diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 17e2d58..ca71601 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ qemu-img.o: qemu-img-cmds.h
 
 tools-obj-y = $(oslib-obj-y) $(trace-obj-y) qemu-tool.o qemu-timer.o \
 	qemu-timer-common.o main-loop.o notify.o \
-	iohandler.o cutils.o iov.o async.o error.o
+	iohandler.o cutils.o async.o error.o
 tools-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += compatfd.o
 
 qemu-img$(EXESUF): qemu-img.o $(tools-obj-y) $(block-obj-y)
diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index 9eca179..99a268e 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ common-obj-y += ui/
 common-obj-y += bt-host.o bt-vhci.o
 
 common-obj-y += dma-helpers.o
-common-obj-y += iov.o acl.o
+common-obj-y += acl.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += compatfd.o
 common-obj-y += event_notifier.o
 common-obj-y += qemu-timer.o qemu-timer-common.o
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ endif
 user-obj-y =
 user-obj-y += envlist.o path.o
 user-obj-y += tcg-runtime.o host-utils.o
-user-obj-y += cutils.o iov.o cache-utils.o
+user-obj-y += cutils.o cache-utils.o
 user-obj-y += module.o
 user-obj-y += qemu-user.o
 user-obj-y += $(trace-obj-y)
diff --git a/cutils.c b/cutils.c
index 8edd8fa..6f9f799 100644
--- a/cutils.c
+++ b/cutils.c
@@ -142,109 +142,6 @@ int qemu_fdatasync(int fd)
 #endif
 }
 
