diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/Makefile.sources b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/Makefile.sources
index 145959a3d68..d858d474870 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/Makefile.sources
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/Makefile.sources
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 C_SOURCES := \
-	nir/nir_lower_blend.c \
-	nir/nir_lower_blend.h \
-    \
 	pan_assemble.c \
 	pan_blend_cso.c \
 	pan_blend_cso.h \
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/meson.build b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/meson.build
index 36da44cc918..66647c9b7c5 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/meson.build
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/meson.build
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ files_panfrost = files(
   'pan_screen.h',
   'pan_resource.c',
   'pan_resource.h',
-
-  'nir/nir_lower_blend.c',
-
   'pan_context.c',
   'pan_blit.c',
   'pan_job.c',
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_blend_shaders.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_blend_shaders.c
index 21a4a2720da..4d0166e43c0 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_blend_shaders.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_blend_shaders.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "pan_util.h"
 #include "panfrost-quirks.h"
 #include "compiler/nir/nir_builder.h"
-#include "nir/nir_lower_blend.h"
+#include "panfrost/util/nir_lower_blend.h"
 #include "panfrost/util/pan_lower_framebuffer.h"
 #include "gallium/auxiliary/util/u_blend.h"
 #include "util/u_memory.h"
diff --git a/src/panfrost/Makefile.sources b/src/panfrost/Makefile.sources
index 71fc9b5e9ff..fcf96821f0f 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/Makefile.sources
+++ b/src/panfrost/Makefile.sources
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ shared_FILES := \
 util_FILES := \
         util/lcra.c \
         util/lcra.h \
+        util/nir_lower_blend.c \
+        util/nir_lower_blend.h \
         util/nir_mod_helpers.c \
         util/pan_ir.c \
         util/pan_ir.h \
diff --git a/src/panfrost/util/meson.build b/src/panfrost/util/meson.build
index 75f9024eafb..23110d7f268 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/util/meson.build
+++ b/src/panfrost/util/meson.build
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 libpanfrost_util_files = files(
   'lcra.c',
   'lcra.h',
+  'nir_lower_blend.c',
   'nir_mod_helpers.c',
   'pan_ir.c',
   'pan_ir.h',
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/nir/nir_lower_blend.c b/src/panfrost/util/nir_lower_blend.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/nir/nir_lower_blend.c
rename to src/panfrost/util/nir_lower_blend.c
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/nir/nir_lower_blend.h b/src/panfrost/util/nir_lower_blend.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/nir/nir_lower_blend.h
rename to src/panfrost/util/nir_lower_blend.h