diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 23cdb7ab2..14e921997 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ lib/util/lbuf.c
 lib/util/locking.c
 lib/util/memrchr.c
 lib/util/memset_s.c
+lib/util/mkdir_parents.c
 lib/util/mksiglist.c
 lib/util/mksiglist.h
 lib/util/mksigname.c
@@ -349,7 +350,6 @@ plugins/sudoers/match_addr.c
 plugins/sudoers/match_command.c
 plugins/sudoers/match_digest.c
 plugins/sudoers/mkdefaults
-plugins/sudoers/mkdir_parents.c
 plugins/sudoers/parse.c
 plugins/sudoers/parse.h
 plugins/sudoers/parse_ldif.c
diff --git a/include/sudo_util.h b/include/sudo_util.h
index 9fc832f37..5cb967052 100644
--- a/include/sudo_util.h
+++ b/include/sudo_util.h
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ __dso_public bool sudo_lock_file_v1(int fd, int action);
 __dso_public bool sudo_lock_region_v1(int fd, int action, off_t len);
 #define sudo_lock_region(_a, _b, _c) sudo_lock_region_v1((_a), (_b), (_c))
 
+/* mkdir_parents.c */
+__dso_public bool sudo_mkdir_parents_v1(char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid, mode_t mode, bool quiet);
+#define sudo_mkdir_parents(_a, _b, _c, _d, _e) sudo_mkdir_parents_v1((_a), (_b), (_c), (_d), (_e))
+
 /* parseln.c */
 __dso_public ssize_t sudo_parseln_v1(char **buf, size_t *bufsize, unsigned int *lineno, FILE *fp);
 __dso_public ssize_t sudo_parseln_v2(char **buf, size_t *bufsize, unsigned int *lineno, FILE *fp, int flags);
diff --git a/lib/util/Makefile.in b/lib/util/Makefile.in
index b07572ede..eee353638 100644
--- a/lib/util/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/util/Makefile.in
@@ -115,11 +115,12 @@ DEVEL = @DEVEL@
 
 SHELL = @SHELL@
 
-LTOBJS = @DIGEST@ event.lo fatal.lo key_val.lo gethostname.lo gettime.lo \
-	 getgrouplist.lo gidlist.lo lbuf.lo locking.lo parseln.lo progname.lo \
-	 secure_path.lo setgroups.lo strsplit.lo strtobool.lo strtoid.lo \
-	 strtomode.lo strtonum.lo sudo_conf.lo sudo_debug.lo sudo_dso.lo \
-	 term.lo ttyname_dev.lo ttysize.lo @COMMON_OBJS@ @LTLIBOBJS@
+LTOBJS = @DIGEST@ event.lo fatal.lo key_val.lo gethostname.lo \
+         gettime.lo getgrouplist.lo gidlist.lo lbuf.lo locking.lo \
+         mkdir_parents.lo parseln.lo progname.lo secure_path.lo \
+         setgroups.lo strsplit.lo strtobool.lo strtoid.lo strtomode.lo \
+         strtonum.lo sudo_conf.lo sudo_debug.lo sudo_dso.lo term.lo \
+         ttyname_dev.lo ttysize.lo @COMMON_OBJS@ @LTLIBOBJS@
 
 IOBJS = $(LTOBJS:.lo=.i)
 
