diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e78e1fe0..f068f7e5 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ strace_SOURCES =	\
 	block.c		\
 	cacheflush.c	\
 	capability.c	\
+	chdir.c		\
 	chmod.c		\
 	chown.c		\
 	count.c		\
diff --git a/chdir.c b/chdir.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29f0afc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chdir.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "defs.h"
+
+int
+sys_chdir(struct tcb *tcp)
+{
+	if (entering(tcp)) {
+		printpath(tcp, tcp->u_arg[0]);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 7ba68246..8d0822d9 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -1241,13 +1241,3 @@ sys_lxstat(struct tcb *tcp)
 }
 
 #endif /* SPARC[64] */
-
-/* directory */
-int
-sys_chdir(struct tcb *tcp)
-{
-	if (entering(tcp)) {
-		printpath(tcp, tcp->u_arg[0]);
-	}
-	return 0;
-}