diff --git a/cmds-send.c b/cmds-send.c
index 3e34d75b..7605ed94 100644
--- a/cmds-send.c
+++ b/cmds-send.c
@@ -335,17 +335,6 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-char *get_subvol_name(char *mnt, char *full_path)
-{
-	int len = strlen(mnt);
-	if (!len)
-		return full_path;
-	if (mnt[len - 1] != '/')
-		len += 1;
-
-	return full_path + len;
-}
-
 static int init_root_path(struct btrfs_send *s, const char *subvol)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index 1018a7c0..cd3234e1 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -3159,3 +3159,15 @@ int test_issubvolume(const char *path)
 
 	return (int)stfs.f_type == BTRFS_SUPER_MAGIC;
 }
+
+char *get_subvol_name(char *mnt, char *full_path)
+{
+	int len = strlen(mnt);
+	if (!len)
+		return full_path;
+
+	if (mnt[len - 1] != '/')
+		len += 1;
+
+	return full_path + len;
+}
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index 32bb0200..c6395b03 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ int test_issubvolname(const char *name);
 int test_issubvolume(const char *path);
 int test_isdir(const char *path);
 
+char *get_subvol_name(char *mnt, char *full_path);
+
 /*
  * Btrfs minimum size calculation is complicated, it should include at least:
  * 1. system group size