diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index ca245088..37d39d80 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2009-04-13  Steven Schubiger  <stsc@member.fsf.org>
+
+	* ftp.c (ftp_retrieve_list): Move the duplicated code that
+	determines the local file to a function.
+	
+	* http.c (http_loop): Likewise.
+
+	* retr.c (set_local_file): New function.
+
 2009-04-11  Steven Schubiger  <stsc@member.fsf.org>
 
 	* init.c (initialize): Run a custom SYSTEM_WGETRC when 
diff --git a/src/ftp.c b/src/ftp.c
index 7c509377..fe6ecd0a 100644
--- a/src/ftp.c
+++ b/src/ftp.c
@@ -1590,16 +1590,8 @@ Already have correct symlink %s -> %s\n\n"),
           && dlthis
           && file_exists_p (con->target))
         {
-          /* #### This code repeats in http.c and ftp.c.  Move it to a
-             function!  */
           const char *fl = NULL;
-          if (opt.output_document)
-            {
-              if (output_stream_regular)
-                fl = opt.output_document;
-            }
-          else
-            fl = con->target;
+          set_local_file (&fl, con->target);
           if (fl)
             touch (fl, f->tstamp);
         }
diff --git a/src/http.c b/src/http.c
index e0e1e013..c3adbf40 100644
--- a/src/http.c
+++ b/src/http.c
@@ -2723,16 +2723,8 @@ Remote file exists.\n\n"));
           && ((hstat.len == hstat.contlen) ||
               ((hstat.res == 0) && (hstat.contlen == -1))))
         {
-          /* #### This code repeats in http.c and ftp.c.  Move it to a
-             function!  */
           const char *fl = NULL;
-          if (opt.output_document)
-            {
-              if (output_stream_regular)
-                fl = opt.output_document;
-            }
-          else
-            fl = hstat.local_file;
+          set_local_file (&fl, hstat.local_file);
           if (fl)
             {
               time_t newtmr = -1;
diff --git a/src/retr.c b/src/retr.c
index 21c9002e..f081d831 100644
--- a/src/retr.c
+++ b/src/retr.c
@@ -1070,3 +1070,16 @@ no_proxy_match (const char *host, const char **no_proxy)
   else
     return sufmatch (no_proxy, host);
 }
+
+/* Set the file parameter to point to the local file string.  */
+void
+set_local_file (const char **file, const char *default_file)
+{
+  if (opt.output_document)
+    {
+      if (output_stream_regular)
+        *file = opt.output_document;
+    }
+  else
+    *file = default_file;
+}