diff --git a/src/d3d9/d3d9_util.h b/src/d3d9/d3d9_util.h
index e5bc4166..a3ad1ff7 100644
--- a/src/d3d9/d3d9_util.h
+++ b/src/d3d9/d3d9_util.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "../dxvk/dxvk_device.h"
 
 #include "../util/util_matrix.h"
+#include "../util/util_misc.h"
 
 #include <d3dcommon.h>
 
@@ -102,14 +103,6 @@ namespace dxvk {
 
   VkImageUsageFlags GetImageUsageFlags(DWORD Usage);
 
-  inline void DecodeD3DCOLOR(D3DCOLOR color, float* rgba) {
-    // Encoded in D3DCOLOR as argb
-    rgba[3] = (float)((color & 0xff000000) >> 24) / 255.0f;
-    rgba[0] = (float)((color & 0x00ff0000) >> 16) / 255.0f;
-    rgba[1] = (float)((color & 0x0000ff00) >> 8)  / 255.0f;
-    rgba[2] = (float)((color & 0x000000ff))       / 255.0f;
-  }
-
   inline VkFormat PickSRGB(VkFormat format, VkFormat srgbFormat, bool srgb) {
     return srgb ? srgbFormat : format;
   }
diff --git a/src/util/util_misc.h b/src/util/util_misc.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fb41f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/util_misc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <d3d9types.h>
+
+namespace dxvk {
+
+  inline void DecodeD3DCOLOR(D3DCOLOR color, float* rgba) {
+    // Encoded in D3DCOLOR as argb
+    rgba[3] = (float)((color & 0xff000000) >> 24) / 255.0f;
+    rgba[0] = (float)((color & 0x00ff0000) >> 16) / 255.0f;
+    rgba[1] = (float)((color & 0x0000ff00) >> 8)  / 255.0f;
+    rgba[2] = (float)((color & 0x000000ff))       / 255.0f;
+  }
+
+}
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