diff --git a/vmur/Makefile b/vmur/Makefile
index f48bbf3e..dd6799dd 100644
--- a/vmur/Makefile
+++ b/vmur/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ LDLIBS += -lz
 
 all: vmur
 
-libs =  $(rootdir)/libvmdump/libvmdump.a
+libs =  $(rootdir)/libvmdump/libvmdump.a \
+	$(rootdir)/libutil/libutil.a
+
 objects = vmur.o
 
 vmur: $(objects) $(libs)
diff --git a/vmur/vmur.cpp b/vmur/vmur.cpp
index 9529717d..b2bc5231 100644
--- a/vmur/vmur.cpp
+++ b/vmur/vmur.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "lib/vmdump.h"
 #include "lib/zt_common.h"
+#include "lib/util_str.h"
 
 #include "vmur.h"
 
@@ -1369,30 +1370,6 @@ static void close_reader(struct vmur *info, const char *hold)
 	cpcmd(cmd, NULL, NULL, 0);
 }
 
-/*
- * strip leading and trailing blanks
- */
-static char *strstrip(char *s)
-{
-	size_t size;
-	char *end;
-
-	size = strlen(s);
-
-	if (!size)
-		return s;
-
-	end = s + size - 1;
-	while (end >= s && isspace(*end))
-		end--;
-	*(end + 1) = '\0';
-
-	while (*s && isspace(*s))
-		s++;
-
-	return s;
-}
-
 /*
  *  Check whether reader can handle class of reader spool file
  */
@@ -1431,9 +1408,9 @@ static int get_filename_from_reader(struct vmur *info)
 	sprintf(cmd, "QUERY RDR * %s ALL SHORTDATE", info->spoolid);
 	cpcmd(cmd, &buf, NULL, 0);
 	memcpy(name, &buf[130], 8);
-	strstrip(name);
+	util_strstrip(name);
 	memcpy(type, &buf[140], 8);
-	strstrip(type);
+	util_strstrip(type);
 	free(buf);
 	if (strlen(name) == 0) {
 		ERR("Please specify name to receive "