diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 13cadec6dc..aade176f52 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2233,7 +2233,6 @@ src_libnm_systemd_shared_libnm_systemd_shared_la_SOURCES = \
 	src/libnm-systemd-shared/sd-adapt-shared/sysctl-util.h \
 	src/libnm-systemd-shared/sd-adapt-shared/terminal-util.h \
 	src/libnm-systemd-shared/sd-adapt-shared/unaligned.h \
-	src/libnm-systemd-shared/sd-adapt-shared/user-util.h \
 	src/libnm-systemd-shared/sd-adapt-shared/virt.h \
 	src/libnm-systemd-shared/src/basic/alloc-util.c \
 	src/libnm-systemd-shared/src/basic/alloc-util.h \
@@ -2328,6 +2327,7 @@ src_libnm_systemd_shared_libnm_systemd_shared_la_SOURCES = \
 	src/libnm-systemd-shared/src/basic/tmpfile-util.c \
 	src/libnm-systemd-shared/src/basic/tmpfile-util.h \
 	src/libnm-systemd-shared/src/basic/umask-util.h \
+	src/libnm-systemd-shared/src/basic/user-util.h \
 	src/libnm-systemd-shared/src/basic/utf8.c \
 	src/libnm-systemd-shared/src/basic/utf8.h \
 	src/libnm-systemd-shared/src/basic/util.c \
diff --git a/src/libnm-systemd-shared/sd-adapt-shared/user-util.h b/src/libnm-systemd-shared/sd-adapt-shared/user-util.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 637892c2d6..0000000000
--- a/src/libnm-systemd-shared/sd-adapt-shared/user-util.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-/* dummy header */