diff --git a/logd/LogBufferElement.h b/logd/LogBufferElement.h
index ca2c3a62c..4877939c6 100644
--- a/logd/LogBufferElement.h
+++ b/logd/LogBufferElement.h
@@ -25,27 +25,6 @@
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <log/log_read.h>
 
-// Hijack this header as a common include file used by most all sources
-// to report some utilities defined here and there.
-
-namespace android {
-
-// Furnished in main.cpp. Caller must own and free returned value
-char *uidToName(uid_t uid);
-
-// Furnished in LogStatistics.cpp. Caller must own and free returned value
-char *pidToName(pid_t pid);
-char *tidToName(pid_t tid);
-
-// Furnished in main.cpp. Thread safe.
-const char *tagToName(uint32_t tag);
-
-}
-
-static inline bool worstUidEnabledForLogid(log_id_t id) {
-    return (id != LOG_ID_CRASH) && (id != LOG_ID_KERNEL) && (id != LOG_ID_EVENTS);
-}
-
 class LogBuffer;
 
 #define EXPIRE_HOUR_THRESHOLD 24 // Only expire chatty UID logs to preserve
diff --git a/logd/LogStatistics.h b/logd/LogStatistics.h
index 61000d284..20e630eb7 100644
--- a/logd/LogStatistics.h
+++ b/logd/LogStatistics.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <log/log.h>
 
 #include "LogBufferElement.h"
+#include "LogUtils.h"
 
 #define log_id_for_each(i) \
     for (log_id_t i = LOG_ID_MIN; i < LOG_ID_MAX; i = (log_id_t) (i + 1))
diff --git a/logd/LogUtils.h b/logd/LogUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..117bc59e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logd/LogUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2015 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LOGD_LOG_UTILS_H__
+#define _LOGD_LOG_UTILS_H__
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <log/log.h>
+
+// Hijack this header as a common include file used by most all sources
+// to report some utilities defined here and there.
+
+namespace android {
+
+// Furnished in main.cpp. Caller must own and free returned value
+char *uidToName(uid_t uid);
+
+// Furnished in LogStatistics.cpp. Caller must own and free returned value
+char *pidToName(pid_t pid);
+char *tidToName(pid_t tid);
+
+// Furnished in main.cpp. Thread safe.
+const char *tagToName(uint32_t tag);
+
+}
+
+static inline bool worstUidEnabledForLogid(log_id_t id) {
+    return (id != LOG_ID_CRASH) && (id != LOG_ID_KERNEL) && (id != LOG_ID_EVENTS);
+}
+
+#endif // _LOGD_LOG_UTILS_H__
diff --git a/logd/LogWhiteBlackList.h b/logd/LogWhiteBlackList.h
index 00e1cad2d..6f17402a4 100644
--- a/logd/LogWhiteBlackList.h
+++ b/logd/LogWhiteBlackList.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <LogBufferElement.h>
+#include "LogBufferElement.h"
 
 // White and Blacklist
 
diff --git a/logd/main.cpp b/logd/main.cpp
index 837c2ce33..2ed52be08 100644
--- a/logd/main.cpp
+++ b/logd/main.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "LogListener.h"
 #include "LogAudit.h"
 #include "LogKlog.h"
+#include "LogUtils.h"
 
 #define KMSG_PRIORITY(PRI)                            \
     '<',                                              \