diff --git a/src/bin/debug/strace/NetworkTypes.cpp b/src/bin/debug/strace/NetworkTypes.cpp
index 80f042d1be..3b8b6bdafb 100644
--- a/src/bin/debug/strace/NetworkTypes.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/debug/strace/NetworkTypes.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,52 @@ format_number(uint32 value)
 }
 
 
+static string
+format_iovecs(Context &context, const iovec *iov, int iovlen)
+{
+	if (iov == NULL && iovlen == 0)
+		return "(empty)";
+
+	iovec vecs[iovlen];
+	int32 bytesRead;
+
+	string r = "[";
+	status_t err = context.Reader().Read((void*)iov, vecs, sizeof(vecs), bytesRead);
+	if (err != B_OK) {
+		r += context.FormatPointer(iov);
+		r += ", " + context.FormatSigned(iovlen);
+	} else {
+		for (int i = 0; i < iovlen; i++) {
+			if (i > 0)
+				r += ", ";
+			r += "{iov_base=" + context.FormatPointer(vecs[i].iov_base);
+			r += ", iov_len=" + context.FormatUnsigned(vecs[i].iov_len);
+			r += "}";
+		}
+	}
+	return r + "]";
+}
+
+
+template<>
+string
+TypeHandlerImpl<iovec *>::GetParameterValue(Context &context, Parameter *param,
+	const void *address)
+{
+	Parameter *size = context.GetNextSibling(param);
+	return format_iovecs(context, (const iovec*)*(void **)address,
+		context.ReadValue<size_t>(size));
+}
+
+
+template<>
+string
+TypeHandlerImpl<iovec *>::GetReturnValue(Context &context, uint64 value)
+{
+	return context.FormatPointer((void *)value);
+}
+
+
 static string
 read_fdset(Context &context, void *data)
 {
@@ -731,6 +777,7 @@ class SpecializedPointerTypeHandler : public TypeHandler {
 		return new SpecializedPointerTypeHandler<type>(); \
 	}
 
+DEFINE_TYPE(iovec_ptr, iovec *);
 DEFINE_TYPE(fdset_ptr, fd_set *);
 POINTER_TYPE(flock_ptr, flock);
 POINTER_TYPE(ifconf_ptr, ifconf);
diff --git a/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.cpp b/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.cpp
index 54ea04f4cf..c3e69cd0d2 100644
--- a/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.cpp
@@ -126,56 +126,6 @@ create_status_t_type_handler()
 }
 
 
-// iovec*
-string
-format_iovecs(Context &context, const iovec *iov, int iovlen)
-{
-	if (iov == NULL && iovlen == 0)
-		return "(empty)";
-
-	iovec vecs[iovlen];
-	int32 bytesRead;
-
-	string r = "[";
-	status_t err = context.Reader().Read((void*)iov, vecs, sizeof(vecs), bytesRead);
-	if (err != B_OK) {
-		r += context.FormatPointer(iov);
-		r += ", " + context.FormatSigned(iovlen);
-	} else {
-		for (int i = 0; i < iovlen; i++) {
-			if (i > 0)
-				r += ", ";
-			r += "{iov_base=" + context.FormatPointer(vecs[i].iov_base);
-			r += ", iov_len=" + context.FormatUnsigned(vecs[i].iov_len);
-			r += "}";
-		}
-	}
-	return r + "]";
-}
-
-class IovecTypeHandler : public TypeHandler {
-public:
-	IovecTypeHandler() {}
-
-	string GetParameterValue(Context &context, Parameter *param, const void *address)
-	{
-		Parameter *size = context.GetNextSibling(param);
-		return format_iovecs(context, (const iovec*)*(void **)address,
-			context.ReadValue<size_t>(size));
-	}
-
-	string GetReturnValue(Context &context, uint64 value)
-	{
-		return context.FormatPointer((void *)value);
-	}
-};
-
-TypeHandler *
-create_iovec_ptr_type_handler()
-{
-	return new IovecTypeHandler;
-}
-
 // read_string
 static
 string
diff --git a/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.h b/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.h
index 0e2abeafff..15057b179b 100644
--- a/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.h
+++ b/src/bin/debug/strace/TypeHandler.h
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ extern TypeHandler *create_pointer_type_handler();
 extern TypeHandler *create_string_type_handler();
 extern TypeHandler *create_status_t_type_handler();
 
-extern string format_iovecs(Context &context, const struct iovec *iov, int iovlen);
-
 // specialization for "const char*"
 template<>
 struct TypeHandlerFactory<const char*> {