diff --git a/helpers.c b/helpers.c
index cc601aa5..2037b488 100644
--- a/helpers.c
+++ b/helpers.c
@@ -248,13 +248,6 @@ int getgroup(char *group)
 #endif
 }
 
-/* Signal safe sleep ... we get a lot of SIGCHLD at reboot */
-void do_sleep(unsigned int sec)
-{
-	while ((sec = sleep(sec)))
-		;
-}
-
 void set_hostname(char **hostname)
 {
 	FILE *fp;
diff --git a/helpers.h b/helpers.h
index e3e3e8f4..dcfae8c5 100644
--- a/helpers.h
+++ b/helpers.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ int     print_result    (int fail);
 void    logit           (int prio, const char *fmt, ...);
 
 int     start_process   (char *cmd, char *args[], int console);
-void    do_sleep        (unsigned int sec);
 int     getuser         (char *username, char **home);
 int     getgroup        (char *group);
 void    set_hostname    (char **hostname);
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 9ed4efba..41d5aef7 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ char *progname(char *arg0)
        return prognm;
 }
 
+void do_sleep(unsigned int sec)
+{
+	while ((sec = sleep(sec)))
+		;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Local Variables:
  *  indent-tabs-mode: t
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 8305eb2d..9aefd2b2 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 extern char *prognm;
 
 char *progname(char *arg0);
+void  do_sleep(unsigned int sec);
 
 #endif /* FINIT_UTIL_H_ */