-/* io vectors */
-
-void qemu_iovec_init(QEMUIOVector *qiov, int alloc_hint)
-{
-    qiov->iov = g_malloc(alloc_hint * sizeof(struct iovec));
-    qiov->niov = 0;
-    qiov->nalloc = alloc_hint;
-    qiov->size = 0;
-}
-
-void qemu_iovec_init_external(QEMUIOVector *qiov, struct iovec *iov, int niov)
-{
-    int i;
-
-    qiov->iov = iov;
-    qiov->niov = niov;
-    qiov->nalloc = -1;
-    qiov->size = 0;
-    for (i = 0; i < niov; i++)
-        qiov->size += iov[i].iov_len;
-}
-
-void qemu_iovec_add(QEMUIOVector *qiov, void *base, size_t len)
-{
-    assert(qiov->nalloc != -1);
-
-    if (qiov->niov == qiov->nalloc) {
-        qiov->nalloc = 2 * qiov->nalloc + 1;
-        qiov->iov = g_realloc(qiov->iov, qiov->nalloc * sizeof(struct iovec));
-    }
-    qiov->iov[qiov->niov].iov_base = base;
-    qiov->iov[qiov->niov].iov_len = len;
-    qiov->size += len;
-    ++qiov->niov;
-}
-
-/*
- * Concatenates (partial) iovecs from src to the end of dst.
- * It starts copying after skipping `soffset' bytes at the
- * beginning of src and adds individual vectors from src to
- * dst copies up to `sbytes' bytes total, or up to the end
- * of src if it comes first.  This way, it is okay to specify
- * very large value for `sbytes' to indicate "up to the end
- * of src".
- * Only vector pointers are processed, not the actual data buffers.
- */
-void qemu_iovec_concat(QEMUIOVector *dst,
-                       QEMUIOVector *src, size_t soffset, size_t sbytes)
-{
-    int i;
-    size_t done;
-    struct iovec *siov = src->iov;
-    assert(dst->nalloc != -1);
-    assert(src->size >= soffset);
-    for (i = 0, done = 0; done < sbytes && i < src->niov; i++) {
-        if (soffset < siov[i].iov_len) {
-            size_t len = MIN(siov[i].iov_len - soffset, sbytes - done);
-            qemu_iovec_add(dst, siov[i].iov_base + soffset, len);
-            done += len;
-            soffset = 0;
-        } else {
-            soffset -= siov[i].iov_len;
-        }
-    }
-    /* return done; */
-}
-
-void qemu_iovec_destroy(QEMUIOVector *qiov)
-{
-    assert(qiov->nalloc != -1);
-
-    qemu_iovec_reset(qiov);
-    g_free(qiov->iov);
-    qiov->nalloc = 0;
-    qiov->iov = NULL;
-}
-
-void qemu_iovec_reset(QEMUIOVector *qiov)
-{
-    assert(qiov->nalloc != -1);
-
-    qiov->niov = 0;
-    qiov->size = 0;
-}
-
-size_t qemu_iovec_to_buf(QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t offset,
-                         void *buf, size_t bytes)
-{
-    return iov_to_buf(qiov->iov, qiov->niov, offset, buf, bytes);
-}
-
-size_t qemu_iovec_from_buf(QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t offset,
-                           const void *buf, size_t bytes)
-{
-    return iov_from_buf(qiov->iov, qiov->niov, offset, buf, bytes);
-}
-
-size_t qemu_iovec_memset(QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t offset,
-                         int fillc, size_t bytes)
-{
-    return iov_memset(qiov->iov, qiov->niov, offset, fillc, bytes);
-}
-
 /*
  * Checks if a buffer is all zeroes
  *
diff --git a/iov.c b/iov.c
index c6a66f0..ae17e7d 100644
--- a/iov.c
+++ b/iov.c
@@ -228,3 +228,106 @@ void iov_hexdump(const struct iovec *iov, const unsigned int iov_cnt,
         fprintf(fp, "\n");
     }
 }
+
+/* io vectors */
+
+void qemu_iovec_init(QEMUIOVector *qiov, int alloc_hint)
+{
+    qiov->iov = g_malloc(alloc_hint * sizeof(struct iovec));
+    qiov->niov = 0;
+    qiov->nalloc = alloc_hint;
+    qiov->size = 0;
+}
+
+void qemu_iovec_init_external(QEMUIOVector *qiov, struct iovec *iov, int niov)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    qiov->iov = iov;
+    qiov->niov = niov;
+    qiov->nalloc = -1;
+    qiov->size = 0;
+    for (i = 0; i < niov; i++)
+        qiov->size += iov[i].iov_len;
+}
+
+void qemu_iovec_add(QEMUIOVector *qiov, void *base, size_t len)
+{
+    assert(qiov->nalloc != -1);
+
+    if (qiov->niov == qiov->nalloc) {
+        qiov->nalloc = 2 * qiov->nalloc + 1;
+        qiov->iov = g_realloc(qiov->iov, qiov->nalloc * sizeof(struct iovec));
+    }
+    qiov->iov[qiov->niov].iov_base = base;
+    qiov->iov[qiov->niov].iov_len = len;
+    qiov->size += len;
+    ++qiov->niov;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Concatenates (partial) iovecs from src to the end of dst.
+ * It starts copying after skipping `soffset' bytes at the
+ * beginning of src and adds individual vectors from src to
+ * dst copies up to `sbytes' bytes total, or up to the end
+ * of src if it comes first.  This way, it is okay to specify
+ * very large value for `sbytes' to indicate "up to the end
+ * of src".
+ * Only vector pointers are processed, not the actual data buffers.
+ */
+void qemu_iovec_concat(QEMUIOVector *dst,
+                       QEMUIOVector *src, size_t soffset, size_t sbytes)
+{
+    int i;
+    size_t done;
+    struct iovec *siov = src->iov;
+    assert(dst->nalloc != -1);
+    assert(src->size >= soffset);
+    for (i = 0, done = 0; done < sbytes && i < src->niov; i++) {
+        if (soffset < siov[i].iov_len) {
+            size_t len = MIN(siov[i].iov_len - soffset, sbytes - done);
+            qemu_iovec_add(dst, siov[i].iov_base + soffset, len);
+            done += len;
+            soffset = 0;
+        } else {
+            soffset -= siov[i].iov_len;
+        }
+    }
+    /* return done; */
+}
+
+void qemu_iovec_destroy(QEMUIOVector *qiov)
+{
+    assert(qiov->nalloc != -1);
+
+    qemu_iovec_reset(qiov);
+    g_free(qiov->iov);
+    qiov->nalloc = 0;
+    qiov->iov = NULL;
+}
+
+void qemu_iovec_reset(QEMUIOVector *qiov)
+{
+    assert(qiov->nalloc != -1);
+
+    qiov->niov = 0;
+    qiov->size = 0;
+}
+
+size_t qemu_iovec_to_buf(QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t offset,
+                         void *buf, size_t bytes)
+{
+    return iov_to_buf(qiov->iov, qiov->niov, offset, buf, bytes);
+}
+
+size_t qemu_iovec_from_buf(QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t offset,
+                           const void *buf, size_t bytes)
+{
+    return iov_from_buf(qiov->iov, qiov->niov, offset, buf, bytes);
+}
+
+size_t qemu_iovec_memset(QEMUIOVector *qiov, size_t offset,
+                         int fillc, size_t bytes)
+{
+    return iov_memset(qiov->iov, qiov->niov, offset, fillc, bytes);
+}
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 86c9b79..945c823 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ tests/check-qdict$(EXESUF): tests/check-qdict.o qdict.o qfloat.o qint.o qstring.
 tests/check-qlist$(EXESUF): tests/check-qlist.o qlist.o qint.o
 tests/check-qfloat$(EXESUF): tests/check-qfloat.o qfloat.o
 tests/check-qjson$(EXESUF): tests/check-qjson.o $(qobject-obj-y) $(tools-obj-y)
-tests/test-coroutine$(EXESUF): tests/test-coroutine.o $(coroutine-obj-y) $(tools-obj-y)
+tests/test-coroutine$(EXESUF): tests/test-coroutine.o $(coroutine-obj-y) $(tools-obj-y) iov.o
 tests/test-iov$(EXESUF): tests/test-iov.o iov.o
 
 tests/test-qapi-types.c tests/test-qapi-types.h :\
