diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index 5d1b8d2eb..7297593e7 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -45,40 +45,7 @@ DC dc;
 /* static */
 
 static int (*xerrorxlib) (Display *, XErrorEvent *);
-static Bool readin = True;
-static Bool running = True;
-
-
-Bool
-gettextprop(Display *disp, Window w, Atom atom, char *text, unsigned int size)
-{
-    char **list = NULL;
-    int n;
-
-    XTextProperty name;
-
-    if(!text || size == 0)
-        return False;
-
-    text[0] = '\0';
-    XGetTextProperty(disp, w, &name, atom);
-
-    if(!name.nitems)
-        return False;
-
-    if(name.encoding == XA_STRING)
-        strncpy(text, (char *) name.value, size - 1);
-    else if(XmbTextPropertyToTextList(disp, &name, &list, &n) >= Success && n > 0 && *list)
-    {
-        strncpy(text, *list, size - 1);
-        XFreeStringList(list);
-    }
-
-    text[size - 1] = '\0';
-    XFree(name.value);
-
-    return True;
-}
+static Bool readin = True, running = True;
 
 static void
 cleanup(Display *disp, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 2cb294be8..ba83f8700 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ attach(Client * c)
 inline void
 updatetitle(Client * c)
 {
-    if(!gettextprop(c->display, c->win, XInternAtom(c->display, "_NET_WM_NAME", False), c->name, sizeof c->name))
-        gettextprop(c->display, c->win, XInternAtom(c->display, "WM_NAME", False), c->name, sizeof c->name);
+    if(!xgettextprop(c->display, c->win, XInternAtom(c->display, "_NET_WM_NAME", False), c->name, sizeof c->name))
+        xgettextprop(c->display, c->win, XInternAtom(c->display, "WM_NAME", False), c->name, sizeof c->name);
 }
 
 /** Ban client
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ loadprops(Client * c, int ntags)
 
     prop = p_new(char, ntags + 2);
 
-    if(gettextprop(c->display, c->win, AWESOMEPROPS_ATOM(c->display), prop, ntags + 2))
+    if(xgettextprop(c->display, c->win, AWESOMEPROPS_ATOM(c->display), prop, ntags + 2))
     {
         for(i = 0; i < ntags && prop[i]; i++)
             if((c->tags[i] = prop[i] == '1'))
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index db5adaab7..bb8e7f407 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ loadawesomeprops(Display *disp, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
 
     prop = p_new(char, awesomeconf->ntags + 1);
 
-    if(gettextprop(disp, DefaultRootWindow(disp), AWESOMEPROPS_ATOM(disp), prop, awesomeconf->ntags + 1))
+    if(xgettextprop(disp, DefaultRootWindow(disp), AWESOMEPROPS_ATOM(disp), prop, awesomeconf->ntags + 1))
         for(i = 0; i < awesomeconf->ntags && prop[i]; i++)
             awesomeconf->selected_tags[i] = prop[i] == '1';
 
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index d63b71af6..c385046f4 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include <X11/Xutil.h>
+#include <X11/Xatom.h>
+
 #include "util.h"
 
 void
@@ -66,3 +69,35 @@ spawn(Display * disp,
     }
     wait(0);
 }
+
+Bool
+xgettextprop(Display *disp, Window w, Atom atom, char *text, unsigned int size)
+{
+    char **list = NULL;
+    int n;
+
+    XTextProperty name;
+
+    if(!text || size == 0)
+        return False;
+
+    text[0] = '\0';
+    XGetTextProperty(disp, w, &name, atom);
+ 
+    if(!name.nitems)
+        return False;
+ 
+    if(name.encoding == XA_STRING)
+        strncpy(text, (char *) name.value, size - 1);
+
+    else if(XmbTextPropertyToTextList(disp, &name, &list, &n) >= Success && n > 0 && *list)
+    {
+        strncpy(text, *list, size - 1);
+        XFreeStringList(list);
+    }
+
+    text[size - 1] = '\0';
+    XFree(name.value);
+
+    return True;
+}
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index 856512bdd..70843b445 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ xrealloc(void **ptr, ssize_t newsize)
     }
 }
 
-void eprint(const char *, ...) __attribute__ ((noreturn)) __attribute__ ((format(printf, 1, 2)));
-void spawn(Display *, awesome_config *, const char *);
-
 static inline void *xmemdup(const void *src, ssize_t size)
 {
     return memcpy(xmalloc(size), src, size);
@@ -121,5 +118,8 @@ static inline char *a_strdup(const char *s)
     return len ? p_dup(s, len + 1) : NULL;
 }
 
+void eprint(const char *, ...) __attribute__ ((noreturn)) __attribute__ ((format(printf, 1, 2)));
+void spawn(Display *, awesome_config *, const char *);
+Bool xgettextprop(Display *, Window, Atom, char *, unsigned int);
 
 #endif