diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 67d7f80ee5..094ab7c91d 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ set( COMMON_SRCS
     textentry_tricks.cpp
     title_block.cpp
     trace_helpers.cpp
+    transform.cpp
     undo_redo_container.cpp
     utf8.cpp
     validators.cpp
diff --git a/eeschema/transform.cpp b/common/transform.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from eeschema/transform.cpp
rename to common/transform.cpp
diff --git a/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt b/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
index abbe960690..69e241c62d 100644
--- a/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/eeschema/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ set( EESCHEMA_SRCS
     symbol_viewer_frame.cpp
     toolbars_sch_editor.cpp
     toolbars_symbol_viewer.cpp
-    transform.cpp
 
     netlist_exporters/netlist_exporter_base.cpp
     netlist_exporters/netlist_exporter_cadstar.cpp
diff --git a/eeschema/transform.h b/include/transform.h
similarity index 100%
rename from eeschema/transform.h
rename to include/transform.h