diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index f5cf8cbca52..592f06aec6f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   clientversion.h \
   coins.h \
   common/bloom.h \
+  common/run_command.h \
   compat/assumptions.h \
   compat/byteswap.h \
   compat/compat.h \
@@ -284,7 +285,6 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   util/rbf.h \
   util/readwritefile.h \
   util/result.h \
-  util/run_command.h \
   util/serfloat.h \
   util/settings.h \
   util/sock.h \
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ libbitcoin_consensus_a_SOURCES = \
   version.h
 
 # common: shared between bitcoind, and bitcoin-qt and non-server tools
-libbitcoin_common_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES)
+libbitcoin_common_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS)
 libbitcoin_common_a_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 libbitcoin_common_a_SOURCES = \
   base58.cpp \
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@ libbitcoin_common_a_SOURCES = \
   chainparams.cpp \
   coins.cpp \
   common/bloom.cpp \
+  common/run_command.cpp \
   compressor.cpp \
   core_read.cpp \
   core_write.cpp \
@@ -681,7 +682,6 @@ libbitcoin_util_a_SOURCES = \
   util/fees.cpp \
   util/getuniquepath.cpp \
   util/hasher.cpp \
-  util/run_command.cpp \
   util/sock.cpp \
   util/syserror.cpp \
   util/system.cpp \
diff --git a/src/util/run_command.cpp b/src/common/run_command.cpp
similarity index 98%
rename from src/util/run_command.cpp
rename to src/common/run_command.cpp
index 90d677f5128..6ad9f75b5d9 100644
--- a/src/util/run_command.cpp
+++ b/src/common/run_command.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <config/bitcoin-config.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <util/run_command.h>
+#include <common/run_command.h>
 
 #include <tinyformat.h>
 #include <univalue.h>
diff --git a/src/util/run_command.h b/src/common/run_command.h
similarity index 82%
rename from src/util/run_command.h
rename to src/common/run_command.h
index afe5d831c65..2fbdc071eec 100644
--- a/src/util/run_command.h
+++ b/src/common/run_command.h
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#ifndef BITCOIN_UTIL_RUN_COMMAND_H
-#define BITCOIN_UTIL_RUN_COMMAND_H
+#ifndef BITCOIN_COMMON_RUN_COMMAND_H
+#define BITCOIN_COMMON_RUN_COMMAND_H
 
 #include <string>
 
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ class UniValue;
  */
 UniValue RunCommandParseJSON(const std::string& str_command, const std::string& str_std_in="");
 
-#endif // BITCOIN_UTIL_RUN_COMMAND_H
+#endif // BITCOIN_COMMON_RUN_COMMAND_H
diff --git a/src/external_signer.cpp b/src/external_signer.cpp
index d1eec2fd617..0e582629f74 100644
--- a/src/external_signer.cpp
+++ b/src/external_signer.cpp
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include <chainparams.h>
+#include <common/run_command.h>
 #include <core_io.h>
 #include <psbt.h>
-#include <util/run_command.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <external_signer.h>
 
diff --git a/src/test/system_tests.cpp b/src/test/system_tests.cpp
index ae6800c67c9..11f4be7fef6 100644
--- a/src/test/system_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/system_tests.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 //
 #include <test/util/setup_common.h>
-#include <util/run_command.h>
+#include <common/run_command.h>
 #include <univalue.h>
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_EXTERNAL_SIGNER