diff --git a/src/lxc/cgroups/cgfsng.c b/src/lxc/cgroups/cgfsng.c
index 1192d575f..b3f4ca742 100644
--- a/src/lxc/cgroups/cgfsng.c
+++ b/src/lxc/cgroups/cgfsng.c
@@ -118,36 +118,12 @@ static void free_string_list(char **clist)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Re-alllocate a pointer, do not fail */
-static void *must_realloc(void *orig, size_t sz)
-{
-	void *ret;
-
-	do {
-		ret = realloc(orig, sz);
-	} while (!ret);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /* Allocate a pointer, do not fail */
 static void *must_alloc(size_t sz)
 {
 	return must_realloc(NULL, sz);
 }
 
-/* return copy of string @entry;  do not fail. */
-static char *must_copy_string(const char *entry)
-{
-	char *ret;
-
-	if (!entry)
-		return NULL;
-	do {
-		ret = strdup(entry);
-	} while (!ret);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /*
  * This is a special case - return a copy of @entry
  * prepending 'name='.  I.e. turn systemd into name=systemd.
@@ -259,8 +235,6 @@ struct hierarchy *get_hierarchy(const char *c)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static char *must_make_path(const char *first, ...) __attribute__((sentinel));
-
 #define BATCH_SIZE 50
 static void batch_realloc(char **mem, size_t oldlen, size_t newlen)
 {
@@ -1187,33 +1161,6 @@ out_free:
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/*
- * Concatenate all passed-in strings into one path.  Do not fail.  If any piece is
- * not prefixed with '/', add a '/'.
- */
-static char *must_make_path(const char *first, ...)
-{
-	va_list args;
-	char *cur, *dest;
-	size_t full_len = strlen(first);
-
-	dest = must_copy_string(first);
-
-	va_start(args, first);
-	while ((cur = va_arg(args, char *)) != NULL) {
-		full_len += strlen(cur);
-		if (cur[0] != '/')
-			full_len++;
-		dest = must_realloc(dest, full_len + 1);
-		if (cur[0] != '/')
-			strcat(dest, "/");
-		strcat(dest, cur);
-	}
-	va_end(args);
-
-	return dest;
-}
-
 static int cgroup_rmdir(char *dirname)
 {
 	struct dirent *direntp;
diff --git a/src/lxc/utils.c b/src/lxc/utils.c
index 5b61cba00..f89c837d5 100644
--- a/src/lxc/utils.c
+++ b/src/lxc/utils.c
@@ -2337,3 +2337,50 @@ int run_command(char *buf, size_t buf_size, int (*child_fn)(void *), void *args)
 
 	return fret;
 }
+
+char *must_make_path(const char *first, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+	char *cur, *dest;
+	size_t full_len = strlen(first);
+
+	dest = must_copy_string(first);
+
+	va_start(args, first);
+	while ((cur = va_arg(args, char *)) != NULL) {
+		full_len += strlen(cur);
+		if (cur[0] != '/')
+			full_len++;
+		dest = must_realloc(dest, full_len + 1);
+		if (cur[0] != '/')
+			strcat(dest, "/");
+		strcat(dest, cur);
+	}
+	va_end(args);
+
+	return dest;
+}
+
+char *must_copy_string(const char *entry)
+{
+	char *ret;
+
+	if (!entry)
+		return NULL;
+	do {
+		ret = strdup(entry);
+	} while (!ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void *must_realloc(void *orig, size_t sz)
+{
+	void *ret;
+
+	do {
+		ret = realloc(orig, sz);
+	} while (!ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/lxc/utils.h b/src/lxc/utils.h
index 916ee56a6..3465e6a6f 100644
--- a/src/lxc/utils.h
+++ b/src/lxc/utils.h
@@ -375,4 +375,15 @@ int lxc_unstack_mountpoint(const char *path, bool lazy);
  */
 int run_command(char *buf, size_t buf_size, int (*child_fn)(void *), void *args);
 
+/* Concatenate all passed-in strings into one path. Do not fail. If any piece
+ * is not prefixed with '/', add a '/'.
+ */
+char *must_make_path(const char *first, ...) __attribute__((sentinel));
+
+/* return copy of string @entry;  do not fail. */
+char *must_copy_string(const char *entry);
+
+/* Re-alllocate a pointer, do not fail */
+void *must_realloc(void *orig, size_t sz);
+
 #endif /* __LXC_UTILS_H */