@@ -784,6 +785,20 @@ memset_s.i: $(srcdir)/memset_s.c $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h \
 	$(CC) -E -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $<
 memset_s.plog: memset_s.i
 	rm -f $@; pvs-studio --cfg $(PVS_CFG) --sourcetree-root $(top_srcdir) --skip-cl-exe yes --source-file $(srcdir)/memset_s.c --i-file $< --output-file $@
+mkdir_parents.lo: $(srcdir)/mkdir_parents.c $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h \
+                  $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h \
+                  $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h $(incdir)/sudo_gettext.h \
+                  $(incdir)/sudo_queue.h $(incdir)/sudo_util.h \
+                  $(top_builddir)/config.h
+	$(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=compile $(CC) -c -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(ASAN_CFLAGS) $(PIE_CFLAGS) $(SSP_CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/mkdir_parents.c
+mkdir_parents.i: $(srcdir)/mkdir_parents.c $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h \
+                  $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h \
+                  $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h $(incdir)/sudo_gettext.h \
+                  $(incdir)/sudo_queue.h $(incdir)/sudo_util.h \
+                  $(top_builddir)/config.h
+	$(CC) -E -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $<
+mkdir_parents.plog: mkdir_parents.i
+	rm -f $@; pvs-studio --cfg $(PVS_CFG) --sourcetree-root $(top_srcdir) --skip-cl-exe yes --source-file $(srcdir)/mkdir_parents.c --i-file $< --output-file $@
 mksiglist.lo: $(srcdir)/mksiglist.c $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h \
               $(srcdir)/mksiglist.h $(top_builddir)/config.h
 	$(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=compile $(CC) -c -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(ASAN_CFLAGS) $(PIE_CFLAGS) $(SSP_CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/mksiglist.c
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/mkdir_parents.c b/lib/util/mkdir_parents.c
similarity index 85%
rename from plugins/sudoers/mkdir_parents.c
rename to lib/util/mkdir_parents.c
index 692cf8d04..bb79a4906 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/mkdir_parents.c
+++ b/lib/util/mkdir_parents.c
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#ifdef HAVE_STDBOOL_H
+# include <stdbool.h>
+#else
+# include "compat/stdbool.h"
+#endif /* HAVE_STDBOOL_H */
 #ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
 # include <string.h>
 #endif /* HAVE_STRING_H */
@@ -38,18 +43,24 @@
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 
-#include "sudoers.h"
+#define DEFAULT_TEXT_DOMAIN	"sudo"
+#include "sudo_gettext.h"	/* must be included before sudo_compat.h */
+
+#include "sudo_compat.h"
+#include "sudo_fatal.h"
+#include "sudo_debug.h"
+#include "sudo_util.h"
 
 /*
  * Create any parent directories needed by path (but not path itself).
  * Note that path is modified but is restored before it returns.
  */
 bool
-sudo_mkdir_parents(char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid, mode_t mode, bool quiet)
+sudo_mkdir_parents_v1(char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid, mode_t mode, bool quiet)
 {
     struct stat sb;
     char *slash = path;
-    debug_decl(sudo_mkdir_parents, SUDOERS_DEBUG_UTIL)
+    debug_decl(sudo_mkdir_parents, SUDO_DEBUG_UTIL)
 
     /* cppcheck-suppress nullPointerRedundantCheck */
     while ((slash = strchr(slash + 1, '/')) != NULL) {
diff --git a/lib/util/util.exp.in b/lib/util/util.exp.in
index 6dd3095d8..d364fec86 100644
--- a/lib/util/util.exp.in
+++ b/lib/util/util.exp.in
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ sudo_lbuf_init_v1
 sudo_lbuf_print_v1
 sudo_lock_file_v1
 sudo_lock_region_v1
+sudo_mkdir_parents_v1
 sudo_new_key_val_v1
 sudo_parse_gids_v1
 sudo_parseln_v1
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in b/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
index b0f12594f..b082f29a3 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/Makefile.in
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ LIBPARSESUDOERS_IOBJS = $(LIBPARSESUDOERS_OBJS:.lo=.i) passwd.i
 SUDOERS_OBJS = $(AUTH_OBJS) boottime.lo check.lo editor.lo env.lo \
 	       env_pattern.lo file.lo find_path.lo fmtsudoers.lo gc.lo \
 	       goodpath.lo group_plugin.lo interfaces.lo iolog.lo \
-	       iolog_path.lo locale.lo logging.lo logwrap.lo mkdir_parents.lo \
+	       iolog_path.lo locale.lo logging.lo logwrap.lo \
 	       parse.lo policy.lo prompt.lo set_perms.lo starttime.lo \
 	       sudo_nss.lo sudoers.lo timestamp.lo @SUDOERS_OBJS@
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ CHECK_IOLOG_PATH_OBJS = check_iolog_path.o iolog_path.lo locale.lo \
 			pwutil.lo pwutil_impl.lo redblack.lo sudoers_debug.lo
 
