diff --git a/os/alloc.c b/os/alloc.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d808b0fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os/alloc.c
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR X11
+ *
+ * Copyright © 1987, 1998  The Open Group
+ * Copyright © 2024 Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult <info@metux.net>
+ */
+#include <dix-config.h>
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "os.h"
+
+void *
+XNFalloc(unsigned long amount)
+{
+    void *ptr = malloc(amount);
+
+    if (!ptr)
+        FatalError("Out of memory");
+    return ptr;
+}
+
+/* The original XNFcalloc was used with the xnfcalloc macro which multiplied
+ * the arguments at the call site without allowing calloc to check for overflow.
+ * XNFcallocarray was added to fix that without breaking ABI.
+ */
+void *
+XNFcalloc(unsigned long amount)
+{
+    return XNFcallocarray(1, amount);
+}
+
+void *
+XNFcallocarray(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
+{
+    void *ret = calloc(nmemb, size);
+
+    if (!ret)
+        FatalError("XNFcalloc: Out of memory");
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void *
+XNFrealloc(void *ptr, unsigned long amount)
+{
+    void *ret = realloc(ptr, amount);
+
+    if (!ret)
+        FatalError("XNFrealloc: Out of memory");
+    return ret;
+}
+
+void *
+XNFreallocarray(void *ptr, size_t nmemb, size_t size)
+{
+    void *ret = reallocarray(ptr, nmemb, size);
+
+    if (!ret)
+        FatalError("XNFreallocarray: Out of memory");
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/os/meson.build b/os/meson.build
index a6cf8a444..00375d17c 100644
--- a/os/meson.build
+++ b/os/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 srcs_os = [
     'WaitFor.c',
     'access.c',
+    'alloc.c',
     'auth.c',
     'backtrace.c',
     'client.c',
diff --git a/os/utils.c b/os/utils.c
index 8287a66f5..467fc3b91 100644
--- a/os/utils.c
+++ b/os/utils.c
@@ -1131,56 +1131,6 @@ set_font_authorizations(char **authorizations, int *authlen, void *client)
 #endif                          /* TCPCONN */
 }
 
-void *
-XNFalloc(unsigned long amount)
-{
-    void *ptr = malloc(amount);
-
-    if (!ptr)
-        FatalError("Out of memory");
-    return ptr;
-}
-
-/* The original XNFcalloc was used with the xnfcalloc macro which multiplied
- * the arguments at the call site without allowing calloc to check for overflow.
- * XNFcallocarray was added to fix that without breaking ABI.
- */
-void *
-XNFcalloc(unsigned long amount)
-{
-    return XNFcallocarray(1, amount);
-}
-
-void *
-XNFcallocarray(size_t nmemb, size_t size)
-{
-    void *ret = calloc(nmemb, size);
-
-    if (!ret)
-        FatalError("XNFcalloc: Out of memory");
-    return ret;
-}
-
-void *
-XNFrealloc(void *ptr, unsigned long amount)
-{
-    void *ret = realloc(ptr, amount);
-
-    if (!ret)
-        FatalError("XNFrealloc: Out of memory");
-    return ret;
-}
-
-void *
-XNFreallocarray(void *ptr, size_t nmemb, size_t size)
-{
-    void *ret = reallocarray(ptr, nmemb, size);
-
-    if (!ret)
-        FatalError("XNFreallocarray: Out of memory");
-    return ret;
-}
-
 char *
 Xstrdup(const char *s)
 {