcher, int revents) {
 }
 
 
-#define UV__F_IPC        (1 << 0)
-#define UV__F_NONBLOCK   (1 << 1)
-
-static int uv__make_socketpair(int fds[2], int flags) {
+int uv__make_socketpair(int fds[2], int flags) {
 #ifdef SOCK_NONBLOCK
   int fl;
 
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ static int uv__make_socketpair(int fds[2], int flags) {
 }
 
 
-static int uv__make_pipe(int fds[2], int flags) {
+int uv__make_pipe(int fds[2], int flags) {
 #if HAVE_SYS_PIPE2
   int fl;