diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index 470b56eab5..75e6717a94 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -160,6 +160,41 @@ static int http_options(const char *var, const char *value)
 	return git_default_config(var, value);
 }
 
+static CURL* get_curl_handle(void)
+{
+	CURL* result = curl_easy_init();
+
+	curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, curl_ssl_verify);
+#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070907
+	curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_NETRC, CURL_NETRC_OPTIONAL);
+#endif
+
+	if (ssl_cert != NULL)
+		curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_SSLCERT, ssl_cert);
+#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070902
+	if (ssl_key != NULL)
+		curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_SSLKEY, ssl_key);
+#endif
+#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070908
+	if (ssl_capath != NULL)
+		curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_CAPATH, ssl_capath);
+#endif
+	if (ssl_cainfo != NULL)
+		curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_CAINFO, ssl_cainfo);
+	curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, 1);
+
+	if (curl_low_speed_limit > 0 && curl_low_speed_time > 0) {
+		curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT,
+				 curl_low_speed_limit);
+		curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME,
+				 curl_low_speed_time);
+	}
+
+	curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
 void http_init(void)
 {
 	char *low_speed_limit;
@@ -223,7 +258,6 @@ void http_cleanup(void)
 	struct active_request_slot *slot = active_queue_head;
 #ifdef USE_CURL_MULTI
 	char *wait_url;
-	CURLMcode curlm_result;
 #endif
 
 	while (slot != NULL) {
@@ -252,41 +286,6 @@ void http_cleanup(void)
 	
 }
 
-static CURL* get_curl_handle(void)
-{
-	CURL* result = curl_easy_init();
-
-	curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, curl_ssl_verify);
-#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070907
-	curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_NETRC, CURL_NETRC_OPTIONAL);
-#endif
-
-	if (ssl_cert != NULL)
-		curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_SSLCERT, ssl_cert);
-#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070902
-	if (ssl_key != NULL)
-		curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_SSLKEY, ssl_key);
-#endif
-#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x070908
-	if (ssl_capath != NULL)
-		curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_CAPATH, ssl_capath);
-#endif
-	if (ssl_cainfo != NULL)
-		curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_CAINFO, ssl_cainfo);
-	curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR, 1);
-
-	if (curl_low_speed_limit > 0 && curl_low_speed_time > 0) {
-		curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT,
-				 curl_low_speed_limit);
-		curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME,
-				 curl_low_speed_time);
-	}
-
-	curl_easy_setopt(result, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
-
-	return result;
-}
-
 struct active_request_slot *get_active_slot(void)
 {
 	struct active_request_slot *slot = active_queue_head;