diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0bd7e665fa..1be1dde262 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ target_sources(kwin PRIVATE
     tabletmodemanager.cpp
     hide_cursor_spy.cpp
     touch_input.cpp
-    udev.cpp
     unmanaged.cpp
     useractions.cpp
     virtualdesktops.cpp
diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp
index 767635fbb4..b97a80183b 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "scene.h"
 #include "scene_qpainter_drm_backend.h"
 #include "session.h"
-#include "udev.h"
+#include "utils/udev.h"
 // KF5
 #include <KCoreAddons>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
diff --git a/src/backends/libinput/connection.cpp b/src/backends/libinput/connection.cpp
index 96996fdb56..41b380e634 100644
--- a/src/backends/libinput/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/libinput/connection.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 #include "input_event.h"
 #include "libinput_logging.h"
 #include "session.h"
-#include "udev.h"
 #include "utils/realtime.h"
+#include "utils/udev.h"
 
 #include <QDBusConnection>
 #include <QMutexLocker>
diff --git a/src/backends/libinput/context.cpp b/src/backends/libinput/context.cpp
index 998113a721..99fd78e3d6 100644
--- a/src/backends/libinput/context.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/libinput/context.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 #include "platform.h"
 #include "session.h"
-#include "udev.h"
+#include "utils/udev.h"
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/src/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/src/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index aaebd35008..5cf290d66b 100644
--- a/src/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ target_sources(kwin PRIVATE
     egl_context_attribute_builder.cpp
     realtime.cpp
     subsurfacemonitor.cpp
+    udev.cpp
     xcbutils.cpp
 )
diff --git a/src/udev.cpp b/src/utils/udev.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/udev.cpp
rename to src/utils/udev.cpp
diff --git a/src/udev.h b/src/utils/udev.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/udev.h
rename to src/utils/udev.h