diff --git a/src/networking.c b/src/networking.c
index 94b2ecee..53027d86 100644
--- a/src/networking.c
+++ b/src/networking.c
@@ -667,20 +667,6 @@ void disconnectSlaves(void) {
     }
 }
 
-/* This function is called when the slave lose the connection with the
- * master into an unexpected way. */
-void replicationHandleMasterDisconnection(void) {
-    server.master = NULL;
-    server.repl_state = REDIS_REPL_CONNECT;
-    server.repl_down_since = server.unixtime;
-    /* We lost connection with our master, force our slaves to resync
-     * with us as well to load the new data set.
-     *
-     * If server.masterhost is NULL the user called SLAVEOF NO ONE so
-     * slave resync is not needed. */
-    if (server.masterhost != NULL) disconnectSlaves();
-}
-
 void freeClient(redisClient *c) {
     listNode *ln;
 
diff --git a/src/replication.c b/src/replication.c
index 6d99d14f..ab9778cf 100644
--- a/src/replication.c
+++ b/src/replication.c
@@ -1657,6 +1657,20 @@ void replicationUnsetMaster(void) {
     server.repl_state = REDIS_REPL_NONE;
 }
 
+/* This function is called when the slave lose the connection with the
+ * master into an unexpected way. */
+void replicationHandleMasterDisconnection(void) {
+    server.master = NULL;
+    server.repl_state = REDIS_REPL_CONNECT;
+    server.repl_down_since = server.unixtime;
+    /* We lost connection with our master, force our slaves to resync
+     * with us as well to load the new data set.
+     *
+     * If server.masterhost is NULL the user called SLAVEOF NO ONE so
+     * slave resync is not needed. */
+    if (server.masterhost != NULL) disconnectSlaves();
+}
+
 void slaveofCommand(redisClient *c) {
     /* SLAVEOF is not allowed in cluster mode as replication is automatically
      * configured using the current address of the master node. */