diff --git a/src/basic/meson.build b/src/basic/meson.build
index 282118bb1a..37ef434542 100644
--- a/src/basic/meson.build
+++ b/src/basic/meson.build
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ basic_sources = files('''
         io-util.c
         io-util.h
         ioprio.h
-        kbd-util.c
-        kbd-util.h
         khash.c
         khash.h
         label.c
diff --git a/src/basic/kbd-util.c b/src/shared/kbd-util.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/basic/kbd-util.c
rename to src/shared/kbd-util.c
index 267803ec2c..79ae962530 100644
--- a/src/basic/kbd-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/kbd-util.c
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ int get_keymaps(char ***ret) {
 }
 
 bool keymap_is_valid(const char *name) {
-
         if (isempty(name))
                 return false;
 
diff --git a/src/basic/kbd-util.h b/src/shared/kbd-util.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/basic/kbd-util.h
rename to src/shared/kbd-util.h
diff --git a/src/shared/meson.build b/src/shared/meson.build
index 4b27a95cc2..940345c495 100644
--- a/src/shared/meson.build
+++ b/src/shared/meson.build
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ shared_sources = files('''
         json-internal.h
         json.c
         json.h
+        kbd-util.c
+        kbd-util.h
         killall.c
         killall.h
         libcrypt-util.c