diff --git a/oshmem/Makefile.am b/oshmem/Makefile.am
index 3ceb7f4ae4..bae9a8a25c 100644
--- a/oshmem/Makefile.am
+++ b/oshmem/Makefile.am
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ include request/Makefile.am
 include runtime/Makefile.am
 include shmem/Makefile.am
 include tools/Makefile.am
+include util/Makefile.am
 
 # Ensure that the man page directory exists before we try to make man
 # page files (because oshmem/shmem/man/man3 has no config.status-generated
diff --git a/oshmem/include/oshmem/constants.h b/oshmem/include/oshmem/constants.h
index 1ca651ce1c..e9609173f2 100644
--- a/oshmem/include/oshmem/constants.h
+++ b/oshmem/include/oshmem/constants.h
@@ -122,7 +122,5 @@ enum {
 #define MEMCHECKER(x)
 #endif /* OMPI_WANT_MEMCHECKER */
 
-void oshmem_output_verbose(int level, int output_id, const char* prefix, const char* file, int line, const char* function, const char* format, ...);
-
 #endif /* OSHMEM_CONSTANTS_H */
 
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/atomic/basic/atomic_basic.h b/oshmem/mca/atomic/basic/atomic_basic.h
index 39dc9f72e1..50b2af5782 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/atomic/basic/atomic_basic.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/atomic/basic/atomic_basic.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "opal/mca/mca.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/atomic/atomic.h"
+#include "oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h"
 
 BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/atomic/mxm/atomic_mxm.h b/oshmem/mca/atomic/mxm/atomic_mxm.h
index e5fda9f640..b1df160a72 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/atomic/mxm/atomic_mxm.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/atomic/mxm/atomic_mxm.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "opal/mca/mca.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/atomic/atomic.h"
+#include "oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h"
 
 /* This component does uses SPML:IKRIT */
 #include "oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h"
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/memheap/buddy/memheap_buddy.h b/oshmem/mca/memheap/buddy/memheap_buddy.h
index e3b051abf1..978029b248 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/memheap/buddy/memheap_buddy.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/memheap/buddy/memheap_buddy.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "oshmem/mca/memheap/memheap.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/memheap/base/base.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/spml/spml.h"
+#include "oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h"
 #include "opal/class/opal_hash_table.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/btl/btl.h"
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/memheap/ptmalloc/memheap_ptmalloc.h b/oshmem/mca/memheap/ptmalloc/memheap_ptmalloc.h
index d18ec0a52f..05d6069009 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/memheap/ptmalloc/memheap_ptmalloc.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/memheap/ptmalloc/memheap_ptmalloc.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "oshmem/mca/memheap/memheap.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/memheap/base/base.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/spml/spml.h"
+#include "oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h"
 #include "opal/class/opal_hash_table.h"
 #include "ompi/mca/btl/btl.h"
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/scoll/basic/scoll_basic.h b/oshmem/mca/scoll/basic/scoll_basic.h
index 315a66f3c1..d22d766708 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/scoll/basic/scoll_basic.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/scoll/basic/scoll_basic.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "opal/mca/mca.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/scoll/scoll.h"
+#include "oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h"
 
 BEGIN_C_DECLS
 
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/scoll/fca/scoll_fca.h b/oshmem/mca/scoll/fca/scoll_fca.h
index f688c14b90..04e7c14bc0 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/scoll/fca/scoll_fca.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/scoll/fca/scoll_fca.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "shmem.h"
 #include "opal/mca/mca.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/scoll/scoll.h"
+#include "oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h"
 #include "scoll_fca_api.h"
 #include "scoll_fca_debug.h"
 
