1 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/ext/socket/socket.c b/ext/socket/socket.c
index 767446d8da..31346a0295 100644
--- a/ext/socket/socket.c
+++ b/ext/socket/socket.c
@@ -76,6 +76,21 @@ pair_yield(VALUE pair)
 #endif
 
 #if defined HAVE_SOCKETPAIR
+
+static int
+rsock_socketpair(int domain, int type, int protocol, int sv[2])
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = socketpair(domain, type, protocol, sv);
+    if (ret < 0 && (errno == EMFILE || errno == ENFILE)) {
+        rb_gc();
+        ret = socketpair(domain, type, protocol, sv);
+    }
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * call-seq:
  *   Socket.pair(domain, type, protocol)       => [socket1, socket2]
@@ -111,11 +126,7 @@ rsock_sock_s_socketpair(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE klass)
 
     setup_domain_and_type(domain, &d, type, &t);
     p = NUM2INT(protocol);
-    ret = socketpair(d, t, p, sp);
-    if (ret < 0 && (errno == EMFILE || errno == ENFILE)) {
-        rb_gc();
-        ret = socketpair(d, t, p, sp);
-    }
+    ret = rsock_socketpair(d, t, p, sp);
     if (ret < 0) {
 	rb_sys_fail("socketpair(2)");
     }