diff --git a/desktop-shell/shell.c b/desktop-shell/shell.c
index ab32f08b3..9224cab8d 100644
--- a/desktop-shell/shell.c
+++ b/desktop-shell/shell.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ shell_configuration(struct desktop_shell *shell)
 				       "allow-zap", &allow_zap, true);
 	shell->allow_zap = allow_zap;
 
-	shell->binding_modifier = weston_shell_get_binding_modifier(config, MODIFIER_SUPER);
+	shell->binding_modifier = weston_config_get_binding_modifier(config, MODIFIER_SUPER);
 
 	weston_config_section_get_string(section, "animation", &s, "none");
 	shell->win_animation_type = get_animation_type(s);
diff --git a/include/libweston/config-parser.h b/include/libweston/config-parser.h
index 81f28b59a..8ed14a3b5 100644
--- a/include/libweston/config-parser.h
+++ b/include/libweston/config-parser.h
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ int weston_config_next_section(struct weston_config *config,
 			       struct weston_config_section **section,
 			       const char **name);
 
+uint32_t
+weston_config_get_binding_modifier(struct weston_config *config, uint32_t default_mod);
+
 #ifdef  __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/libweston/shell-utils.h b/include/libweston/shell-utils.h
index 5e10b15d4..57d51f8f1 100644
--- a/include/libweston/shell-utils.h
+++ b/include/libweston/shell-utils.h
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 #include "shared/helpers.h"
 #include <libweston/libweston.h>
 
-#include <libweston/config-parser.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -75,9 +72,6 @@ weston_shell_utils_curtain_create(struct weston_compositor *compositor,
 void
 weston_shell_utils_curtain_destroy(struct weston_curtain *curtain);
 
-uint32_t
-weston_shell_get_binding_modifier(struct weston_config *config, uint32_t default_mod);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/kiosk-shell/kiosk-shell.c b/kiosk-shell/kiosk-shell.c
index c1ab171f3..cf9ee1e3e 100644
--- a/kiosk-shell/kiosk-shell.c
+++ b/kiosk-shell/kiosk-shell.c
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ kiosk_shell_add_bindings(struct kiosk_shell *shell)
 {
 	uint32_t mod = 0;
 
-	mod = weston_shell_get_binding_modifier(shell->config, MODIFIER_SUPER);
+	mod = weston_config_get_binding_modifier(shell->config, MODIFIER_SUPER);
 
 	weston_compositor_add_button_binding(shell->compositor, BTN_LEFT, 0,
 					     kiosk_shell_click_to_activate_binding,
diff --git a/libweston/shell-utils/shell-utils.c b/libweston/shell-utils/shell-utils.c
index a81897dfb..287d60fd5 100644
--- a/libweston/shell-utils/shell-utils.c
+++ b/libweston/shell-utils/shell-utils.c
@@ -216,34 +216,3 @@ weston_shell_utils_curtain_destroy(struct weston_curtain *curtain)
 	weston_buffer_destroy_solid(curtain->buffer_ref);
 	free(curtain);
 }
-
-WL_EXPORT uint32_t
-weston_shell_get_binding_modifier(struct weston_config *config,
-				  uint32_t default_mod)
-{
-	struct weston_config_section *shell_section = NULL;
-	char *mod_string = NULL;
-	uint32_t mod = default_mod;
-
-	if (config)
-		shell_section = weston_config_get_section(config, "shell", NULL, NULL);
-
-	if (shell_section)
-		weston_config_section_get_string(shell_section,
-				"binding-modifier", &mod_string, "super");
-
-	if (!mod_string || !strcmp(mod_string, "none"))
-		mod = default_mod;
-	else if (!strcmp(mod_string, "super"))
-		mod = MODIFIER_SUPER;
-	else if (!strcmp(mod_string, "alt"))
-		mod = MODIFIER_ALT;
-	else if (!strcmp(mod_string, "ctrl"))
-		mod = MODIFIER_CTRL;
-	else if (!strcmp(mod_string, "shift"))
-		mod = MODIFIER_SHIFT;
-
-	free(mod_string);
-
-	return mod;
-}
diff --git a/shared/config-parser.c b/shared/config-parser.c
index 30779ae4f..cf4adddfe 100644
--- a/shared/config-parser.c
+++ b/shared/config-parser.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <wayland-util.h>
 #include <libweston/zalloc.h>
 #include <libweston/config-parser.h>
+#include <libweston/libweston.h>
 #include "helpers.h"
 #include "string-helpers.h"
 
@@ -541,3 +542,34 @@ weston_config_destroy(struct weston_config *config)
 
 	free(config);
 }
+
+WL_EXPORT uint32_t
+weston_config_get_binding_modifier(struct weston_config *config,
+				   uint32_t default_mod)
+{
+	struct weston_config_section *shell_section = NULL;
+	char *mod_string = NULL;
+	uint32_t mod = default_mod;
+
+	if (config)
+		shell_section = weston_config_get_section(config, "shell", NULL, NULL);
+
+	if (shell_section)
+		weston_config_section_get_string(shell_section,
+				"binding-modifier", &mod_string, "super");
+
+	if (!mod_string || !strcmp(mod_string, "none"))
+		mod = default_mod;
+	else if (!strcmp(mod_string, "super"))
+		mod = MODIFIER_SUPER;
+	else if (!strcmp(mod_string, "alt"))
+		mod = MODIFIER_ALT;
+	else if (!strcmp(mod_string, "ctrl"))
+		mod = MODIFIER_CTRL;
+	else if (!strcmp(mod_string, "shift"))
+		mod = MODIFIER_SHIFT;
+
+	free(mod_string);
+
+	return mod;
+}
diff --git a/shared/meson.build b/shared/meson.build
index 8b71fb87a..8ed3c0a05 100644
--- a/shared/meson.build
+++ b/shared/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ srcs_libshared = [
 	'os-compatibility.c',
         'process-util.c',
 ]
-deps_libshared = [dep_wayland_client, dep_wayland_server]
+deps_libshared = [dep_wayland_client, dep_wayland_server, dep_pixman]
 
 lib_libshared = static_library(
 	'shared',