diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 5c9aa3202..bde9d6603 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2262,7 +2262,7 @@ bool CBlock::AcceptBlock(CValidationState &state, CDiskBlockPos *dbp)
         if (!FindBlockPos(state, blockPos, nBlockSize+8, nHeight, nTime, dbp != NULL))
             return error("AcceptBlock() : FindBlockPos failed");
         if (dbp == NULL)
-            if (!WriteToDisk(blockPos))
+            if (!WriteBlockToDisk(*this, blockPos))
                 return state.Abort(_("Failed to write block"));
         if (!AddToBlockIndex(state, blockPos))
             return error("AcceptBlock() : AddToBlockIndex failed");
@@ -2800,7 +2800,7 @@ bool InitBlockIndex() {
             CValidationState state;
             if (!FindBlockPos(state, blockPos, nBlockSize+8, 0, block.nTime))
                 return error("LoadBlockIndex() : FindBlockPos failed");
-            if (!block.WriteToDisk(blockPos))
+            if (!WriteBlockToDisk(block, blockPos))
                 return error("LoadBlockIndex() : writing genesis block to disk failed");
             if (!block.AddToBlockIndex(state, blockPos))
                 return error("LoadBlockIndex() : genesis block not accepted");
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index c5e5f2bfe..bda775e84 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -682,31 +682,6 @@ public:
         return hash;
     }
 
-    bool WriteToDisk(CDiskBlockPos &pos)
-    {
-        // Open history file to append
-        CAutoFile fileout = CAutoFile(OpenBlockFile(pos), SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
-        if (!fileout)
-            return error("CBlock::WriteToDisk() : OpenBlockFile failed");
-
-        // Write index header
-        unsigned int nSize = fileout.GetSerializeSize(*this);
-        fileout << FLATDATA(Params().MessageStart()) << nSize;
-
-        // Write block
-        long fileOutPos = ftell(fileout);
-        if (fileOutPos < 0)
-            return error("CBlock::WriteToDisk() : ftell failed");
-        pos.nPos = (unsigned int)fileOutPos;
-        fileout << *this;
-
-        // Flush stdio buffers and commit to disk before returning
-        fflush(fileout);
-        if (!IsInitialBlockDownload())
-            FileCommit(fileout);
-
-        return true;
-    }
 
     bool ReadFromDisk(const CDiskBlockPos &pos)
     {
@@ -779,6 +754,32 @@ public:
 };
 
 
+/** Functions for disk access for blocks */
+inline bool WriteBlockToDisk(CBlock& block, CDiskBlockPos& pos)
+{
+    // Open history file to append
+    CAutoFile fileout = CAutoFile(OpenBlockFile(pos), SER_DISK, CLIENT_VERSION);
+    if (!fileout)
+        return error("WriteBlockToDisk() : OpenBlockFile failed");
+
+    // Write index header
+    unsigned int nSize = fileout.GetSerializeSize(block);
+    fileout << FLATDATA(Params().MessageStart()) << nSize;
+
+    // Write block
+    long fileOutPos = ftell(fileout);
+    if (fileOutPos < 0)
+        return error("WriteBlockToDisk() : ftell failed");
+    pos.nPos = (unsigned int)fileOutPos;
+    fileout << block;
+
+    // Flush stdio buffers and commit to disk before returning
+    fflush(fileout);
+    if (!IsInitialBlockDownload())
+        FileCommit(fileout);
+
+    return true;
+}