diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-drm-timeline.c b/src/common/meta-drm-timeline.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/wayland/meta-drm-timeline.c
rename to src/common/meta-drm-timeline.c
index 6d86fd19f..c5ec1a2de 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-drm-timeline.c
+++ b/src/common/meta-drm-timeline.c
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "common/meta-drm-timeline.h"
 #include "meta/util.h"
-#include "wayland/meta-drm-timeline.h"
 
 enum
 {
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-drm-timeline.h b/src/common/meta-drm-timeline.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/wayland/meta-drm-timeline.h
rename to src/common/meta-drm-timeline.h
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 0fe778442..f86f0ba34 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -585,8 +585,6 @@ if have_wayland
     'core/meta-service-channel.h',
     'wayland/meta-cursor-sprite-wayland.c',
     'wayland/meta-cursor-sprite-wayland.h',
-    'wayland/meta-drm-timeline.c',
-    'wayland/meta-drm-timeline.h',
     'wayland/meta-pointer-confinement-wayland.c',
     'wayland/meta-pointer-confinement-wayland.h',
     'wayland/meta-pointer-lock-wayland.c',
@@ -894,6 +892,8 @@ if have_wayland or have_native_backend
     'common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h',
     'common/meta-drm-format-helpers.c',
     'common/meta-drm-format-helpers.h',
+    'common/meta-drm-timeline.c',
+    'common/meta-drm-timeline.h',
   ]
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-buffer.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-buffer.c
index d21d4bef2..6f62aa2b4 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-buffer.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-buffer.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
 #include "wayland/meta-wayland-private.h"
 #include "common/meta-cogl-drm-formats.h"
 #include "common/meta-drm-format-helpers.h"
+#include "common/meta-drm-timeline.h"
 #include "compositor/meta-multi-texture-format-private.h"
-#include "wayland/meta-drm-timeline.h"
 #include "wayland/meta-wayland-linux-drm-syncobj.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_NATIVE_BACKEND
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-linux-drm-syncobj.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-linux-drm-syncobj.h
index cfe361b7c..dffad99c3 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-linux-drm-syncobj.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-linux-drm-syncobj.h
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
+#include "common/meta-drm-timeline.h"
 #include "wayland/meta-wayland-types.h"
-#include "wayland/meta-drm-timeline.h"
 
 #include "linux-drm-syncobj-v1-server-protocol.h"