diff --git a/src/fu-tool.c b/src/fu-tool.c
index 73f538cd4..5508c12b0 100644
--- a/src/fu-tool.c
+++ b/src/fu-tool.c
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@
 #include "fwupd-common-private.h"
 #include "fwupd-device-private.h"
 
-#define SYSTEMD_SERVICE			"org.freedesktop.systemd1"
-#define SYSTEMD_OBJECT_PATH		"/org/freedesktop/systemd1"
-#define SYSTEMD_MANAGER_INTERFACE	"org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager"
-#define SYSTEMD_FWUPD_UNIT		"fwupd.service"
-
 /* custom return code */
 #define EXIT_NOTHING_TO_DO		2
 
@@ -62,56 +57,6 @@ struct FuUtilPrivate {
 	FwupdDeviceFlags	 completion_flags;
 };
 
-static gboolean
-fu_util_stop_daemon (GError **error)
-{
-	g_autoptr(GDBusConnection) connection = NULL;
-	g_autoptr(GDBusProxy) proxy = NULL;
-	g_autoptr(GVariant) val = NULL;
-
-	/* try to stop any already running daemon */
-	connection = g_bus_get_sync (G_BUS_TYPE_SYSTEM, NULL, error);
-	if (connection == NULL) {
-		g_prefix_error (error, "failed to get bus: ");
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-	proxy = g_dbus_proxy_new_sync (connection,
-					G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE,
-					NULL,
-					SYSTEMD_SERVICE,
-					SYSTEMD_OBJECT_PATH,
-					SYSTEMD_MANAGER_INTERFACE,
-					NULL,
-					error);
-	if (proxy == NULL) {
-		g_prefix_error (error, "failed to find %s: ", SYSTEMD_SERVICE);
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-	val = g_dbus_proxy_call_sync (proxy,
-				      "GetUnit",
-				      g_variant_new ("(s)",
-						     SYSTEMD_FWUPD_UNIT),
-				      G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
-				      -1,
-				      NULL,
-				      error);
-	if (val == NULL) {
-		g_prefix_error (error, "failed to find %s: ", SYSTEMD_FWUPD_UNIT);
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-	g_variant_unref (val);
-	val = g_dbus_proxy_call_sync (proxy,
-				      "StopUnit",
-				      g_variant_new ("(ss)",
-				     SYSTEMD_FWUPD_UNIT,
-				     "replace"),
-				      G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
-				      -1,
-				      NULL,
-				      error);
-	return val != NULL;
-}
-
 static gboolean
 fu_util_save_current_state (FuUtilPrivate *priv, GError **error)
 {
diff --git a/src/fu-util-common.c b/src/fu-util-common.c
index f6d8f4f74..eac2235fd 100644
--- a/src/fu-util-common.c
+++ b/src/fu-util-common.c
@@ -13,6 +13,61 @@
 #include "fu-util-common.h"
 #include "fu-device.h"
 
+#define SYSTEMD_SERVICE			"org.freedesktop.systemd1"
+#define SYSTEMD_OBJECT_PATH		"/org/freedesktop/systemd1"
+#define SYSTEMD_MANAGER_INTERFACE	"org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager"
+#define SYSTEMD_FWUPD_UNIT		"fwupd.service"
+
+gboolean
+fu_util_stop_daemon (GError **error)
+{
+	g_autoptr(GDBusConnection) connection = NULL;
+	g_autoptr(GDBusProxy) proxy = NULL;
+	g_autoptr(GVariant) val = NULL;
+
+	/* try to stop any already running daemon */
+	connection = g_bus_get_sync (G_BUS_TYPE_SYSTEM, NULL, error);
+	if (connection == NULL) {
+		g_prefix_error (error, "failed to get bus: ");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	proxy = g_dbus_proxy_new_sync (connection,
+					G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE,
+					NULL,
+					SYSTEMD_SERVICE,
+					SYSTEMD_OBJECT_PATH,
+					SYSTEMD_MANAGER_INTERFACE,
+					NULL,
+					error);
+	if (proxy == NULL) {
+		g_prefix_error (error, "failed to find %s: ", SYSTEMD_SERVICE);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	val = g_dbus_proxy_call_sync (proxy,
+				      "GetUnit",
+				      g_variant_new ("(s)",
+						     SYSTEMD_FWUPD_UNIT),
+				      G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
+				      -1,
+				      NULL,
+				      error);
+	if (val == NULL) {
+		g_prefix_error (error, "failed to find %s: ", SYSTEMD_FWUPD_UNIT);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	g_variant_unref (val);
+	val = g_dbus_proxy_call_sync (proxy,
+				      "StopUnit",
+				      g_variant_new ("(ss)",
+						     SYSTEMD_FWUPD_UNIT,
+						     "replace"),
+				      G_DBUS_CALL_FLAGS_NONE,
+				      -1,
+				      NULL,
+				      error);
+	return val != NULL;
+}
+
 void
 fu_util_print_data (const gchar *title, const gchar *msg)
 {
diff --git a/src/fu-util-common.h b/src/fu-util-common.h
index cee74c9f9..8ad27c77f 100644
--- a/src/fu-util-common.h
+++ b/src/fu-util-common.h
@@ -58,4 +58,6 @@ gboolean	 fu_util_cmd_array_run		(GPtrArray	*array,
 						 GError		**error);
 gchar		*fu_util_release_get_name	(FwupdRelease	*release);
 
+gboolean	 fu_util_stop_daemon		(GError		**error);
+
 G_END_DECLS