diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e5817f14..345c8efc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ cmds_objects = cmds/subvolume.o cmds/subvolume-list.o \
 	       cmds/inspect-dump-super.o cmds/inspect-tree-stats.o cmds/filesystem-du.o \
 	       cmds/reflink.o \
 	       mkfs/common.o check/mode-common.o check/mode-lowmem.o \
-	       check/clear-cache.o
+	       common/clear-cache.o
 
 libbtrfs_objects = \
 		kernel-lib/rbtree.o	\
@@ -262,12 +262,12 @@ libbtrfsutil_objects = libbtrfsutil/errors.o libbtrfsutil/filesystem.o \
 		       libbtrfsutil/stubs.o
 convert_objects = convert/main.o convert/common.o convert/source-fs.o \
 		  convert/source-ext2.o convert/source-reiserfs.o \
-		  mkfs/common.o check/clear-cache.o
+		  mkfs/common.o common/clear-cache.o
 mkfs_objects = mkfs/main.o mkfs/common.o mkfs/rootdir.o
 image_objects = image/main.o image/sanitize.o image/image-create.o image/common.o \
 		image/image-restore.o
 tune_objects = tune/main.o tune/seeding.o tune/change-uuid.o tune/change-metadata-uuid.o \
-	       tune/convert-bgt.o tune/change-csum.o check/clear-cache.o tune/quota.o
+	       tune/convert-bgt.o tune/change-csum.o common/clear-cache.o tune/quota.o
 all_objects = $(objects) $(cmds_objects) $(libbtrfs_objects) $(convert_objects) \
 	      $(mkfs_objects) $(image_objects) $(tune_objects) $(libbtrfsutil_objects)
 
diff --git a/check/main.c b/check/main.c
index be27ee5f..1174939f 100644
--- a/check/main.c
+++ b/check/main.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "common/help.h"
 #include "common/open-utils.h"
 #include "common/string-utils.h"
+#include "common/clear-cache.h"
 #include "cmds/commands.h"
 #include "mkfs/common.h"
 #include "check/common.h"
@@ -66,7 +67,6 @@
 #include "check/mode-original.h"
 #include "check/mode-lowmem.h"
 #include "check/qgroup-verify.h"
-#include "check/clear-cache.h"
 
 /* Global context variables */
 struct btrfs_fs_info *gfs_info;
diff --git a/check/clear-cache.c b/common/clear-cache.c
similarity index 99%
rename from check/clear-cache.c
rename to common/clear-cache.c
index d83d9b2f..d57313b7 100644
--- a/check/clear-cache.c
+++ b/common/clear-cache.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "common/messages.h"
 #include "check/repair.h"
 #include "check/mode-common.h"
-#include "check/clear-cache.h"
+#include "common/clear-cache.h"
 
 /*
  * Number of free space cache inodes to delete in one transaction.
diff --git a/check/clear-cache.h b/common/clear-cache.h
similarity index 100%
rename from check/clear-cache.h
rename to common/clear-cache.h
diff --git a/convert/main.c b/convert/main.c
index 5d7c1e1d..c9e50c03 100644
--- a/convert/main.c
+++ b/convert/main.c
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@
 #include "common/box.h"
 #include "common/open-utils.h"
 #include "common/extent-tree-utils.h"
+#include "common/clear-cache.h"
 #include "cmds/commands.h"
 #include "check/repair.h"
-#include "check/clear-cache.h"
 #include "mkfs/common.h"
 #include "convert/common.h"
 #include "convert/source-fs.h"
diff --git a/tune/main.c b/tune/main.c
index 08dedce2..4aef7674 100644
--- a/tune/main.c
+++ b/tune/main.c
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
 #include "common/string-utils.h"
 #include "common/help.h"
 #include "common/box.h"
+#include "common/clear-cache.h"
 #include "cmds/commands.h"
 #include "tune/tune.h"
-#include "check/clear-cache.h"
 
 static char *device;
 static int force = 0;