diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-drm-buffer.c b/src/backends/native/meta-drm-buffer.c
index a109b4ea2..30bbfb59a 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-drm-buffer.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-drm-buffer.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "backends/native/meta-device-pool.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-kms-utils.h"
-#include "common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h"
+#include "common/meta-drm-format-helpers.h"
 
 #include "meta-private-enum-types.h"
 
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
index 40ed15a65..721ce63ae 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "backends/native/meta-renderer-native-private.h"
 #include "cogl/cogl.h"
 #include "common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h"
+#include "common/meta-drm-format-helpers.h"
 
 typedef enum _MetaSharedFramebufferImportStatus
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
index 7b64ff3f4..5ffbafb58 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include "backends/native/meta-renderer-view-native.h"
 #include "cogl/cogl.h"
 #include "common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h"
+#include "common/meta-drm-format-helpers.h"
 #include "core/boxes-private.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_EGL_DEVICE
diff --git a/src/common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.c b/src/common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.c
index 225d6b537..dee5c5134 100644
--- a/src/common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.c
+++ b/src/common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.c
@@ -24,40 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h"
 
-
-/**
- * meta_drm_format_to_string:
- * @tmp: temporary buffer
- * @drm_format: DRM fourcc pixel format
- *
- * Returns a pointer to a string naming the given pixel format,
- * usually a pointer to the temporary buffer but not always.
- * Invalid formats may return nonsense names.
- *
- * When calling this, allocate one MetaDrmFormatBuf on the stack to
- * be used as the temporary buffer.
- */
-const char *
-meta_drm_format_to_string (MetaDrmFormatBuf *tmp,
-                           uint32_t          drm_format)
-{
-  int i;
-
-  if (drm_format == DRM_FORMAT_INVALID)
-    return "INVALID";
-
-  G_STATIC_ASSERT (sizeof (tmp->s) == 5);
-  for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
-    {
-      char c = (drm_format >> (i * 8)) & 0xff;
-      tmp->s[i] = g_ascii_isgraph (c) ? c : '.';
-    }
-
-  tmp->s[i] = 0;
-
-  return tmp->s;
-}
-
 const MetaFormatInfo *
 meta_format_info_from_drm_format (uint32_t drm_format)
 {
diff --git a/src/common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h b/src/common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h
index dbbc88294..d64bbc241 100644
--- a/src/common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h
+++ b/src/common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-typedef struct _MetaDrmFormatBuf
-{
-  char s[5];
-} MetaDrmFormatBuf;
-
-const char * meta_drm_format_to_string (MetaDrmFormatBuf *tmp,
-                                        uint32_t          drm_format);
-
 typedef struct _MetaFormatInfo
 {
   uint32_t drm_format;
diff --git a/src/common/meta-drm-format-helpers.c b/src/common/meta-drm-format-helpers.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0fc28dc7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/meta-drm-format-helpers.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Georges Basile Stavracas Neto <georges.stavracas@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Collabora Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "common/meta-drm-format-helpers.h"
+
+#include <drm_fourcc.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+
+/**
+ * meta_drm_format_to_string:
+ * @tmp: temporary buffer
+ * @drm_format: DRM fourcc pixel format
+ *
+ * Returns a pointer to a string naming the given pixel format,
+ * usually a pointer to the temporary buffer but not always.
+ * Invalid formats may return nonsense names.
+ *
+ * When calling this, allocate one MetaDrmFormatBuf on the stack to
+ * be used as the temporary buffer.
+ */
+const char *
+meta_drm_format_to_string (MetaDrmFormatBuf *tmp,
+                           uint32_t          drm_format)
+{
+  int i;
+
+  if (drm_format == DRM_FORMAT_INVALID)
+    return "INVALID";
+
+  G_STATIC_ASSERT (sizeof (tmp->s) == 5);
+  for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+    {
+      char c = (drm_format >> (i * 8)) & 0xff;
+      tmp->s[i] = g_ascii_isgraph (c) ? c : '.';
+    }
+
+  tmp->s[i] = 0;
+
+  return tmp->s;
+}
diff --git a/src/common/meta-drm-format-helpers.h b/src/common/meta-drm-format-helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53834350f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/meta-drm-format-helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 Georges Basile Stavracas Neto <georges.stavracas@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Collabora Ltd.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+typedef struct _MetaDrmFormatBuf
+{
+  char s[5];
+} MetaDrmFormatBuf;
+
+const char * meta_drm_format_to_string (MetaDrmFormatBuf *tmp,
+                                        uint32_t          drm_format);
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 90e2be0af..05df3bfd2 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -873,6 +873,8 @@ if have_wayland or have_native_backend
   mutter_sources += [
     'common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.c',
     'common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h',
+    'common/meta-drm-format-helpers.c',
+    'common/meta-drm-format-helpers.h',
   ]
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-buffer.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-buffer.c
index 9d6faf479..3f64758a5 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-buffer.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-buffer.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "wayland/meta-wayland-dma-buf.h"
 #include "wayland/meta-wayland-private.h"
 #include "common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h"
+#include "common/meta-drm-format-helpers.h"
 #include "compositor/meta-multi-texture-format-private.h"
 #include "wayland/meta-drm-timeline.h"
 #include "wayland/meta-wayland-linux-drm-syncobj.h"
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-dma-buf.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-dma-buf.c
index d23597b7f..5e4ee671c 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-dma-buf.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-dma-buf.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "cogl/cogl-egl.h"
 #include "cogl/cogl.h"
 #include "common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h"
+#include "common/meta-drm-format-helpers.h"
 #include "compositor/meta-multi-texture-format-private.h"
 #include "meta/meta-backend.h"
 #include "wayland/meta-wayland-buffer.h"