diff --git a/lib/util.c b/lib/util.c
index f72d35832..c70e7e201 100644
--- a/lib/util.c
+++ b/lib/util.c
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
 #include "lib/strutil.h"
 #include "lib/util.h"
 
-#include "src/filemanager/filegui.h"
-#include "src/filemanager/file.h"       /* copy_file_file() */
-
 /*** global variables ****************************************************************************/
 
 /*** file scope macro definitions ****************************************************************/
@@ -610,30 +607,6 @@ extension (const char *filename)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-int
-check_for_default (const char *default_file, const char *file)
-{
-    if (!exist_file (file))
-    {
-        FileOpContext *ctx;
-        FileOpTotalContext *tctx;
-
-        if (!exist_file (default_file))
-            return -1;
-
-        ctx = file_op_context_new (OP_COPY);
-        tctx = file_op_total_context_new ();
-        file_op_context_create_ui (ctx, 0, FALSE);
-        copy_file_file (tctx, ctx, default_file, file);
-        file_op_total_context_destroy (tctx);
-        file_op_context_destroy (ctx);
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
 char *
 load_mc_home_file (const char *from, const char *filename, char **allocated_filename)
 {
diff --git a/lib/util.h b/lib/util.h
index a6aa3a444..ea9dadec5 100644
--- a/lib/util.h
+++ b/lib/util.h
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ void init_uid_gid_cache (void);
 char *get_group (int);
 char *get_owner (int);
 
-/* Check if the file exists. If not copy the default */
-int check_for_default (const char *default_file, const char *file);
-
 /* Returns a copy of *s until a \n is found and is below top */
 const char *extract_line (const char *s, const char *top);
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index bf36f7d14..0e10e004e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ mc_SOURCES = \
 	main.c main.h \
 	setup.c setup.h \
 	subshell.c subshell.h \
-	textconf.c textconf.h
+	textconf.c textconf.h \
+	util.c util.h
 
 if CHARSET
     mc_SOURCES += selcodepage.c selcodepage.h
diff --git a/src/editor/editcmd.c b/src/editor/editcmd.c
index 5b05e0b58..8fed62155 100644
--- a/src/editor/editcmd.c
+++ b/src/editor/editcmd.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include "src/selcodepage.h"
 #include "src/keybind-defaults.h"
 #include "src/clipboard.h"      /* copy_file_to_ext_clip, paste_to_file_from_ext_clip */
+#include "src/util.h"           /* check_for_default() */
 
 #include "edit-impl.h"
 #include "edit-widget.h"
diff --git a/src/filemanager/cmd.c b/src/filemanager/cmd.c
index a58ea5f16..27df89ac6 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/cmd.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/cmd.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include "src/setup.h"
 #include "src/execute.h"        /* toggle_panels() */
 #include "src/history.h"
+#include "src/util.h"           /* check_for_default() */
 
 #ifdef USE_INTERNAL_EDIT
 #include "src/editor/edit.h"
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14658a138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/* Various non-library utilities
+
+   Copyright (C) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   Authors: 2003 Adam Byrtek
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+   02110-1301, USA.
+
+ */
+
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include "lib/global.h"
+#include "lib/util.h"
+
+#include "src/filemanager/file.h"
+#include "src/filemanager/filegui.h"
+
+#include "util.h"
+
+/*** global variables ****************************************************************************/
+
+/*** file scope macro definitions ****************************************************************/
+
+/*** file scope type declarations ****************************************************************/
+
+/*** file scope variables ************************************************************************/
+
+/*** file scope functions ************************************************************************/
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/*** public functions ****************************************************************************/
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+int
+check_for_default (const char *default_file, const char *file)
+{
+    if (!exist_file (file))
+    {
+        FileOpContext *ctx;
+        FileOpTotalContext *tctx;
+
+        if (!exist_file (default_file))
+            return -1;
+
+        ctx = file_op_context_new (OP_COPY);
+        tctx = file_op_total_context_new ();
+        file_op_context_create_ui (ctx, 0, FALSE);
+        copy_file_file (tctx, ctx, default_file, file);
+        file_op_total_context_destroy (tctx);
+        file_op_context_destroy (ctx);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a94916196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef MC_SRC_UTIL_H
+#define MC_SRC_UTIL_H
+
+/*** typedefs(not structures) and defined constants **********************************************/
+
+/*** enums ***************************************************************************************/
+
+/*** structures declarations (and typedefs of structures)*****************************************/
+
+/*** global variables defined in .c file *********************************************************/
+
+/*** declarations of public functions ************************************************************/
+
+/* Check if the file exists. If not copy the default */
+int check_for_default (const char *default_file, const char *file);
+
+/*** inline functions ****************************************************************************/
+
+#endif /* MC_SRC_UTIL_H */
+