diff --git a/src/basic/meson.build b/src/basic/meson.build
index d1aa86e7b5..3685b639ae 100644
--- a/src/basic/meson.build
+++ b/src/basic/meson.build
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ basic_sources = files('''
         procfs-util.c
         procfs-util.h
         pthread-util.h
-        quota-util.c
-        quota-util.h
         random-util.c
         random-util.h
         ratelimit.c
diff --git a/src/shared/meson.build b/src/shared/meson.build
index f35cec0a9c..579abcc602 100644
--- a/src/shared/meson.build
+++ b/src/shared/meson.build
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ shared_sources = files('''
         pwquality-util.h
         qrcode-util.c
         qrcode-util.h
+        quota-util.c
+        quota-util.h
         reboot-util.c
         reboot-util.h
         resize-fs.c
diff --git a/src/basic/quota-util.c b/src/shared/quota-util.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/basic/quota-util.c
rename to src/shared/quota-util.c
diff --git a/src/basic/quota-util.h b/src/shared/quota-util.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/basic/quota-util.h
rename to src/shared/quota-util.h