diff --git a/api/client/build.go b/api/client/build.go
index 0b9472a0a1..8b1b4fc57f 100644
--- a/api/client/build.go
+++ b/api/client/build.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/opts"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/fileutils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/gitutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/httputils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/jsonmessage"
 	flag "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/mflag"
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ func getContextFromReader(r io.Reader, dockerfileName string) (absContextDir, re
 // path of the dockerfile in that context directory, and a non-nil error on
 // success.
 func getContextFromGitURL(gitURL, dockerfileName string) (absContextDir, relDockerfile string, err error) {
-	if absContextDir, err = utils.GitClone(gitURL); err != nil {
+	if absContextDir, err = gitutils.Clone(gitURL); err != nil {
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("unable to 'git clone' to temporary context directory: %v", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/builder/git.go b/builder/git.go
index e857060cc0..74df244611 100644
--- a/builder/git.go
+++ b/builder/git.go
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/gitutils"
 )
 
 // MakeGitContext returns a Context from gitURL that is cloned in a temporary directory.
 func MakeGitContext(gitURL string) (ModifiableContext, error) {
-	root, err := utils.GitClone(gitURL)
+	root, err := gitutils.Clone(gitURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/utils/git.go b/pkg/gitutils/gitutils.go
similarity index 94%
rename from utils/git.go
rename to pkg/gitutils/gitutils.go
index 4d0bb16417..ded091f2a2 100644
--- a/utils/git.go
+++ b/pkg/gitutils/gitutils.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package utils
+package gitutils
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/urlutil"
 )
 
-// GitClone clones a repository into a newly created directory which
+// Clone clones a repository into a newly created directory which
 // will be under "docker-build-git"
-func GitClone(remoteURL string) (string, error) {
+func Clone(remoteURL string) (string, error) {
 	if !urlutil.IsGitTransport(remoteURL) {
 		remoteURL = "https://" + remoteURL
 	}
diff --git a/utils/git_test.go b/pkg/gitutils/gitutils_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from utils/git_test.go
rename to pkg/gitutils/gitutils_test.go
index e9eb595630..4ef37ff736 100644
--- a/utils/git_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gitutils/gitutils_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package utils
+package gitutils
 
 import (
 	"fmt"