diff --git a/common/common.go b/common/common.go
index b5eacfdb72..6c5a69d189 100644
--- a/common/common.go
+++ b/common/common.go
@@ -3,17 +3,9 @@ package common
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
-	"runtime"
 	"time"
 )
 
-// MakeName creates a node name that follows the ethereum convention
-// for such names. It adds the operation system name and Go runtime version
-// the name.
-func MakeName(name, version string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/v%s/%s/%s", name, version, runtime.GOOS, runtime.Version())
-}
-
 // Common big integers often used
 var (
 	Big1     = big.NewInt(1)
diff --git a/common/path.go b/common/path.go
index 8b95a2be6d..d38b1fd5b3 100644
--- a/common/path.go
+++ b/common/path.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package common
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
@@ -12,6 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kardianos/osext"
 )
 
+// MakeName creates a node name that follows the ethereum convention
+// for such names. It adds the operation system name and Go runtime version
+// the name.
+func MakeName(name, version string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/v%s/%s/%s", name, version, runtime.GOOS, runtime.Version())
+}
+
 func ExpandHomePath(p string) (path string) {
 	path = p