diff --git a/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c b/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c
index 21aa343c7939..48ba50ded34d 100644
--- a/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c
+++ b/sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ u_int sf_buf_alloc_want;
 #define COMPAT_OLDSOCK
 #endif
 
-extern	struct fileops socketops;
-
 /*
  * MPSAFE
  */
diff --git a/sys/sys/file.h b/sys/sys/file.h
index 77344d095eb0..5161b83d5b64 100644
--- a/sys/sys/file.h
+++ b/sys/sys/file.h
@@ -161,6 +161,20 @@ int fget_write(struct thread *td, int fd, struct file **fpp);
 int fdrop(struct file *fp, struct thread *td);
 int fdrop_locked(struct file *fp, struct thread *td);
 
+/*
+ * The socket operations are used a couple of places.
+ * XXX: This is wrong, they should go through the operations vector for
+ * XXX: sockets instead of going directly for the individual functions. /phk
+ */
+fo_rdwr_t soo_read;
+fo_rdwr_t soo_write;
+fo_ioctl_t soo_ioctl;
+fo_poll_t soo_poll;
+fo_kqfilter_t soo_kqfilter;
+fo_stat_t soo_stat;
+fo_close_t soo_close;
+extern	struct fileops socketops;
+
 /* Lock a file. */
 #define	FILE_LOCK(f)	mtx_lock((f)->f_mtxp)
 #define	FILE_UNLOCK(f)	mtx_unlock((f)->f_mtxp)
diff --git a/sys/sys/socketvar.h b/sys/sys/socketvar.h
index 20cb365c5990..7046c450d6a9 100644
--- a/sys/sys/socketvar.h
+++ b/sys/sys/socketvar.h
@@ -338,31 +338,11 @@ extern u_long	sb_max;
 extern struct uma_zone *socket_zone;
 extern so_gen_t so_gencnt;
 
-struct file;
-struct filedesc;
-struct knote;
 struct mbuf;
 struct sockaddr;
-struct stat;
 struct ucred;
 struct uio;
 
-/*
- * File operations on sockets.
- */
-int	soo_read(struct file *fp, struct uio *uio, struct ucred *active_cred,
-	    int flags, struct thread *td);
-int	soo_write(struct file *fp, struct uio *uio,
-	    struct ucred *active_cred, int flags, struct thread *td);
-int	soo_close(struct file *fp, struct thread *td);
-int	soo_ioctl(struct file *fp, u_long cmd, void *data,
-	    struct ucred *active_cred, struct thread *td);
-int	soo_poll(struct file *fp, int events, struct ucred *active_cred,
-	    struct thread *td);
-int	soo_stat(struct file *fp, struct stat *ub, struct ucred *active_cred,
-	    struct thread *td);
-int	soo_kqfilter(struct file *fp, struct knote *kn);
-
 /*
  * From uipc_socket and friends
  */