diff --git a/src/evdev.h b/src/evdev.h
index 1a42bd8e..dde0f1b6 100644
--- a/src/evdev.h
+++ b/src/evdev.h
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
 
 #include "libinput-private.h"
 
-static inline void *
-zalloc(size_t size)
-{
-	return calloc(1, size);
-}
-
 #define MAX_SLOTS 16
 
 enum evdev_event_type {
diff --git a/src/libinput-util.h b/src/libinput-util.h
index a9efb499..45549e05 100644
--- a/src/libinput-util.h
+++ b/src/libinput-util.h
@@ -96,4 +96,10 @@ li_fixed_from_double(double d)
 
 #define LIBINPUT_EXPORT __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
 
+static inline void *
+zalloc(size_t size)
+{
+	return calloc(1, size);
+}
+
 #endif /* LIBINPUT_UTIL_H */