diff --git a/headers/private/system/convertutf.h b/headers/private/kernel/util/convertutf.h
similarity index 100%
rename from headers/private/system/convertutf.h
rename to headers/private/kernel/util/convertutf.h
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/exfat/DirectoryIterator.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/exfat/DirectoryIterator.cpp
index 24e81d1c53..cb97e5190f 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/exfat/DirectoryIterator.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/exfat/DirectoryIterator.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include "convertutf.h"
+#include <util/convertutf.h>
 
 #include "Inode.h"
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/exfat/Utility.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/exfat/Utility.cpp
index 3694ff23d1..28c73aa268 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/exfat/Utility.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/exfat/Utility.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <Errors.h>
 
-#include "convertutf.h"
+#include <util/convertutf.h>
 
 
 status_t
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/Jamfile b/src/system/kernel/Jamfile
index e302d06bd1..b5b0761c32 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/kernel/Jamfile
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ KernelMergeObject kernel_core.o :
 	boot_splash.cpp
 	commpage.cpp
 	condition_variable.cpp
-	convertutf.cpp
 	cpu.cpp
 	DPC.cpp
 	elf.cpp
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/util/Jamfile b/src/system/kernel/util/Jamfile
index 5d709e1f87..b4fc495397 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/util/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/kernel/util/Jamfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ UsePrivateHeaders [ FDirName kernel util ] ;
 KernelMergeObject kernel_util.o :
 	AVLTreeBase.cpp
 	Bitmap.cpp
+	convertutf.cpp
 	hostname.cpp
 	inet_addr.c
 	inet_ntop.c
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/convertutf.cpp b/src/system/kernel/util/convertutf.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/system/kernel/convertutf.cpp
rename to src/system/kernel/util/convertutf.cpp
index b1e27901a3..cbfe39d0fd 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/convertutf.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/util/convertutf.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 
-#include "convertutf.h"
+#include <util/convertutf.h>
 
 
 #include <ByteOrder.h>