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h
index 6045718b42..e59630bd10 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "oshmem_config.h"
 #include "oshmem/request/request.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/spml/spml.h"
+#include "oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/spml/base/spml_base_putreq.h"
 #include "oshmem/proc/proc.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/spml/base/spml_base_request.h"
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/yoda/spml_yoda.h b/oshmem/mca/spml/yoda/spml_yoda.h
index 195a0a1526..5e5b7c8d8c 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/yoda/spml_yoda.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/yoda/spml_yoda.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "oshmem_config.h"
 #include "oshmem/request/request.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/spml/spml.h"
+#include "oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/spml/base/spml_base_putreq.h"
 #include "oshmem/proc/proc.h"
 #include "oshmem/mca/spml/base/spml_base_request.h"
diff --git a/oshmem/runtime/oshmem_shmem_abort.c b/oshmem/runtime/oshmem_shmem_abort.c
index aa9c33a801..10c3e2efa1 100644
--- a/oshmem/runtime/oshmem_shmem_abort.c
+++ b/oshmem/runtime/oshmem_shmem_abort.c
@@ -124,26 +124,3 @@ int oshmem_shmem_abort(int errcode)
     return OSHMEM_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-void oshmem_output_verbose(int level, int output_id, const char* prefix, const char* file, int line, const char* function, const char* format, ...)
-{
-    va_list args;
-    char *buff, *str;
-    int ret = 0;
-
-    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(ret);
-
-    va_start(args, format);
-
-    ret = vasprintf(&str, format, args);
-    assert(-1 != ret);
-
-    ret = asprintf(&buff, "%s %s", prefix, str);
-    assert(-1 != ret);
-
-    opal_output_verbose(level, output_id, buff, file, line, function);
-
-    va_end(args);
-
-    free(buff);
-    free(str);
-}
diff --git a/oshmem/shmem/shmem_api_logger.h b/oshmem/shmem/shmem_api_logger.h
index a8337bf3ee..54d1ee5429 100644
--- a/oshmem/shmem/shmem_api_logger.h
+++ b/oshmem/shmem/shmem_api_logger.h
@@ -12,17 +12,20 @@
  */
 #ifndef SHMEM_API_LOGGER_H
 #define SHMEM_API_LOGGER_H
+
 #include "oshmem_config.h"
 #include "opal/util/output.h"
+
+#include "oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h"
+
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC extern int shmem_api_logger_output;
+
 #ifdef __BASE_FILE__
 #define __SPML_FILE__ __BASE_FILE__
 #else
 #define __SPML_FILE__ __FILE__
 #endif
 
-void oshmem_output_verbose(int level, int output_id, const char* prefix, const char* file, int line, const char* function, const char* format, ...);
-
 #ifdef OPAL_ENABLE_DEBUG
 #define SHMEM_API_VERBOSE(level, ...) \
     oshmem_output_verbose(level, shmem_api_logger_output, \
diff --git a/oshmem/util/Makefile.am b/oshmem/util/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3419cd7da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oshmem/util/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2014      Mellanox Technologies, Inc.
+#                         All rights reserved.
+#                         # $COPYRIGHT$
+#
+# Additional copyrights may follow
+#
+# $HEADER$
+#
+#
+# This makefile.am does not stand on its own - it is included from oshmem/Makefile.am
+
+
+headers += \
+	util/oshmem_util.h
+
+liboshmem_la_SOURCES += \
+	util/oshmem_util.c
+
diff --git a/oshmem/util/oshmem_util.c b/oshmem/util/oshmem_util.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7cbb9d1041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oshmem/util/oshmem_util.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014      Mellanox Technologies, Inc.
+ *                         All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ *
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#include "oshmem_config.h"
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "opal/util/output.h"
+
+#include "oshmem/constants.h"
+#include "oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h"
+
+void oshmem_output_verbose(int level, int output_id, const char* prefix, const char* file, int line, const char* function, const char* format, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+    char *buff, *str;
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(ret);
+
+    va_start(args, format);
+
+    ret = vasprintf(&str, format, args);
+    assert(-1 != ret);
+
+    ret = asprintf(&buff, "%s %s", prefix, str);
+    assert(-1 != ret);
+
+    opal_output_verbose(level, output_id, buff, file, line, function);
+
+    va_end(args);
+
+    free(buff);
+    free(str);
+}
diff --git a/oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h b/oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18c249666c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oshmem/util/oshmem_util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c) 2014      Mellanox Technologies, Inc.
+ *                          All rights reserved.
+ * $COPYRIGHT$
+ * 
+ * Additional copyrights may follow
+ * 
+ * $HEADER$
+ */
+
+#ifndef OSHMEM_UTIL_H
+#define OSHMEM_UTIL_H
+
+void oshmem_output_verbose(int level, int output_id, const char* prefix, const char* file, int line, const char* function, const char* format, ...);
+
+#endif /* OSHMEM_UTIL_H */