diff --git a/src/include/switch_apr.h b/src/include/switch_apr.h
index c7279b6a8c..f2af8bc24b 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_apr.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_apr.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 #define SWITCH_APR_H
 
 SWITCH_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
+
+SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_status_is_timeup(int status);
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 typedef DWORD switch_thread_id_t;
 #else
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/skinny_protocol.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/skinny_protocol.c
index da642c1cfa..16e8545304 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/skinny_protocol.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_skinny/skinny_protocol.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ switch_status_t skinny_read_packet(listener_t *listener, skinny_message_t **req)
 		if (!listener_is_ready(listener)) {
 			break;
 		}
-		if ((status != 70007 /* APR_TIMEUP */) && !SWITCH_STATUS_IS_BREAK(status) && (status != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS)) {
+		if (switch_status_is_timeup(status) && !SWITCH_STATUS_IS_BREAK(status) && (status != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS)) {
 			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_INFO, "Socket break with status=%d.\n", status);
 			return SWITCH_STATUS_FALSE;
 		}
diff --git a/src/switch_apr.c b/src/switch_apr.c
index b592fc7c3e..be084fa61d 100644
--- a/src/switch_apr.c
+++ b/src/switch_apr.c
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@
 
 /* apr stubs */
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_status_is_timeup(int status)
+{
+	return APR_STATUS_IS_TIMEUP(status);
+}
+
 /* Memory Pools */
 
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_thread_id_t) switch_thread_self(void)