diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7796836e32..0deb49ea6a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -287,6 +287,35 @@ shared_libnacd_la_LIBADD = \
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES += shared/nm-std-aux/libnm-std-aux.la
+
+shared_nm_std_aux_libnm_std_aux_la_CPPFLAGS = \
+	$(dflt_cppflags) \
+	-I$(srcdir)/shared \
+	$(CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(SANITIZER_LIB_CFLAGS) \
+	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\""libnm"\" \
+	-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION='0' \
+	$(NULL)
+
+shared_nm_std_aux_libnm_std_aux_la_SOURCES = \
+	shared/c-list/src/c-list.h \
+	shared/nm-std-aux/c-list-util.c \
+	shared/nm-std-aux/c-list-util.h \
+	shared/nm-std-aux/unaligned.h \
+	$(NULL)
+
+shared_nm_std_aux_libnm_std_aux_la_LDFLAGS = \
+	$(CODE_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(SANITIZER_LIB_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(NULL)
+
+shared_nm_std_aux_libnm_std_aux_la_LIBADD = \
+	shared/libcsiphash.la \
+	$(NULL)
+
+###############################################################################
+
 shared_nm_utils_libnm_utils_cppflags = \
 	$(dflt_cppflags) \
 	-I$(srcdir)/shared \
@@ -304,9 +333,6 @@ shared_nm_utils_libnm_utils_base_la_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(NULL)
 
 shared_nm_utils_libnm_utils_base_la_SOURCES = \
-	shared/c-list/src/c-list.h \
-	shared/nm-utils/c-list-util.c \
-	shared/nm-utils/c-list-util.h \
 	shared/nm-utils/nm-c-list.h \
 	shared/nm-utils/nm-dedup-multi.c \
 	shared/nm-utils/nm-dedup-multi.h \
@@ -330,7 +356,6 @@ shared_nm_utils_libnm_utils_base_la_SOURCES = \
 	shared/nm-utils/nm-shared-utils.h \
 	shared/nm-utils/nm-time-utils.c \
 	shared/nm-utils/nm-time-utils.h \
-	shared/nm-utils/unaligned.h \
 	$(NULL)
 
 shared_nm_utils_libnm_utils_base_la_LDFLAGS = \
@@ -339,7 +364,7 @@ shared_nm_utils_libnm_utils_base_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(NULL)
 
 shared_nm_utils_libnm_utils_base_la_LIBADD = \
-	shared/libcsiphash.la \
+	shared/nm-std-aux/libnm-std-aux.la \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
diff --git a/libnm-core/tests/test-general.c b/libnm-core/tests/test-general.c
index 64f937cbcf..5cce70e05d 100644
--- a/libnm-core/tests/test-general.c
+++ b/libnm-core/tests/test-general.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "nm-default.h"
 
-#include "nm-utils/c-list-util.h"
+#include "nm-std-aux/c-list-util.h"
 #include "nm-utils/nm-enum-utils.h"
 
 #include "nm-utils.h"
diff --git a/shared/meson.build b/shared/meson.build
index b4535e0c62..5f5404b509 100644
--- a/shared/meson.build
+++ b/shared/meson.build
@@ -102,6 +102,29 @@ shared_nm_utils_nm_vpn_plugin_utils_c = files('nm-utils/nm-vpn-plugin-utils.c')
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+shared_nm_std_aux = static_library(
+    'nm-std-aux',
+    sources: files('nm-std-aux/c-list-util.c'),
+    c_args: [
+      '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="@0@"'.format(libnm_name),
+      '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION=0',
+    ],
+    include_directories: [
+        top_inc,
+        shared_inc,
+    ],
+    dependencies: [
+    ],
+)
+
+shared_nm_std_aux_dep = declare_dependency(
+    link_with: shared_nm_std_aux,
+    include_directories: [
+        top_inc,
+        shared_inc,
+    ],
+)
+
 shared_nm_utils_c_args = [
     '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="@0@"'.format(libnm_name),
     '-DNETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION=(NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_GLIB|NM_NETWORKMANAGER_COMPILATION_WITH_GLIB_I18N_LIB)',
@@ -109,8 +132,7 @@ shared_nm_utils_c_args = [
 
 shared_nm_utils_base = static_library(
     'nm-utils-base',
-    sources: files('nm-utils/c-list-util.c',
-                   'nm-utils/nm-dedup-multi.c',
+    sources: files('nm-utils/nm-dedup-multi.c',
                    'nm-utils/nm-enum-utils.c',
                    'nm-utils/nm-errno.c',
                    'nm-utils/nm-hash-utils.c',
@@ -126,6 +148,7 @@ shared_nm_utils_base = static_library(
     ],
     dependencies: [
         glib_dep,
+        shared_nm_std_aux_dep,
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/c-list-util.c b/shared/nm-std-aux/c-list-util.c
similarity index 100%
rename from shared/nm-utils/c-list-util.c
rename to shared/nm-std-aux/c-list-util.c
diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/c-list-util.h b/shared/nm-std-aux/c-list-util.h
similarity index 100%
rename from shared/nm-utils/c-list-util.h
rename to shared/nm-std-aux/c-list-util.h
diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/unaligned.h b/shared/nm-std-aux/unaligned.h
similarity index 100%
rename from shared/nm-utils/unaligned.h
rename to shared/nm-std-aux/unaligned.h
diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/nm-dedup-multi.h b/shared/nm-utils/nm-dedup-multi.h
index 845b4c3ef5..82c6f1e955 100644
--- a/shared/nm-utils/nm-dedup-multi.h
+++ b/shared/nm-utils/nm-dedup-multi.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define __NM_DEDUP_MULTI_H__
 
