diff --git a/tools/helpers/Makefile b/tools/helpers/Makefile
index 52347fd..92aead4 100644
--- a/tools/helpers/Makefile
+++ b/tools/helpers/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@
 XEN_ROOT = $(CURDIR)/../..
 include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/Rules.mk
 
+PROGS += xen-init-dom0
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_Linux),y)
 PROGS += init-xenstore-domain
 endif
 
+XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS = xen-init-dom0.o
+$(XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxenctrl)
+$(XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxenstore)
+$(XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxenlight)
+
 INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_OBJS = init-xenstore-domain.o
 $(INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxenguest)
 $(INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxenctrl)
@@ -17,12 +23,16 @@ $(INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxenstore)
 .PHONY: all
 all: $(PROGS)
 
+xen-init-dom0: $(XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS)
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS) $(LDLIBS_libxenstore) $(LDLIBS_libxenlight) $(LDLIBS_libxenctrl) $(APPEND_LDFLAGS)
+
 init-xenstore-domain: $(INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_OBJS)
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(INIT_XENSTORE_DOMAIN_OBJS) $(LDLIBS_libxenstore) $(LDLIBS_libxenctrl) $(LDLIBS_libxenguest) $(APPEND_LDFLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: all
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXEC_BIN)
+	$(INSTALL_PROG) xen-init-dom0 $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXEC_BIN)
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_Linux),y)
 	$(INSTALL_PROG) init-xenstore-domain $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXEC_BIN)
 endif
diff --git a/tools/libxl/xen-init-dom0.c b/tools/helpers/xen-init-dom0.c
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/libxl/xen-init-dom0.c
rename to tools/helpers/xen-init-dom0.c
diff --git a/tools/libxl/Makefile b/tools/libxl/Makefile
index 6ff5bee..6a913c8 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libxl/Makefile
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ LIBXLU_OBJS = libxlu_cfg_y.o libxlu_cfg_l.o libxlu_cfg.o \
 	libxlu_disk_l.o libxlu_disk.o libxlu_vif.o libxlu_pci.o
 $(LIBXLU_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxenctrl) # For xentoollog.h
 
-CLIENTS = xl testidl libxl-save-helper xen-init-dom0
+CLIENTS = xl testidl libxl-save-helper
 
 CFLAGS_XL += $(CFLAGS_libxenlight)
 CFLAGS_XL += -Wshadow
@@ -153,10 +153,6 @@ $(XL_OBJS) $(TEST_PROG_OBJS) _libxl.api-for-check: \
 $(XL_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_XL)
 $(XL_OBJS): CFLAGS += -include $(XEN_ROOT)/tools/config.h # libxl_json.h needs it.
 
-XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS = xen-init-dom0.o
-$(XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxenctrl)
-$(XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxenstore)
-
 SAVE_HELPER_OBJS = libxl_save_helper.o _libxl_save_msgs_helper.o
 $(SAVE_HELPER_OBJS): CFLAGS += $(CFLAGS_libxenctrl)
 
@@ -173,7 +169,7 @@ all: $(CLIENTS) $(TEST_PROGS) $(PKG_CONFIG) \
 	$(AUTOSRCS) $(AUTOINCS)
 
 $(LIBXL_OBJS) $(LIBXLU_OBJS) $(XL_OBJS) $(SAVE_HELPER_OBJS) \
-		$(LIBXL_TEST_OBJS) $(TEST_PROG_OBJS) $(XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS): \
+		$(LIBXL_TEST_OBJS) $(TEST_PROG_OBJS): \
 	$(AUTOINCS) libxl.api-ok
 
 %.c %.h:: %.y
@@ -214,7 +210,7 @@ libxl_internal_json.h: _libxl_types_internal_json.h
 xl.h: _paths.h
 
 $(LIBXL_OBJS) $(LIBXL_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBXLU_OBJS) \
-	$(XL_OBJS) $(TEST_PROG_OBJS) $(SAVE_HELPER_OBJS) $(XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS): libxl.h
+	$(XL_OBJS) $(TEST_PROG_OBJS) $(SAVE_HELPER_OBJS): libxl.h
 $(LIBXL_OBJS) $(LIBXL_TEST_OBJS): libxl_internal.h
 
 _libxl_type%.h _libxl_type%_json.h _libxl_type%_private.h _libxl_type%.c: libxl_type%.idl gentypes.py idl.py
@@ -255,9 +251,6 @@ libxlutil.a: $(LIBXLU_OBJS)
 xl: $(XL_OBJS) libxlutil.so libxenlight.so
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(XL_OBJS) libxlutil.so $(LDLIBS_libxenlight) $(LDLIBS_libxenctrl) -lyajl $(APPEND_LDFLAGS)
 
-xen-init-dom0: $(XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS) libxenlight.so
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(XEN_INIT_DOM0_OBJS) $(LDLIBS_libxenstore) $(LDLIBS_libxenlight) $(LDLIBS_libxenctrl) $(APPEND_LDFLAGS)
-
 test_%: test_%.o test_common.o libxlutil.so libxenlight_test.so
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(filter-out %libxenlight.so, $(LDLIBS_libxenlight)) $(LDLIBS_libxenctrl) -lyajl $(APPEND_LDFLAGS)
 
@@ -280,7 +273,6 @@ install: all
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXEC_BIN)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(SHAREDIR)/pkgconfig
 	$(INSTALL_PROG) xl $(DESTDIR)$(sbindir)
-	$(INSTALL_PROG) xen-init-dom0 $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXEC_BIN)
 	$(INSTALL_PROG) libxl-save-helper $(DESTDIR)$(LIBEXEC_BIN)
 	$(INSTALL_SHLIB) libxenlight.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	$(SYMLINK_SHLIB) libxenlight.so.$(MAJOR).$(MINOR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libxenlight.so.$(MAJOR)
