diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 631652bc..fea66673 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ tarsnap_recrypt_LDADD= $(LIBTARSNAP_A)
 tarsnap_recrypt_CPPFLAGS=						\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib						\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib-platform					\
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib-platform/util				\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/crypto					\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/datastruct					\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/lib/keyfile					\
diff --git a/lib-platform/util/fileutil.c b/lib-platform/util/fileutil.c
index a864233c..4d3f7f64 100644
--- a/lib-platform/util/fileutil.c
+++ b/lib-platform/util/fileutil.c
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #include "platform.h"
 
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "warnp.h"
 
 #include "fileutil.h"
 
@@ -35,3 +39,35 @@ fileutil_open_noatime(const char * path, int flags, int noatime)
 	/* Failure! */
 	return (fd);
 }
+
+/**
+ * fileutil_fsync(fp, name):
+ * Attempt to write the contents of ${fp} to disk.  Do not close ${fp}.
+ *
+ * Caveat: "Disks lie" - Kirk McKusick.
+ */
+int
+fileutil_fsync(FILE * fp, const char * name)
+{
+	int fd;
+
+	if (fflush(fp)) {
+		warnp("fflush(%s)", name);
+		goto err0;
+	}
+	if ((fd = fileno(fp)) == -1) {
+		warnp("fileno(%s)", name);
+		goto err0;
+	}
+	if (fsync(fd)) {
+		warnp("fsync(%s)", name);
+		goto err0;
+	}
+
+	/* Success! */
+	return (0);
+
+err0:
+	/* Failure! */
+	return (-1);
+}
diff --git a/lib-platform/util/fileutil.h b/lib-platform/util/fileutil.h
index 6cef9860..1c25d215 100644
--- a/lib-platform/util/fileutil.h
+++ b/lib-platform/util/fileutil.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef FILEUTIL_H_
 #define FILEUTIL_H_
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 /**
  * fileutil_open_noatime(path, flags, noatime):
  * Act the same as open(2), except that if the OS supports O_NOATIME and
@@ -10,4 +12,12 @@
  */
 int fileutil_open_noatime(const char *, int, int);
 
+/**
+ * fileutil_fsync(fp, name):
+ * Attempt to write the contents of ${fp} to disk.  Do not close ${fp}.
+ *
+ * Caveat: "Disks lie" - Kirk McKusick.
+ */
+int fileutil_fsync(FILE *, const char *);
+
 #endif /* !FILEUTIL_H_ */
diff --git a/lib/util/dirutil.c b/lib/util/dirutil.c
index 56a8a3dc..fcccc4cc 100644
--- a/lib/util/dirutil.c
+++ b/lib/util/dirutil.c
@@ -60,38 +60,6 @@ dirutil_fsyncdir(const char * path)
 	return (0);
 }
 
-/**
- * dirutil_fsync(fp, name):
- * Attempt to write the contents of ${fp} to disk.  Do not close ${fp}.
- *
- * Caveat: "Disks lie" - Kirk McKusick.
- */
-int
-dirutil_fsync(FILE * fp, const char * name)
-{
-	int fd;
-
-	if (fflush(fp)) {
-		warnp("fflush(%s)", name);
-		goto err0;
-	}
-	if ((fd = fileno(fp)) == -1) {
-		warnp("fileno(%s)", name);
-		goto err0;
-	}
-	if (fsync(fd)) {
-		warnp("fsync(%s)", name);
-		goto err0;
-	}
-
-	/* Success! */
-	return (0);
-
-err0:
-	/* Failure! */
-	return (-1);
-}
-
 /**
  * build_dir(dir, diropt):
  * Make sure that ${dir} exists, creating it (and any parents) as necessary.
diff --git a/lib/util/dirutil.h b/lib/util/dirutil.h
index 98cf43f0..b602ceb7 100644
--- a/lib/util/dirutil.h
+++ b/lib/util/dirutil.h
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@
  */
 int dirutil_fsyncdir(const char *);
 
-/**
- * dirutil_fsync(fp, name):
- * Attempt to write the contents of ${fp} to disk.  Do not close ${fp}.
- *
- * Caveat: "Disks lie" - Kirk McKusick.
- */
-int dirutil_fsync(FILE *, const char *);
-
 /**
  * build_dir(dir, diropt):
  * Make sure that ${dir} exists, creating it (and any parents) as necessary.
diff --git a/tar/ccache/ccache_write.c b/tar/ccache/ccache_write.c
index cfb9dd01..25560d64 100644
--- a/tar/ccache/ccache_write.c
+++ b/tar/ccache/ccache_write.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "asprintf.h"
 #include "ccache_internal.h"
-#include "dirutil.h"
+#include "fileutil.h"
 #include "multitape_internal.h"
 #include "patricia.h"
 #include "sysendian.h"
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ ccache_write(CCACHE * cache, const char * path)
 	}
 
 	/* Finish writing the file. */
-	if (dirutil_fsync(W.f, W.s))
+	if (fileutil_fsync(W.f, W.s))
 		goto err2;
 
 	/* Close the file. */
diff --git a/tar/chunks/chunks_directory.c b/tar/chunks/chunks_directory.c
index b20b8038..85d9ed06 100644
--- a/tar/chunks/chunks_directory.c
+++ b/tar/chunks/chunks_directory.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "asprintf.h"
 #include "ctassert.h"
 #include "dirutil.h"
+#include "fileutil.h"
 #include "rwhashtab.h"
 #include "sysendian.h"
 #include "warnp.h"
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ chunks_directory_write(const char * cachepath, RWHASHTAB * HT,
 		goto err2;
 
 	/* Call fsync on the new chunk directory and close it. */
-	if (dirutil_fsync(f, s))
+	if (fileutil_fsync(f, s))
 		goto err2;
 	if (fclose(f)) {
 		warnp("fclose(%s)", s);