diff --git a/lib/Makemodule.am b/lib/Makemodule.am
index 221a15b..b410ccc 100644
--- a/lib/Makemodule.am
+++ b/lib/Makemodule.am
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 HEADRS = lib/include/util.h lib/include/service.h lib/include/telinit.h
 
 libinit_a_SOURCES = lib/src/delsvc.c lib/src/rdline.c lib/src/svcmap.c
-libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/src/splitkv.c lib/src/enum_by_name.c
-libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/src/rdsvc.c lib/src/svcscan.c
+libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/src/unescape.c lib/src/enum_by_name.c
+libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/src/rdsvc.c lib/src/svcscan.c lib/src/split_argv.c
 libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/src/del_svc_list.c lib/src/svc_tsort.c
 libinit_a_SOURCES += lib/src/opensock.c lib/src/enum_to_name.c $(HEADRS)
 libinit_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
diff --git a/lib/src/split_argv.c b/lib/src/split_argv.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9beec5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/split_argv.c
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 - David Oberhollenzer
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "util.h"
+
+char **split_argv(char *str)
+{
+	size_t i = 0, cap = 0, new_cap;
+	char **argv = NULL, **new;
+	char *ptr;
+
+	ptr = str;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		if (*ptr == ' ') {
+			++ptr;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (i == cap) {
+			new_cap = cap ? cap * 2 : 16;
+			new = realloc(argv, sizeof(argv[0]) * new_cap);
+
+			if (new == NULL) {
+				free(argv);
+				errno = ENOMEM;
+				return NULL;
+			}
+
+			cap = new_cap;
+			argv = new;
+		}
+
+		if (*ptr == '\0') {
+			argv[i++] = NULL;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		argv[i++] = ptr;
+
+		if (*ptr == '"') {
+			++ptr;
+			while (*ptr != '\0' && *ptr != '"') {
+				if (ptr[0] == '\\' && ptr[1] != '\0')
+					++ptr;
+
+				++ptr;
+			}
+
+			if (*ptr == '"')
+				++ptr;
+
+			if (*ptr == ' ') {
+				*(ptr++) = '\0';
+			} else if (*ptr != '\0') {
+				goto fail_str;
+			}
+
+			if (unescape(argv[i - 1]))
+				goto fail_str;
+		} else {
+			while (*ptr != '\0' && *ptr != ' ')
+				++ptr;
+
+			if (*ptr == ' ')
+				*(ptr++) = '\0';
+		}
+	}
+
+	return argv;
+fail_str:
+	free(argv);
+	errno = EINVAL;
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/lib/src/splitkv.c b/lib/src/unescape.c
similarity index 66%
rename from lib/src/splitkv.c
rename to lib/src/unescape.c
index 7d652d3..7508e2f 100644
--- a/lib/src/splitkv.c
+++ b/lib/src/unescape.c
@@ -88,74 +88,3 @@ int unescape(char *src)
 	*(dst++) = '\0';
 	return 0;
 }
-
-char **split_argv(char *str)
-{
-	size_t i = 0, cap = 0, new_cap;
-	char **argv = NULL, **new;
-	char *ptr;
-
-	ptr = str;
-
-	for (;;) {
-		if (*ptr == ' ') {
-			++ptr;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (i == cap) {
-			new_cap = cap ? cap * 2 : 16;
-			new = realloc(argv, sizeof(argv[0]) * new_cap);
-
-			if (new == NULL) {
-				free(argv);
-				errno = ENOMEM;
-				return NULL;
-			}
-
-			cap = new_cap;
-			argv = new;
-		}
-
-		if (*ptr == '\0') {
-			argv[i++] = NULL;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		argv[i++] = ptr;
-
-		if (*ptr == '"') {
-			++ptr;
-			while (*ptr != '\0' && *ptr != '"') {
-				if (ptr[0] == '\\' && ptr[1] != '\0')
-					++ptr;
-
-				++ptr;
-			}
-
-			if (*ptr == '"')
-				++ptr;
-
-			if (*ptr == ' ') {
-				*(ptr++) = '\0';
-			} else if (*ptr != '\0') {
-				goto fail_str;
-			}
-
-			if (unescape(argv[i - 1]))
-				goto fail_str;
-		} else {
-			while (*ptr != '\0' && *ptr != ' ')
-				++ptr;
-
-			if (*ptr == ' ')
-				*(ptr++) = '\0';
-		}
-	}
-
-	return argv;
-fail_str:
-	free(argv);
-	errno = EINVAL;
-	return NULL;
-}