diff --git a/vtest/util.c b/vtest/util.c
index f389497..0ae37de 100644
--- a/vtest/util.c
+++ b/vtest/util.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/select.h>
 
-
 int vtest_wait_for_fd_read(int fd)
 {
    fd_set read_fds;
@@ -49,3 +48,15 @@ int vtest_wait_for_fd_read(int fd)
 
    return -1;
 }
+
+int __failed_call(const char* func, const char *called, int ret)
+{
+   fprintf(stderr, "%s called %s which failed (%d)\n", func, called, ret);
+   return ret;
+}
+
+int __failure(const char* func, const char *reason, int ret)
+{
+   fprintf(stderr, "%s %s (%d)\n", func, reason, ret);
+   return ret;
+}
diff --git a/vtest/util.h b/vtest/util.h
index 2c60bc5..c73f277 100644
--- a/vtest/util.h
+++ b/vtest/util.h
@@ -27,4 +27,14 @@
 
 int vtest_wait_for_fd_read(int fd);
 
+int __failed_call(const char* func, const char *called, int ret);
+
+int __failure(const char* func, const char *reason, int ret);
+
+#define report_failure(reason, ret) \
+   __failure(__FUNCTION__, reason, ret)
+
+#define report_failed_call(called, ret) \
+   __failed_call(__FUNCTION__, called, ret)
+
 #endif /* VTEST_UTIL_H */
diff --git a/vtest/vtest_renderer.c b/vtest/vtest_renderer.c
index f78d6e5..84f8d09 100644
--- a/vtest/vtest_renderer.c
+++ b/vtest/vtest_renderer.c
@@ -65,26 +65,6 @@ struct vtest_renderer {
 
 struct vtest_renderer renderer;
 
-static int
-__failed_call(const char* func, const char *called, int ret)
-{
-   fprintf(stderr, "%s called %s which failed (%d)\n", func, called, ret);
-   return ret;
-}
-
-#define report_failed_call(called, ret) \
-   __failed_call(__FUNCTION__, called, ret)
-
-static int
-__failure(const char* func, const char *reason, int ret)
-{
-   fprintf(stderr, "%s %s (%d)\n", func, reason, ret);
-   return ret;
-}
-
-#define report_failure(reason, ret) \
-   __failure(__FUNCTION__, reason, ret)
-
 static unsigned
 hash_func(void *key)
 {