diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-common-irc.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-common-irc.c
index 72606263..d6ab30ce 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-common-irc.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-common-irc.c
@@ -28,13 +28,11 @@
 
 #include "themes.h"
 #include "fe-irc-server.h"
+#include "fe-irc-channels.h"
 
 void fe_irc_modules_init(void);
 void fe_irc_modules_deinit(void);
 
-void fe_irc_channels_init(void);
-void fe_irc_channels_deinit(void);
-
 void fe_irc_queries_init(void);
 void fe_irc_queries_deinit(void);
 
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-events.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-events.c
index 7f5a8c26..068ee543 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-events.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-events.c
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
 #include "fe-windows.h"
 #include "fe-irc-server.h"
 
-int fe_channel_is_opchannel(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *target);
-const char *fe_channel_skip_prefix(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *target);
-
 static void event_privmsg(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
 			  const char *nick, const char *addr)
 {
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.c
index 9129e451..d5f17bd0 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.c
@@ -31,6 +31,51 @@
 #include "fe-windows.h"
 #include "window-items.h"
 
+int fe_channel_is_opchannel(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *target)
+{
+	const char *statusmsg;
+
+	/* Quick check */
+	if (server == NULL || server->prefix[(int)(unsigned char)*target] == 0)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	statusmsg = g_hash_table_lookup(server->isupport, "statusmsg");
+	if (statusmsg == NULL)
+		statusmsg = "@+";
+
+	return strchr(statusmsg, *target) != NULL;
+}
+
+const char *fe_channel_skip_prefix(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *target)
+{
+	const char *statusmsg;
+
+	/* Quick check */
+	if (server == NULL || server->prefix[(int)(unsigned char)*target] == 0)
+		return target;
+
+	/* Exit early if target doesn't name a channel */
+	if (server_ischannel(SERVER(server), target) == FALSE)
+		return FALSE;
+
+	statusmsg = g_hash_table_lookup(server->isupport, "statusmsg");
+
+	/* Hack: for bahamut 1.4 which sends neither STATUSMSG nor
+	 * WALLCHOPS in 005, accept @#chan and @+#chan (but not +#chan) */
+	if (statusmsg == NULL && *target != '@')
+		return target;
+
+	if (statusmsg == NULL)
+		statusmsg = "@+";
+
+	/* Strip the leading statusmsg prefixes */
+	while (strchr(statusmsg, *target) != NULL) {
+		target++;
+	}
+
+	return target;
+}
+
 static void sig_channel_rejoin(SERVER_REC *server, REJOIN_REC *rec)
 {
 	g_return_if_fail(rec != NULL);
@@ -46,7 +91,7 @@ static void sig_event_forward(SERVER_REC *server, const char *data,
 	char *params, *from, *to;
 
 	params = event_get_params(data, 3, NULL, &from, &to);
-	if (from != NULL && to != NULL && server_ischannel(server, *from) && server_ischannel(server, *to)) {
+	if (from != NULL && to != NULL && server_ischannel(server, from) && server_ischannel(server, to)) {
 		channel = irc_channel_find(server, from);
 		if (channel != NULL && irc_channel_find(server, to) == NULL) {
 			window_bind_add(window_item_window(channel),
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.h b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d05c91a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-channels.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef __FE_IRC_CHANNELS_H
+#define __FE_IRC_CHANNELS_H
+
+int fe_channel_is_opchannel(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *target);
+const char *fe_channel_skip_prefix(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *target);
+
+void fe_irc_channels_init(void);
+void fe_irc_channels_deinit(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-messages.c b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-messages.c
index e8cdb2c4..b2736a2c 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-messages.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/irc/fe-irc-messages.c
@@ -37,51 +37,6 @@
 #include "fe-queries.h"
 #include "window-items.h"
 
-int fe_channel_is_opchannel(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *target)
-{
-	const char *statusmsg;
-
-	/* Quick check */
-	if (server == NULL || server->prefix[(int)(unsigned char)*target] == 0)
-		return FALSE;
-
-	statusmsg = g_hash_table_lookup(server->isupport, "statusmsg");
-	if (statusmsg == NULL)
-		statusmsg = "@+";
-
-	return strchr(statusmsg, *target) != NULL;
-}
-
-const char *fe_channel_skip_prefix(IRC_SERVER_REC *server, const char *target)
-{
-	const char *statusmsg;
-
-	/* Quick check */
-	if (server == NULL || server->prefix[(int)(unsigned char)*target] == 0)
-		return target;
-
-	/* Exit early if target doesn't name a channel */
-	if (server_ischannel(SERVER(server), target) == FALSE)
-		return FALSE;
-
-	statusmsg = g_hash_table_lookup(server->isupport, "statusmsg");
-
-	/* Hack: for bahamut 1.4 which sends neither STATUSMSG nor
-	 * WALLCHOPS in 005, accept @#chan and @+#chan (but not +#chan) */
-	if (statusmsg == NULL && *target != '@')
-		return target;
-
-	if (statusmsg == NULL)
-		statusmsg = "@+";
-
-	/* Strip the leading statusmsg prefixes */
-	while (strchr(statusmsg, *target) != NULL) {
-		target++;
-	}
-
-	return target;
-}
-
 static void sig_message_own_public(SERVER_REC *server, const char *msg,
 				   const char *target, const char *origtarget)
 {