diff --git a/src/shared/bus-unit-util.c b/src/shared/bus-unit-util.c
index 3ae3c12f92..6fe6131292 100644
--- a/src/shared/bus-unit-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/bus-unit-util.c
@@ -2407,3 +2407,20 @@ int unit_load_state(sd_bus *bus, const char *name, char **load_state) {
 
         return 0;
 }
+
+int unit_info_compare(const UnitInfo *a, const UnitInfo *b) {
+        int r;
+
+        /* First, order by machine */
+        r = strcasecmp_ptr(a->machine, b->machine);
+        if (r != 0)
+                return r;
+
+        /* Second, order by unit type */
+        r = strcasecmp_ptr(strrchr(a->id, '.'), strrchr(b->id, '.'));
+        if (r != 0)
+                return r;
+
+        /* Third, order by name */
+        return strcasecmp(a->id, b->id);
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/bus-unit-util.h b/src/shared/bus-unit-util.h
index a0b496f62c..544767b033 100644
--- a/src/shared/bus-unit-util.h
+++ b/src/shared/bus-unit-util.h
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ int bus_append_unit_property_assignment_many(sd_bus_message *m, UnitType t, char
 int bus_deserialize_and_dump_unit_file_changes(sd_bus_message *m, bool quiet, UnitFileChange **changes, size_t *n_changes);
 
 int unit_load_state(sd_bus *bus, const char *name, char **load_state);
+
+int unit_info_compare(const UnitInfo *a, const UnitInfo *b);
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index ec06243ab3..1a283f64c9 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -323,23 +323,6 @@ static bool install_client_side(void) {
         return false;
 }
 
-static int compare_unit_info(const UnitInfo *a, const UnitInfo *b) {
-        int r;
-
-        /* First, order by machine */
-        r = strcasecmp_ptr(a->machine, b->machine);
-        if (r != 0)
-                return r;
-
-        /* Second, order by unit type */
-        r = strcasecmp_ptr(strrchr(a->id, '.'), strrchr(b->id, '.'));
-        if (r != 0)
-                return r;
-
-        /* Third, order by name */
-        return strcasecmp(a->id, b->id);
-}
-
 static const char* unit_type_suffix(const char *name) {
         const char *dot;
 
@@ -865,7 +848,7 @@ static int list_units(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
                         return r;
         }
 
-        typesafe_qsort(unit_infos, r, compare_unit_info);
+        typesafe_qsort(unit_infos, r, unit_info_compare);
         return output_units_list(unit_infos, r);
 }
 
@@ -5724,7 +5707,7 @@ static int show_all(
 
         c = (unsigned) r;
 
-        typesafe_qsort(unit_infos, c, compare_unit_info);
+        typesafe_qsort(unit_infos, c, unit_info_compare);
 
         for (u = unit_infos; u < unit_infos + c; u++) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *p = NULL;