diff --git a/xwayland/hash.c b/shared/hash.c
similarity index 100%
rename from xwayland/hash.c
rename to shared/hash.c
diff --git a/xwayland/hash.h b/shared/hash.h
similarity index 100%
rename from xwayland/hash.h
rename to shared/hash.h
diff --git a/shared/meson.build b/shared/meson.build
index 8ed3c0a0..cbf39c35 100644
--- a/shared/meson.build
+++ b/shared/meson.build
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ srcs_libshared = [
 	'file-util.c',
 	'os-compatibility.c',
         'process-util.c',
+	'hash.c',
 ]
 deps_libshared = [dep_wayland_client, dep_wayland_server, dep_pixman]
 
diff --git a/xwayland/dnd.c b/xwayland/dnd.c
index 01918e16..f8fab329 100644
--- a/xwayland/dnd.c
+++ b/xwayland/dnd.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include <libweston/libweston.h>
 #include "xwayland.h"
 
-#include "hash.h"
+#include "shared/hash.h"
 
 struct dnd_data_source {
 	struct weston_data_source base;
diff --git a/xwayland/meson.build b/xwayland/meson.build
index a7b3e40c..d114ede3 100644
--- a/xwayland/meson.build
+++ b/xwayland/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ srcs_xwayland = [
 	'window-manager.c',
 	'selection.c',
 	'dnd.c',
-	'hash.c',
 ]
 
 dep_names_xwayland = [
diff --git a/xwayland/window-manager.c b/xwayland/window-manager.c
index c43ee8d4..cb17f52d 100644
--- a/xwayland/window-manager.c
+++ b/xwayland/window-manager.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include "xwayland-internal-interface.h"
 
 #include "shared/cairo-util.h"
-#include "hash.h"
+#include "shared/hash.h"
 #include "shared/helpers.h"
 #include "shared/xcb-xwayland.h"