diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 06b95c72d0..fbcaa7471f 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ endif
 
 #######################################################################
 # Target-independent parts used in system and user emulation
-common-obj-y += qemu-log.o
 common-obj-y += tcg-runtime.o
 common-obj-y += hw/
 common-obj-y += qom/
diff --git a/util/Makefile.objs b/util/Makefile.objs
index 8620a80b45..a8a777ec40 100644
--- a/util/Makefile.objs
+++ b/util/Makefile.objs
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ util-obj-y += coroutine-$(CONFIG_COROUTINE_BACKEND).o
 util-obj-y += buffer.o
 util-obj-y += timed-average.o
 util-obj-y += base64.o
+util-obj-y += log.o
diff --git a/qemu-log.c b/util/log.c
similarity index 100%
rename from qemu-log.c
rename to util/log.c