 #include "nm-obj.h"
-#include "c-list-util.h"
+#include "nm-std-aux/c-list-util.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/tests/test-shared-general.c b/shared/nm-utils/tests/test-shared-general.c
index f56bd15e50..067e9f05d7 100644
--- a/shared/nm-utils/tests/test-shared-general.c
+++ b/shared/nm-utils/tests/test-shared-general.c
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 
 #include "nm-default.h"
 
-#include "nm-utils/nm-time-utils.h"
+#include "nm-std-aux/unaligned.h"
 #include "nm-utils/nm-random-utils.h"
-#include "nm-utils/unaligned.h"
+#include "nm-utils/nm-time-utils.h"
 
 #include "nm-utils/nm-test-utils.h"
 
diff --git a/shared/systemd/sd-adapt-shared/unaligned.h b/shared/systemd/sd-adapt-shared/unaligned.h
index 17dc04446c..ac1a6928c5 100644
--- a/shared/systemd/sd-adapt-shared/unaligned.h
+++ b/shared/systemd/sd-adapt-shared/unaligned.h
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include "nm-utils/unaligned.h"
+#include "nm-std-aux/unaligned.h"
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index 253740a225..80976810f4 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/pkt_sched.h>
 
+#include "nm-std-aux/unaligned.h"
 #include "nm-utils/nm-dedup-multi.h"
 #include "nm-utils/nm-random-utils.h"
-#include "nm-utils/unaligned.h"
 
 #include "nm-ethtool-utils.h"
 #include "nm-common-macros.h"
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-lldp-listener.c b/src/devices/nm-lldp-listener.c
index e5b1ee52e1..1495471d8d 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-lldp-listener.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-lldp-listener.c
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 
 #include <net/ethernet.h>
 
+#include "nm-std-aux/unaligned.h"
 #include "platform/nm-platform.h"
-#include "nm-utils/unaligned.h"
 #include "nm-utils/nm-c-list.h"
 #include "nm-utils.h"
 
diff --git a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-systemd.c b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-systemd.c
index 70ed871503..884ef0b910 100644
--- a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-systemd.c
+++ b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-systemd.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <net/if_arp.h>
 
 #include "nm-utils/nm-dedup-multi.h"
-#include "nm-utils/unaligned.h"
+#include "nm-std-aux/unaligned.h"
 
 #include "nm-utils.h"
 #include "nm-config.h"
diff --git a/src/nm-core-utils.c b/src/nm-core-utils.c
index 6f55e62a79..a4f8f6912b 100644
--- a/src/nm-core-utils.c
+++ b/src/nm-core-utils.c
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
 #include <net/if_arp.h>
 #include <net/ethernet.h>
 
+#include "nm-std-aux/unaligned.h"
 #include "nm-utils/nm-random-utils.h"
 #include "nm-utils/nm-io-utils.h"
-#include "nm-utils/unaligned.h"
 #include "nm-utils/nm-secret-utils.h"
 #include "nm-utils.h"
 #include "nm-core-internal.h"
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index d8b18a3faf..5fcfece1ea 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "nm-std-aux/unaligned.h"
+
 #include "nm-utils.h"
 #include "nm-core-internal.h"
 #include "nm-setting-vlan.h"
@@ -56,7 +58,6 @@
 #include "wifi/nm-wifi-utils.h"
 #include "wifi/nm-wifi-utils-wext.h"
 #include "wpan/nm-wpan-utils.h"
-#include "nm-utils/unaligned.h"
 #include "nm-utils/nm-io-utils.h"
 #include "nm-utils/nm-udev-utils.h"
 
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-netlink.h b/src/platform/nm-netlink.h
index 094a3c6fde..b12fd243ab 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-netlink.h
+++ b/src/platform/nm-netlink.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <linux/genetlink.h>
 
-#include "nm-utils/unaligned.h"
+#include "nm-std-aux/unaligned.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/src/platform/nmp-rules-manager.c b/src/platform/nmp-rules-manager.c
index aceed31dac..970afcde50 100644
--- a/src/platform/nmp-rules-manager.c
+++ b/src/platform/nmp-rules-manager.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/fib_rules.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 
-#include "nm-utils/c-list-util.h"
+#include "nm-std-aux/c-list-util.h"
 #include "nmp-object.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************/