diff --git a/adb/adb_unique_fd.h b/adb/adb_unique_fd.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34c1bbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adb/adb_unique_fd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
+
+// Helper to automatically close an FD when it goes out of scope.
+struct AdbCloser {
+    static void Close(int fd);
+};
+
+using unique_fd = android::base::unique_fd_impl<AdbCloser>;
diff --git a/adb/adb_utils.cpp b/adb/adb_utils.cpp
index e138a90..db39ef4 100644
--- a/adb/adb_utils.cpp
+++ b/adb/adb_utils.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #define TRACE_TAG ADB
 
 #include "adb_utils.h"
+#include "adb_unique_fd.h"
 
 #include <libgen.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -309,3 +310,7 @@
     }
     return android_dir;
 }
+
+void AdbCloser::Close(int fd) {
+    adb_close(fd);
+}
diff --git a/adb/adb_utils.h b/adb/adb_utils.h
index d08c411..16317e0 100644
--- a/adb/adb_utils.h
+++ b/adb/adb_utils.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include <android-base/macros.h>
-#include <android-base/unique_fd.h>
 
 void close_stdin();
 
@@ -57,13 +56,4 @@
 bool forward_targets_are_valid(const std::string& source, const std::string& dest,
                                std::string* error);
 
-// Helper to automatically close an FD when it goes out of scope.
-struct AdbCloser {
-    static void Close(int fd) {
-        adb_close(fd);
-    }
-};
-
-using unique_fd = android::base::unique_fd_impl<AdbCloser>;
-
 #endif
diff --git a/adb/commandline.cpp b/adb/commandline.cpp
index 8aab389..f923604 100644
--- a/adb/commandline.cpp
+++ b/adb/commandline.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "adb_auth.h"
 #include "adb_client.h"
 #include "adb_io.h"
+#include "adb_unique_fd.h"
 #include "adb_utils.h"
 #include "file_sync_service.h"
 #include "services.h"
diff --git a/adb/jdwp_service.cpp b/adb/jdwp_service.cpp
index 027821a..3135aa4 100644
--- a/adb/jdwp_service.cpp
+++ b/adb/jdwp_service.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "adb.h"
 #include "adb_io.h"
+#include "adb_unique_fd.h"
 #include "adb_utils.h"
 
 /* here's how these things work.
diff --git a/adb/shell_service.cpp b/adb/shell_service.cpp
index d83622c..01e206a 100644
--- a/adb/shell_service.cpp
+++ b/adb/shell_service.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
 #include "adb.h"
 #include "adb_io.h"
 #include "adb_trace.h"
+#include "adb_unique_fd.h"
 #include "adb_utils.h"
 #include "security_log_tags.h"