 CHECK_IOLOG_PLUGIN_OBJS = check_iolog_plugin.o iolog.lo iolog_path.lo \
-			  iolog_util.o locale.lo mkdir_parents.lo pwutil.lo \
+			  iolog_util.o locale.lo pwutil.lo \
 			  pwutil_impl.lo redblack.lo sudoers_debug.lo
 
 CHECK_IOLOG_UTIL_OBJS = check_iolog_util.o iolog_util.o locale.lo \
@@ -1871,28 +1871,6 @@ match_digest.i: $(srcdir)/match_digest.c $(devdir)/def_data.h \
 	$(CC) -E -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $<
 match_digest.plog: match_digest.i
 	rm -f $@; pvs-studio --cfg $(PVS_CFG) --sourcetree-root $(top_srcdir) --skip-cl-exe yes --source-file $(srcdir)/match_digest.c --i-file $< --output-file $@
-mkdir_parents.lo: $(srcdir)/mkdir_parents.c $(devdir)/def_data.h \
-                  $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h \
-                  $(incdir)/sudo_conf.h $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h \
-                  $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h $(incdir)/sudo_gettext.h \
-                  $(incdir)/sudo_plugin.h $(incdir)/sudo_queue.h \
-                  $(incdir)/sudo_util.h $(srcdir)/defaults.h \
-                  $(srcdir)/logging.h $(srcdir)/parse.h $(srcdir)/sudo_nss.h \
-                  $(srcdir)/sudoers.h $(srcdir)/sudoers_debug.h \
-                  $(top_builddir)/config.h $(top_builddir)/pathnames.h
-	$(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=compile $(CC) -c $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(ASAN_CFLAGS) $(PIE_CFLAGS) $(SSP_CFLAGS) $(srcdir)/mkdir_parents.c
-mkdir_parents.i: $(srcdir)/mkdir_parents.c $(devdir)/def_data.h \
-                  $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h \
-                  $(incdir)/sudo_conf.h $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h \
-                  $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h $(incdir)/sudo_gettext.h \
-                  $(incdir)/sudo_plugin.h $(incdir)/sudo_queue.h \
-                  $(incdir)/sudo_util.h $(srcdir)/defaults.h \
-                  $(srcdir)/logging.h $(srcdir)/parse.h $(srcdir)/sudo_nss.h \
-                  $(srcdir)/sudoers.h $(srcdir)/sudoers_debug.h \
-                  $(top_builddir)/config.h $(top_builddir)/pathnames.h
-	$(CC) -E -o $@ $(CPPFLAGS) $<
-mkdir_parents.plog: mkdir_parents.i
-	rm -f $@; pvs-studio --cfg $(PVS_CFG) --sourcetree-root $(top_srcdir) --skip-cl-exe yes --source-file $(srcdir)/mkdir_parents.c --i-file $< --output-file $@
 net_ifs.o: $(top_srcdir)/src/net_ifs.c $(incdir)/compat/stdbool.h \
            $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h $(incdir)/sudo_conf.h \
            $(incdir)/sudo_debug.h $(incdir)/sudo_fatal.h \
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.h b/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.h
index 83bc3c31a..b00980aa3 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.h
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/sudoers.h
@@ -421,9 +421,6 @@ extern const char *path_plugin_dir;
 char *find_editor(int nfiles, char **files, int *argc_out, char ***argv_out,
      char * const *whitelist, const char **env_editor, bool env_error);
 
-/* mkdir_parents.c */
-bool sudo_mkdir_parents(char *path, uid_t uid, gid_t gid, mode_t mode, bool quiet);
-
 /* gc.c */
 enum sudoers_gc_types {
     GC_UNKNOWN,