diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a0451be8..d2d90e36 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ LIB_SOURCES =	src/libhttp.c						\
 		src/httplib_interpret_uri.c				\
 		src/httplib_is_authorized_for_put.c			\
 		src/httplib_is_not_modified.c				\
+		src/httplib_is_put_or_delete_method.c			\
 		src/httplib_is_valid_http_method.c			\
 		src/httplib_is_valid_port.c				\
 		src/httplib_is_websocket_protocol.c			\
diff --git a/src/httplib_is_put_or_delete_method.c b/src/httplib_is_put_or_delete_method.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23e1e9f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/httplib_is_put_or_delete_method.c
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/* 
+ * Copyright (c) 2016 Lammert Bies
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2016 the Civetweb developers
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2013 Sergey Lyubka
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+
+
+#include "libhttp-private.h"
+
+
+int XX_httplib_is_put_or_delete_method( const struct mg_connection *conn ) {
+
+	if ( conn == NULL ) return 0;
+
+	const char *s = conn->request_info.request_method;
+
+	return s != NULL && (!strcmp(s, "PUT") || !strcmp(s, "DELETE") || !strcmp(s, "MKCOL") || !strcmp(s, "PATCH"));
+
+}  /* X_httplib_is_put_or_delete_method */
diff --git a/src/libhttp.c b/src/libhttp.c
index dc19c605..b0809052 100644
--- a/src/libhttp.c
+++ b/src/libhttp.c
@@ -3329,14 +3329,3 @@ void XX_httplib_base64_encode( const unsigned char *src, int src_len, char *dst
 
 }  /* XX_httplib_base64_encode */
 #endif
-
-
-int XX_httplib_is_put_or_delete_method( const struct mg_connection *conn ) {
-
-	if ( conn == NULL ) return 0;
-
-	const char *s = conn->request_info.request_method;
-
-	return s != NULL && (!strcmp(s, "PUT") || !strcmp(s, "DELETE") || !strcmp(s, "MKCOL") || !strcmp(s, "PATCH"));
-
-}  /* X_httplib_is_put_or_delete_method */