diff --git a/compos/Android.bp b/compos/Android.bp
index 2cc5131..b1e5f89 100644
--- a/compos/Android.bp
+++ b/compos/Android.bp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
         "compos_aidl_interface-rust",
         "libandroid_logger",
         "libanyhow",
+        "libbinder_common",
         "libbinder_rpc_unstable_bindgen",
         "libbinder_rs",
         "libclap",
diff --git a/compos/composd/Android.bp b/compos/composd/Android.bp
index 0a25f05..9887483 100644
--- a/compos/composd/Android.bp
+++ b/compos/composd/Android.bp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         "compos_aidl_interface-rust",
         "libandroid_logger",
         "libanyhow",
+        "libbinder_common",
         "libbinder_rs",
         "libcompos_common",
         "libcomposd_native_rust",
diff --git a/compos/composd/src/service.rs b/compos/composd/src/service.rs
index fadca6c..2a67a27 100644
--- a/compos/composd/src/service.rs
+++ b/compos/composd/src/service.rs
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@
 use android_system_composd::aidl::android::system::composd::IIsolatedCompilationService::{
     BnIsolatedCompilationService, IIsolatedCompilationService,
 };
-use android_system_composd::binder::{self, BinderFeatures, Interface, Status, Strong};
+use android_system_composd::binder::{self, BinderFeatures, Interface, Strong};
 use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
+use binder_common::new_binder_service_specific_error;
 use compos_aidl_interface::aidl::com::android::compos::{
     CompilationResult::CompilationResult, FdAnnotation::FdAnnotation,
 };
 use log::{error, info};
-use std::ffi::CString;
 
 pub struct IsolatedCompilationService {
     instance_manager: InstanceManager,
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@
 
 fn to_binder_result<T>(result: Result<T>) -> binder::Result<T> {
     result.map_err(|e| {
-        error!("Returning binder error: {:#}", e);
-        Status::new_service_specific_error(-1, CString::new(format!("{:#}", e)).ok().as_deref())
+        let message = format!("{:?}", e);
+        error!("Returning binder error: {}", &message);
+        new_binder_service_specific_error(-1, message)
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/compos/src/compsvc.rs b/compos/src/compsvc.rs
index 55d9d64..954adf5 100644
--- a/compos/src/compsvc.rs
+++ b/compos/src/compsvc.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 //! actual compiler.
 
 use anyhow::Result;
+use binder_common::new_binder_exception;
 use log::warn;
 use std::default::Default;
-use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     ICompOsService::{BnCompOsService, ICompOsService},
 };
 use compos_aidl_interface::binder::{
-    BinderFeatures, ExceptionCode, Interface, Result as BinderResult, Status, Strong,
+    BinderFeatures, ExceptionCode, Interface, Result as BinderResult, Strong,
 };
 
 const AUTHFS_SERVICE_NAME: &str = "authfs_service";
@@ -154,7 +154,3 @@
 fn get_authfs_service() -> BinderResult<Strong<dyn IAuthFsService>> {
     Ok(authfs_aidl_interface::binder::get_interface(AUTHFS_SERVICE_NAME)?)
 }
-
-fn new_binder_exception<T: AsRef<str>>(exception: ExceptionCode, message: T) -> Status {
-    Status::new_exception(exception, CString::new(message.as_ref()).as_deref().ok())
-}