diff --git a/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c b/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
index b0a031dd8..4658f21c0 100644
--- a/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
+++ b/libdm/ioctl/libdm-iface.c
@@ -747,27 +747,6 @@ int dm_task_set_newuuid(struct dm_task *dmt, const char *newuuid)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int dm_task_set_newname(struct dm_task *dmt, const char *newname)
-{
-	if (strchr(newname, '/')) {
-		log_error("Name \"%s\" invalid. It contains \"/\".", newname);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (strlen(newname) >= DM_NAME_LEN) {
-		log_error("Name \"%s\" too long", newname);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!(dmt->newname = dm_strdup(newname))) {
-		log_error("dm_task_set_newname: strdup(%s) failed", newname);
-		return 0;
-	}
-	dmt->new_uuid = 0;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
 int dm_task_set_message(struct dm_task *dmt, const char *message)
 {
 	if (!(dmt->message = dm_strdup(message))) {
diff --git a/libdm/libdm-common.c b/libdm/libdm-common.c
index 321a9a94d..15ab8643f 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-common.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-common.c
@@ -342,6 +342,27 @@ int dm_task_set_name(struct dm_task *dmt, const char *name)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int dm_task_set_newname(struct dm_task *dmt, const char *newname)
+{
+	if (strchr(newname, '/')) {
+		log_error("Name \"%s\" invalid. It contains \"/\".", newname);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (strlen(newname) >= DM_NAME_LEN) {
+		log_error("Name \"%s\" too long", newname);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!(dmt->newname = dm_strdup(newname))) {
+		log_error("dm_task_set_newname: strdup(%s) failed", newname);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	dmt->new_uuid = 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int dm_task_set_uuid(struct dm_task *dmt, const char *uuid)
 {
 	dm_free(dmt->uuid);