diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 18646139..4057a49f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ scheme/read.o: cyclone scheme/read.sld parser.scm
 scheme/write.o: cyclone scheme/write.sld
 	./cyclone scheme/write.sld
 
+util.so: util.scm
+	csc -s util.scm
+
 transforms.so: transforms.scm
 	csc -s transforms.scm
 
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ debug:
 debug2: libcyclone.so.1
 	gcc test.c -L. -lcyclone -I. -g -o test
 
-cyclone: cyclone.scm transforms.so cgen.so libraries.so parser.so libcyclone.a
+cyclone: cyclone.scm transforms.so util.so cgen.so libraries.so parser.so libcyclone.a
 	csc cyclone.scm
 
 .PHONY: test
diff --git a/cyclone.scm b/cyclone.scm
index 267c1570..cb7026e5 100644
--- a/cyclone.scm
+++ b/cyclone.scm
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
    (require-extension chicken-syntax) ;; when
    (require-extension srfi-1) ;; every
    (load (string-append (cyc:get-lib-dir) "parser.so"))
+   (load (string-append (cyc:get-lib-dir) "util.so"))
    (load (string-append (cyc:get-lib-dir) "libraries.so"))
    (load (string-append (cyc:get-lib-dir) "transforms.so"))
    (load (string-append (cyc:get-lib-dir) "cgen.so")))
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 ; )
  (else
    (load (string-append (cyc:get-lib-dir) "parser.scm"))
+   (load (string-append (cyc:get-lib-dir) "util.scm"))
    (load (string-append (cyc:get-lib-dir) "libraries.scm"))
    (load (string-append (cyc:get-lib-dir) "transforms.scm"))
    (load (string-append (cyc:get-lib-dir) "cgen.scm"))))
diff --git a/transforms.scm b/transforms.scm
index ab1d6475..c950f791 100644
--- a/transforms.scm
+++ b/transforms.scm
@@ -190,11 +190,6 @@
     (define (void) (if #f #t)))
   (else #f))
 
-; tagged-list? : symbol value -> boolean
-(define (tagged-list? tag l)
-  (and (pair? l)
-       (eq? tag (car l))))
-
 ; char->natural : char -> natural
 (define (char->natural c)
   (let ((i (char->integer c)))
diff --git a/util.scm b/util.scm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..870e22d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util.scm
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+(define (tagged-list? tag exp)
+  (if (pair? exp)
+      (equal? (car exp) tag)
+      #f))