diff --git a/src/gui/gui.pro b/src/gui/gui.pro
index 534c01ef53..488378b0c6 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.pro
+++ b/src/gui/gui.pro
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ include(guikernel/guikernel.pri)
 include(image/image.pri)
 include(text/text.pri)
 include(painting/painting.pri)
+include(guiutil/guiutil.pri)
 
 #modules
 include(animation/animation.pri)
diff --git a/src/gui/guikernel/guikernel.pri b/src/gui/guikernel/guikernel.pri
index 50b8554b0f..23cb385f9e 100644
--- a/src/gui/guikernel/guikernel.pri
+++ b/src/gui/guikernel/guikernel.pri
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ HEADERS += \
         guikernel/qshortcut.h \
         guikernel/qshortcutmap_p.h \
         guikernel/qwindowdefs.h \
-        guikernel/qkeymapper_p.h \
-        guikernel/qhexstring_p.h
+        guikernel/qkeymapper_p.h
 
 SOURCES += \
         guikernel/qclipboard.cpp \
diff --git a/src/gui/util/qdesktopservices.cpp b/src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gui/util/qdesktopservices.cpp
rename to src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices.cpp
diff --git a/src/gui/util/qdesktopservices.h b/src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gui/util/qdesktopservices.h
rename to src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices.h
diff --git a/src/gui/util/qdesktopservices_mac.cpp b/src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices_mac.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gui/util/qdesktopservices_mac.cpp
rename to src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices_mac.cpp
diff --git a/src/gui/util/qdesktopservices_qpa.cpp b/src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices_qpa.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gui/util/qdesktopservices_qpa.cpp
rename to src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices_qpa.cpp
diff --git a/src/gui/util/qdesktopservices_s60.cpp b/src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices_s60.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gui/util/qdesktopservices_s60.cpp
rename to src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices_s60.cpp
diff --git a/src/gui/util/qdesktopservices_win.cpp b/src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices_win.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gui/util/qdesktopservices_win.cpp
rename to src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices_win.cpp
diff --git a/src/gui/util/qdesktopservices_x11.cpp b/src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices_x11.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gui/util/qdesktopservices_x11.cpp
rename to src/gui/guiutil/qdesktopservices_x11.cpp
diff --git a/src/gui/guikernel/qhexstring_p.h b/src/gui/guiutil/qhexstring_p.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gui/guikernel/qhexstring_p.h
rename to src/gui/guiutil/qhexstring_p.h
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/qvalidator.cpp b/src/gui/guiutil/qvalidator.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gui/widgets/qvalidator.cpp
rename to src/gui/guiutil/qvalidator.cpp
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/qvalidator.h b/src/gui/guiutil/qvalidator.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gui/widgets/qvalidator.h
rename to src/gui/guiutil/qvalidator.h
diff --git a/src/gui/util/util.pri b/src/gui/util/util.pri
index db8e06555f..854964b784 100644
--- a/src/gui/util/util.pri
+++ b/src/gui/util/util.pri
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ HEADERS += \
         util/qsystemtrayicon.h \
         util/qcompleter.h \
         util/qcompleter_p.h \
-        util/qdesktopservices.h \
         util/qsystemtrayicon_p.h \
         util/qscroller.h \
         util/qscroller_p.h \
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ HEADERS += \
 SOURCES += \
         util/qsystemtrayicon.cpp \
         util/qcompleter.cpp \
-        util/qdesktopservices.cpp \
         util/qscroller.cpp \
         util/qscrollerproperties.cpp \
         util/qflickgesture.cpp \
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/widgets.pri b/src/gui/widgets/widgets.pri
index 9797d6c717..a991ff1fac 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/widgets.pri
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/widgets.pri
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ HEADERS += \
         widgets/qtoolbarseparator_p.h \
         widgets/qtoolbox.h \
         widgets/qtoolbutton.h \
-        widgets/qvalidator.h \
         widgets/qabstractscrollarea.h \
         widgets/qabstractscrollarea_p.h \
         widgets/qwidgetresizehandler_p.h \
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ SOURCES += \
         widgets/qtoolbarseparator.cpp \
         widgets/qtoolbox.cpp \
         widgets/qtoolbutton.cpp \
-        widgets/qvalidator.cpp \
         widgets/qabstractscrollarea.cpp \
         widgets/qwidgetresizehandler.cpp \
         widgets/qfocusframe.cpp \