diff --git a/include/proto/mworker.h b/include/proto/mworker.h
index 13e5c273d..87cbdd4eb 100644
--- a/include/proto/mworker.h
+++ b/include/proto/mworker.h
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@
 void mworker_proc_list_to_env();
 void mworker_env_to_proc_list();
 
+
+void mworker_block_signals();
+void mworker_unblock_signals();
+
 #endif /* PROTO_MWORKER_H_ */
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 85234720b..c9da06cd2 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -511,23 +511,6 @@ int current_child(int pid)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void mworker_block_signals()
-{
-	sigset_t set;
-
-	sigemptyset(&set);
-	sigaddset(&set, SIGUSR1);
-	sigaddset(&set, SIGUSR2);
-	sigaddset(&set, SIGHUP);
-	sigaddset(&set, SIGCHLD);
-	ha_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
-}
-
-static void mworker_unblock_signals()
-{
-	haproxy_unblock_signals();
-}
-
 /*
  * Send signal to every known children.
  */
diff --git a/src/mworker.c b/src/mworker.c
index 2f0f09bf2..da2323c7d 100644
--- a/src/mworker.c
+++ b/src/mworker.c
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 #include <common/mini-clist.h>
 
 #include <proto/mworker.h>
+#include <proto/signal.h>
 
 #include <types/global.h>
 
 
-
 /*
  * serialize the proc list and put it in the environment
  */
@@ -86,3 +86,22 @@ void mworker_env_to_proc_list()
 
 	unsetenv("HAPROXY_PROCESSES");
 }
+
+/* Signal blocking and unblocking */
+
+void mworker_block_signals()
+{
+	sigset_t set;
+
+	sigemptyset(&set);
+	sigaddset(&set, SIGUSR1);
+	sigaddset(&set, SIGUSR2);
+	sigaddset(&set, SIGHUP);
+	sigaddset(&set, SIGCHLD);
+	ha_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &set, NULL);
+}
+
+void mworker_unblock_signals()
+{
+	haproxy_unblock_signals();
+}