diff --git a/src/libutil/current-process.cc b/src/libutil/current-process.cc
index f9a08685f..c64dd1e0d 100644
--- a/src/libutil/current-process.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/current-process.cc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #include "current-process.hh"
+#include "error.hh"
 #include "file-system.hh"
 #include "logging.hh"
 #include "namespaces.hh"
 #include "signals.hh"
-#include "util.hh"
 #include "strings.hh"
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
diff --git a/src/libutil/error.cc b/src/libutil/error.cc
index f780aabef..1a294bf08 100644
--- a/src/libutil/error.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/error.cc
@@ -417,4 +417,17 @@ std::ostream & showErrorInfo(std::ostream & out, const ErrorInfo & einfo, bool s
     return out;
 }
 
+void ignoreException(Verbosity lvl)
+{
+    /* Make sure no exceptions leave this function.
+       printError() also throws when remote is closed. */
+    try {
+        try {
+            throw;
+        } catch (std::exception & e) {
+            printMsg(lvl, "error (ignored): %1%", e.what());
+        }
+    } catch (...) { }
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libutil/error.hh b/src/libutil/error.hh
index 323365d65..0884f9f32 100644
--- a/src/libutil/error.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/error.hh
@@ -202,4 +202,10 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Exception handling in destructors: print an error message, then
+ * ignore the exception.
+ */
+void ignoreException(Verbosity lvl = lvlError);
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.cc b/src/libutil/util.cc
index 6d6e55ad1..d9bd71b5f 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/util.cc
@@ -70,18 +70,6 @@ namespace nix {
 
 
 
-void ignoreException(Verbosity lvl)
-{
-    /* Make sure no exceptions leave this function.
-       printError() also throws when remote is closed. */
-    try {
-        try {
-            throw;
-        } catch (std::exception & e) {
-            printMsg(lvl, "error (ignored): %1%", e.what());
-        }
-    } catch (...) { }
-}
 
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/libutil/util.hh b/src/libutil/util.hh
index 867f0a80d..c5ca12650 100644
--- a/src/libutil/util.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/util.hh
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ struct Source;
 extern const std::string nativeSystem;
 
 
-/**
- * Exception handling in destructors: print an error message, then
- * ignore the exception.
- */
-void ignoreException(Verbosity lvl = lvlError);
-
-
 
 /**
  * Get a value for the specified key from an associate container.