diff --git a/src/xpra/scripts/main.py b/src/xpra/scripts/main.py
index 25c97e0f33..0e430f1585 100644
--- a/src/xpra/scripts/main.py
+++ b/src/xpra/scripts/main.py
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@
 SOCKET_TIMEOUT = int(os.environ.get("XPRA_SOCKET_TIMEOUT", 10))
 
 
+def enabled_str(v):
+    if v:
+        return "enabled"
+    else:
+        return "disabled"
+
+
 def warn(msg):
     sys.stderr.write(msg+"\n")
 
@@ -166,11 +173,6 @@ def parse_cmdline(cmdline):
                           default=defaults.xvfb,
                           metavar="CMD",
                           help="How to run the headless X server (default: '%default')")
-        def enabled_str(v):
-            if v:
-                return "enabled"
-            else:
-                return "disabled"
         group.add_option("--fake-xinerama", action="store_true",
                           dest="fake_xinerama",
                           default=defaults.fake_xinerama,