diff --git a/src/os/hpux/hpux_sigar.c b/src/os/hpux/hpux_sigar.c
index baccd60f..526de7ae 100644
--- a/src/os/hpux/hpux_sigar.c
+++ b/src/os/hpux/hpux_sigar.c
@@ -362,33 +362,6 @@ int sigar_proc_state_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
     return SIGAR_OK;
 }
 
-/* XXX: could be useful elsewhere */
-static char *sigar_getword(char **line, char stop)
-{
-    char *pos = *line;
-    int len;
-    char *res;
-
-    while ((*pos != stop) && *pos) {
-        ++pos;
-    }
-
-    len = pos - *line;
-    res = (char *)malloc(len + 1);
-    memcpy(res, *line, len);
-    res[len] = 0;
-
-    if (stop) {
-        while (*pos == stop) {
-            ++pos;
-        }
-    }
-
-    *line = pos;
-
-    return res;
-}
-
 /*
  * XXX: pst_cmd is only 64 chars of the command args.
  * according to HP forums there isn't a way to get them
diff --git a/src/os/solaris/solaris_sigar.c b/src/os/solaris/solaris_sigar.c
index 18bbea85..95f5ab4a 100644
--- a/src/os/solaris/solaris_sigar.c
+++ b/src/os/solaris/solaris_sigar.c
@@ -653,33 +653,6 @@ int sigar_proc_state_get(sigar_t *sigar, sigar_pid_t pid,
     return SIGAR_OK;
 }
 
-/* XXX: copied from hpux_sigar */
-static char *sigar_getword(char **line, char stop)
-{
-    char *pos = *line;
-    int len;
-    char *res;
-
-    while ((*pos != stop) && *pos) {
-        ++pos;
-    }
-
-    len = pos - *line;
-    res = malloc(len + 1);
-    memcpy(res, *line, len);
-    res[len] = 0;
-
-    if (stop) {
-        while (*pos == stop) {
-            ++pos;
-        }
-    }
-
-    *line = pos;
-
-    return res;
-}
-
 typedef struct {
     int timestamp;
     char *args;
diff --git a/src/sigar_util.c b/src/sigar_util.c
index d5cc2e83..524934fb 100644
--- a/src/sigar_util.c
+++ b/src/sigar_util.c
@@ -54,6 +54,32 @@ SIGAR_INLINE char *sigar_skip_multiple_token(char *p, int count)
     return p;
 }
 
+char *sigar_getword(char **line, char stop)
+{
+    char *pos = *line;
+    int len;
+    char *res;
+
+    while ((*pos != stop) && *pos) {
+        ++pos;
+    }
+
+    len = pos - *line;
+    res = malloc(len + 1);
+    memcpy(res, *line, len);
+    res[len] = 0;
+
+    if (stop) {
+        while (*pos == stop) {
+            ++pos;
+        }
+    }
+
+    *line = pos;
+
+    return res;
+}
+
 int sigar_file2str(const char *fname, char *buffer, int buflen)
 {
     int len;