diff --git a/src/core/nginx.c b/src/core/nginx.c
index 3213527ec..57f7b2222 100644
--- a/src/core/nginx.c
+++ b/src/core/nginx.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <nginx.h>
 
 
+static void ngx_show_version_info();
 static ngx_int_t ngx_add_inherited_sockets(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
 static ngx_int_t ngx_get_options(int argc, char *const *argv);
 static ngx_int_t ngx_process_options(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
@@ -194,64 +195,7 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
     }
 
     if (ngx_show_version) {
-        ngx_write_stderr("nginx version: " NGINX_VER_BUILD NGX_LINEFEED);
-
-        if (ngx_show_help) {
-            ngx_write_stderr(
-                "Usage: nginx [-?hvVtTq] [-s signal] [-c filename] "
-                             "[-p prefix] [-g directives]" NGX_LINEFEED
-                             NGX_LINEFEED
-                "Options:" NGX_LINEFEED
-                "  -?,-h         : this help" NGX_LINEFEED
-                "  -v            : show version and exit" NGX_LINEFEED
-                "  -V            : show version and configure options then exit"
-                                   NGX_LINEFEED
-                "  -t            : test configuration and exit" NGX_LINEFEED
-                "  -T            : test configuration, dump it and exit"
-                                   NGX_LINEFEED
-                "  -q            : suppress non-error messages "
-                                   "during configuration testing" NGX_LINEFEED
-                "  -s signal     : send signal to a master process: "
-                                   "stop, quit, reopen, reload" NGX_LINEFEED
-#ifdef NGX_PREFIX
-                "  -p prefix     : set prefix path (default: "
-                                   NGX_PREFIX ")" NGX_LINEFEED
-#else
-                "  -p prefix     : set prefix path (default: NONE)" NGX_LINEFEED
-#endif
-                "  -c filename   : set configuration file (default: "
-                                   NGX_CONF_PATH ")" NGX_LINEFEED
-                "  -g directives : set global directives out of configuration "
-                                   "file" NGX_LINEFEED NGX_LINEFEED
-                );
-        }
-
-        if (ngx_show_configure) {
-
-#ifdef NGX_COMPILER
-            ngx_write_stderr("built by " NGX_COMPILER NGX_LINEFEED);
-#endif
-
-#if (NGX_SSL)
-            if (SSLeay() == SSLEAY_VERSION_NUMBER) {
-                ngx_write_stderr("built with " OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT
-                                 NGX_LINEFEED);
-            } else {
-                ngx_write_stderr("built with " OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT
-                                 " (running with ");
-                ngx_write_stderr((char *) (uintptr_t)
-                                 SSLeay_version(SSLEAY_VERSION));
-                ngx_write_stderr(")" NGX_LINEFEED);
-            }
-#ifdef SSL_CTRL_SET_TLSEXT_HOSTNAME
-            ngx_write_stderr("TLS SNI support enabled" NGX_LINEFEED);
-#else
-            ngx_write_stderr("TLS SNI support disabled" NGX_LINEFEED);
-#endif
-#endif
-
-            ngx_write_stderr("configure arguments:" NGX_CONFIGURE NGX_LINEFEED);
-        }
+        ngx_show_version_info();
 
         if (!ngx_test_config) {
             return 0;
@@ -419,6 +363,69 @@ main(int argc, char *const *argv)
 }
 
 
+static void
+ngx_show_version_info()
+{
+    ngx_write_stderr("nginx version: " NGINX_VER_BUILD NGX_LINEFEED);
+
+    if (ngx_show_help) {
+        ngx_write_stderr(
+            "Usage: nginx [-?hvVtTq] [-s signal] [-c filename] "
+                         "[-p prefix] [-g directives]" NGX_LINEFEED
+                         NGX_LINEFEED
+            "Options:" NGX_LINEFEED
+            "  -?,-h         : this help" NGX_LINEFEED
+            "  -v            : show version and exit" NGX_LINEFEED
+            "  -V            : show version and configure options then exit"
+                               NGX_LINEFEED
+            "  -t            : test configuration and exit" NGX_LINEFEED
+            "  -T            : test configuration, dump it and exit"
+                               NGX_LINEFEED
+            "  -q            : suppress non-error messages "
+                               "during configuration testing" NGX_LINEFEED
+            "  -s signal     : send signal to a master process: "
+                               "stop, quit, reopen, reload" NGX_LINEFEED
+#ifdef NGX_PREFIX
+            "  -p prefix     : set prefix path (default: " NGX_PREFIX ")"
+                               NGX_LINEFEED
+#else
+            "  -p prefix     : set prefix path (default: NONE)" NGX_LINEFEED
+#endif
+            "  -c filename   : set configuration file (default: " NGX_CONF_PATH
+                               ")" NGX_LINEFEED
+            "  -g directives : set global directives out of configuration "
+                               "file" NGX_LINEFEED NGX_LINEFEED
+        );
+    }
+
+    if (ngx_show_configure) {
+
+#ifdef NGX_COMPILER
+        ngx_write_stderr("built by " NGX_COMPILER NGX_LINEFEED);
+#endif
+
+#if (NGX_SSL)
+        if (SSLeay() == SSLEAY_VERSION_NUMBER) {
+            ngx_write_stderr("built with " OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT NGX_LINEFEED);
+        } else {
+            ngx_write_stderr("built with " OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT
+                             " (running with ");
+            ngx_write_stderr((char *) (uintptr_t)
+                             SSLeay_version(SSLEAY_VERSION));
+            ngx_write_stderr(")" NGX_LINEFEED);
+        }
+#ifdef SSL_CTRL_SET_TLSEXT_HOSTNAME
+        ngx_write_stderr("TLS SNI support enabled" NGX_LINEFEED);
+#else
+        ngx_write_stderr("TLS SNI support disabled" NGX_LINEFEED);
+#endif
+#endif
+
+        ngx_write_stderr("configure arguments:" NGX_CONFIGURE NGX_LINEFEED);
+    }
+}
+
+
 static ngx_int_t
 ngx_add_inherited_sockets(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
 {