diff --git a/changes/ticket26062 b/changes/ticket26062
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd1fe3df47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/ticket26062
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (client):
+    - Don't consider Tor running as a client if the ControlPort is open. Fixes
+      bug 26062; bugfix on 0.2.9.4-alpha.
+
diff --git a/src/or/config.c b/src/or/config.c
index 9af613e931..5e84ec1d61 100644
--- a/src/or/config.c
+++ b/src/or/config.c
@@ -8433,3 +8433,17 @@ init_cookie_authentication(const char *fname, const char *header,
   return retval;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Return true if any option is set in <b>options</b> to make us behave
+ * as a client.
+ */
+int
+options_any_client_port_set(const or_options_t *options)
+{
+  return (options->SocksPort_set ||
+          options->TransPort_set ||
+          options->NATDPort_set ||
+          options->DNSPort_set ||
+          options->HTTPTunnelPort_set);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/or/config.h b/src/or/config.h
index 1d3c27217e..4b41274434 100644
--- a/src/or/config.h
+++ b/src/or/config.h
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ smartlist_t *get_options_from_transport_options_line(const char *line,
                                                      const char *transport);
 smartlist_t *get_options_for_server_transport(const char *transport);
 
+/* Port helper functions. */
+int options_any_client_port_set(const or_options_t *options);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRIVATE
 
 #define CL_PORT_NO_STREAM_OPTIONS (1u<<0)
diff --git a/src/or/main.c b/src/or/main.c
index c4a42569d9..e63843b631 100644
--- a/src/or/main.c
+++ b/src/or/main.c
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ get_my_roles(const or_options_t *options)
 
   int roles = 0;
   int is_bridge = options->BridgeRelay;
-  int is_client = any_client_port_set(options);
+  int is_client = options_any_client_port_set(options);
   int is_relay = server_mode(options);
   int is_dirauth = authdir_mode_v3(options);
   int is_bridgeauth = authdir_mode_bridge(options);
diff --git a/src/or/networkstatus.c b/src/or/networkstatus.c
index 44c0638c2b..b7443b4c7a 100644
--- a/src/or/networkstatus.c
+++ b/src/or/networkstatus.c
@@ -1690,24 +1690,6 @@ networkstatus_set_current_consensus_from_ns(networkstatus_t *c,
 }
 #endif /* defined(TOR_UNIT_TESTS) */
 
-/**
- * Return true if any option is set in <b>options</b> to make us behave
- * as a client.
- *
- * XXXX If we need this elsewhere at any point, we should make it nonstatic
- * XXXX and move it into another file.
- */
-int
-any_client_port_set(const or_options_t *options)
-{
-  return (options->SocksPort_set ||
-          options->TransPort_set ||
-          options->NATDPort_set ||
-          options->ControlPort_set ||
-          options->DNSPort_set ||
-          options->HTTPTunnelPort_set);
-}
-
 /**
  * Helper for handle_missing_protocol_warning: handles either the
  * client case (if <b>is_client</b> is set) or the server case otherwise.
@@ -1743,7 +1725,7 @@ handle_missing_protocol_warning(const networkstatus_t *c,
                                 const or_options_t *options)
 {
   const int is_server = server_mode(options);
-  const int is_client = any_client_port_set(options) || !is_server;
+  const int is_client = options_any_client_port_set(options) || !is_server;
 
   if (is_server)
     handle_missing_protocol_warning_impl(c, 0);
diff --git a/src/or/networkstatus.h b/src/or/networkstatus.h
index 0c325959d7..6a7a42f911 100644
--- a/src/or/networkstatus.h
+++ b/src/or/networkstatus.h
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ void vote_routerstatus_free_(vote_routerstatus_t *rs);
 #define vote_routerstatus_free(rs) \
   FREE_AND_NULL(vote_routerstatus_t, vote_routerstatus_free_, (rs))
 
-int any_client_port_set(const or_options_t *options);
-
 #ifdef NETWORKSTATUS_PRIVATE
 #ifdef TOR_UNIT_TESTS
 STATIC int networkstatus_set_current_consensus_from_ns(networkstatus_t *c,