diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/Makefile.sources b/src/gallium/auxiliary/Makefile.sources
index 3fd7ea72909..d7ace1f5f74 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/Makefile.sources
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/Makefile.sources
@@ -257,8 +257,6 @@ C_SOURCES := \
 	util/u_hash_table.h \
 	util/u_helpers.c \
 	util/u_helpers.h \
-	util/u_idalloc.c \
-	util/u_idalloc.h \
 	util/u_index_modify.c \
 	util/u_index_modify.h \
 	util/u_inlines.h \
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/meson.build b/src/gallium/auxiliary/meson.build
index a1a1b5b64e6..1de89c93aed 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/meson.build
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/meson.build
@@ -273,8 +273,6 @@ files_libgallium = files(
   'util/u_hash_table.h',
   'util/u_helpers.c',
   'util/u_helpers.h',
-  'util/u_idalloc.c',
-  'util/u_idalloc.h',
   'util/u_index_modify.c',
   'util/u_index_modify.h',
   'util/u_inlines.h',
diff --git a/src/util/Makefile.sources b/src/util/Makefile.sources
index 6b01b137b27..7fdcf61dca9 100644
--- a/src/util/Makefile.sources
+++ b/src/util/Makefile.sources
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ MESA_UTIL_FILES := \
 	half_float.h \
 	hash_table.c \
 	hash_table.h \
+	u_idalloc.c \
+	u_idalloc.h \
 	list.h \
 	macros.h \
 	mesa-sha1.c \
diff --git a/src/util/meson.build b/src/util/meson.build
index 976034cc729..e90f68e71d1 100644
--- a/src/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/util/meson.build
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ files_mesa_util = files(
   'half_float.h',
   'hash_table.c',
   'hash_table.h',
+  'u_idalloc.c',
+  'u_idalloc.h',
   'list.h',
   'macros.h',
   'mesa-sha1.c',
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_idalloc.c b/src/util/u_idalloc.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_idalloc.c
rename to src/util/u_idalloc.c
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_idalloc.h b/src/util/u_idalloc.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_idalloc.h
rename to src/util/u_idalloc.h