diff --git a/src/control_socket.cpp b/src/control_socket.cpp
index cd914791a..1e00ff64d 100644
--- a/src/control_socket.cpp
+++ b/src/control_socket.cpp
@@ -153,24 +153,6 @@ static void new_message(struct module *m) {
         }
 }
 
-static int get_bound_port(fd_t fd, int ip_version){
-        assert(ip_version == 4 || ip_version == 6);
-        sockaddr_storage ss;
-        socklen_t s_len = sizeof(ss);
-
-        int rc = getsockname(fd, reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr *>(&ss), &s_len);
-        if(rc != 0)
-                return -1;
-
-        if(ip_version == 4){
-                auto *s_in = reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr_in *>(&ss);
-                return ntohs(s_in->sin_port);
-        }
-
-	auto *s_in6 = reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr_in6 *>(&ss);
-        return ntohs(s_in6->sin6_port);
-}
-
 int control_init(int port, int connection_type, struct control_state **state, struct module *root_module, int force_ip_version)
 {
         control_state *s = new control_state();
@@ -251,7 +233,7 @@ int control_init(int port, int connection_type, struct control_state **state, st
                                 goto error;
                         }
                         log_msg(LOG_LEVEL_NOTICE, "Control socket listening on port %d\n",
-                                        get_bound_port(s->socket_fd, ip_version));
+                                        socket_get_recv_port(s->socket_fd));
                 }
         } else {
                 if (force_ip_version == 6) {