diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1ba2b09ed0..75bc34c421 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1902,7 +1902,8 @@ src_libnm_client_impl_tests_test_remote_settings_client_CPPFLAGS = $(src_libnm_c
 src_libnm_client_impl_tests_test_secret_agent_CPPFLAGS = $(src_libnm_client_impl_tests_cppflags)
 
 src_libnm_client_impl_tests_test_libnm_SOURCES = \
-	shared/nm-utils/nm-compat.c \
+	src/contrib/nm-compat.c \
+	src/contrib/nm-compat.h \
 	src/libnm-client-impl/tests/test-libnm.c \
 	$(NULL)
 
@@ -5521,8 +5522,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	\
 	po/meson.build \
 	\
-	shared/nm-utils/nm-compat.c \
-	shared/nm-utils/nm-compat.h \
 	shared/meson.build \
 	\
 	src/meson.build \
diff --git a/src/contrib/meson.build b/src/contrib/meson.build
index 023eb66b51..2745087a0b 100644
--- a/src/contrib/meson.build
+++ b/src/contrib/meson.build
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
 
 nm_vpn_plugin_utils_source = files('nm-vpn-plugin-utils.c')
+
+src_contrib_nm_compat_source = files('nm-compat.c')
diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/nm-compat.c b/src/contrib/nm-compat.c
similarity index 100%
rename from shared/nm-utils/nm-compat.c
rename to src/contrib/nm-compat.c
diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/nm-compat.h b/src/contrib/nm-compat.h
similarity index 100%
rename from shared/nm-utils/nm-compat.h
rename to src/contrib/nm-compat.h
diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/tests/meson.build b/src/libnm-client-impl/tests/meson.build
index a1cc19b3e7..3f7bf3a067 100644
--- a/src/libnm-client-impl/tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/tests/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ test_units = [
 foreach test_unit: test_units
   exe = executable(
     test_unit,
-    test_unit + '.c',
+    [ test_unit + '.c' ] + (test_unit == 'test-libnm' ? src_contrib_nm_compat_source : []),
     include_directories: [
       libnm_client_public_inc,
     ],