diff --git a/modules/lua/vlc.c b/modules/lua/vlc.c
index ff5c04bf2a..c6f210f1b8 100644
--- a/modules/lua/vlc.c
+++ b/modules/lua/vlc.c
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@
 #define INDEX_TEXT N_( "Directory index" )
 #define INDEX_LONGTEXT N_( "Allow to build directory index" )
 
+#define SOCKS_SERVER_TEXT N_("SOCKS server")
+#define SOCKS_SERVER_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "SOCKS proxy server to use. This must be of the form " \
+    "address:port. It will be used for all TCP connections" )
+
+#define SOCKS_USER_TEXT N_("SOCKS user name")
+#define SOCKS_USER_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "User name to be used for connection to the SOCKS proxy." )
+
+#define SOCKS_PASS_TEXT N_("SOCKS password")
+#define SOCKS_PASS_LONGTEXT N_( \
+    "Password to be used for connection to the SOCKS proxy." )
+
 #define TELNETHOST_TEXT N_( "Host" )
 #define TELNETHOST_LONGTEXT N_( "This is the host on which the " \
     "interface will listen. It defaults to all network interfaces (0.0.0.0)." \
@@ -649,6 +662,14 @@ vlc_module_begin ()
         set_callbacks( Open_LuaIntf, Close_LuaIntf )
         add_shortcut( "luaintf" )
 
+        set_section( N_( "Socks proxy") , NULL )
+        add_string( "socks", NULL,
+                    SOCKS_SERVER_TEXT, SOCKS_SERVER_LONGTEXT )
+        add_string( "socks-user", NULL,
+                    SOCKS_USER_TEXT, SOCKS_USER_LONGTEXT )
+        add_password( "socks-pwd", NULL,
+                      SOCKS_PASS_TEXT, SOCKS_PASS_LONGTEXT )
+
     add_submodule ()
         set_section( N_("Lua HTTP"), 0 )
             add_password("http-password", NULL, PASS_TEXT, PASS_LONGTEXT)
diff --git a/src/libvlc-module.c b/src/libvlc-module.c
index a49d9cdc24..e043245fdf 100644
--- a/src/libvlc-module.c
+++ b/src/libvlc-module.c
@@ -970,19 +970,6 @@ static const char* const ppsz_restore_playback_desc[] = {
 #define PROXY_PASS_LONGTEXT N_( \
     "If your HTTP proxy requires a password, set it here." )
 
-#define SOCKS_SERVER_TEXT N_("SOCKS server")
-#define SOCKS_SERVER_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "SOCKS proxy server to use. This must be of the form " \
-    "address:port. It will be used for all TCP connections" )
-
-#define SOCKS_USER_TEXT N_("SOCKS user name")
-#define SOCKS_USER_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "User name to be used for connection to the SOCKS proxy." )
-
-#define SOCKS_PASS_TEXT N_("SOCKS password")
-#define SOCKS_PASS_LONGTEXT N_( \
-    "Password to be used for connection to the SOCKS proxy." )
-
 #define META_TITLE_TEXT N_("Title metadata")
 #define META_TITLE_LONGTEXT N_( \
      "Allows you to specify a \"title\" metadata for an input.")
@@ -1963,15 +1950,6 @@ vlc_module_begin ()
 #endif
     add_obsolete_bool( "http-use-IE-proxy" ) /* since 4.0.0 */
 
-    set_section( N_( "Socks proxy") , NULL )
-    add_string( "socks", NULL,
-                 SOCKS_SERVER_TEXT, SOCKS_SERVER_LONGTEXT )
-    add_string( "socks-user", NULL,
-                 SOCKS_USER_TEXT, SOCKS_USER_LONGTEXT )
-    add_password( "socks-pwd", NULL,
-                 SOCKS_PASS_TEXT, SOCKS_PASS_LONGTEXT )
-
-
     set_section( N_("Metadata" ) , NULL )
     add_string( "meta-title", NULL, META_TITLE_TEXT,
                 META_TITLE_LONGTEXT )