diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9dd125ced0..a17cbad004 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@
 /test-inhibit
 /test-install
 /test-install-root
+/test-io-util
 /test-ipcrm
 /test-ipv4ll
 /test-ipv4ll-manual
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index b2a40ec46b..1b06ffb98c 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1431,6 +1431,7 @@ tests += \
 	test-escape \
 	test-alloc-util \
 	test-proc-cmdline \
+	test-io-util \
 	test-fs-util \
 	test-web-util \
 	test-stat-util \
@@ -1776,6 +1777,12 @@ test_alloc_util_SOURCES = \
 test_alloc_util_LDADD = \
 	libbasic.la
 
+test_io_util_SOURCES = \
+	src/test/test-io-util.c
+
+test_io_util_LDADD = \
+	libbasic.la
+
 test_fs_util_SOURCES = \
 	src/test/test-fs-util.c
 
diff --git a/src/test/test-io-util.c b/src/test/test-io-util.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10bd3833bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test-io-util.c
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/***
+  This file is part of systemd.
+
+  Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
+
+  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+  along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+***/
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "alloc-util.h"
+#include "fd-util.h"
+#include "io-util.h"
+#include "macro.h"
+
+static void test_sparse_write_one(int fd, const char *buffer, size_t n) {
+        char check[n];
+
+        assert_se(lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET) == 0);
+        assert_se(ftruncate(fd, 0) >= 0);
+        assert_se(sparse_write(fd, buffer, n, 4) == (ssize_t) n);
+
+        assert_se(lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR) == (off_t) n);
+        assert_se(ftruncate(fd, n) >= 0);
+
+        assert_se(lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET) == 0);
+        assert_se(read(fd, check, n) == (ssize_t) n);
+
+        assert_se(memcmp(buffer, check, n) == 0);
+}
+
+static void test_sparse_write(void) {
+        const char test_a[] = "test";
+        const char test_b[] = "\0\0\0\0test\0\0\0\0";
+        const char test_c[] = "\0\0test\0\0\0\0";
+        const char test_d[] = "\0\0test\0\0\0test\0\0\0\0test\0\0\0\0\0test\0\0\0test\0\0\0\0test\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0";
+        const char test_e[] = "test\0\0\0\0test";
+        _cleanup_close_ int fd = -1;
+        char fn[] = "/tmp/sparseXXXXXX";
+
+        fd = mkostemp(fn, O_CLOEXEC);
+        assert_se(fd >= 0);
+        unlink(fn);
+
+        test_sparse_write_one(fd, test_a, sizeof(test_a));
+        test_sparse_write_one(fd, test_b, sizeof(test_b));
+        test_sparse_write_one(fd, test_c, sizeof(test_c));
+        test_sparse_write_one(fd, test_d, sizeof(test_d));
+        test_sparse_write_one(fd, test_e, sizeof(test_e));
+}
+
+int main(void) {
+        test_sparse_write();
+
+        return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/test/test-util.c b/src/test/test-util.c
index 50bb0211be..4eb17e47e5 100644
--- a/src/test/test-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-util.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "fileio.h"
 #include "fs-util.h"
 #include "glob-util.h"
-#include "io-util.h"
 #include "mkdir.h"
 #include "parse-util.h"
 #include "path-util.h"
@@ -295,42 +294,6 @@ static void test_raw_clone(void) {
         }
 }
 
-static void test_sparse_write_one(int fd, const char *buffer, size_t n) {
-        char check[n];
-
-        assert_se(lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET) == 0);
-        assert_se(ftruncate(fd, 0) >= 0);
-        assert_se(sparse_write(fd, buffer, n, 4) == (ssize_t) n);
-
-        assert_se(lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_CUR) == (off_t) n);
-        assert_se(ftruncate(fd, n) >= 0);
-
-        assert_se(lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_SET) == 0);
-        assert_se(read(fd, check, n) == (ssize_t) n);
-
-        assert_se(memcmp(buffer, check, n) == 0);
-}
-
-static void test_sparse_write(void) {
-        const char test_a[] = "test";
-        const char test_b[] = "\0\0\0\0test\0\0\0\0";
-        const char test_c[] = "\0\0test\0\0\0\0";
-        const char test_d[] = "\0\0test\0\0\0test\0\0\0\0test\0\0\0\0\0test\0\0\0test\0\0\0\0test\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0";
-        const char test_e[] = "test\0\0\0\0test";
-        _cleanup_close_ int fd = -1;
-        char fn[] = "/tmp/sparseXXXXXX";
-
-        fd = mkostemp(fn, O_CLOEXEC);
-        assert_se(fd >= 0);
-        unlink(fn);
-
-        test_sparse_write_one(fd, test_a, sizeof(test_a));
-        test_sparse_write_one(fd, test_b, sizeof(test_b));
-        test_sparse_write_one(fd, test_c, sizeof(test_c));
-        test_sparse_write_one(fd, test_d, sizeof(test_d));
-        test_sparse_write_one(fd, test_e, sizeof(test_e));
-}
-
 static void test_fgetxattrat_fake(void) {
         char t[] = "/var/tmp/xattrtestXXXXXX";
         _cleanup_close_ int fd = -1;
@@ -378,7 +341,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         test_glob_exists();
         test_execute_directory();
         test_raw_clone();
-        test_sparse_write();
         test_fgetxattrat_fake();
 
         return 0;