diff --git a/kdump-lib.sh b/kdump-lib.sh
index a33f172..19d749f 100755
--- a/kdump-lib.sh
+++ b/kdump-lib.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@
 DEFAULT_PATH="/var/crash/"
 FENCE_KDUMP_CONFIG_FILE="/etc/sysconfig/fence_kdump"
 FENCE_KDUMP_SEND="/usr/libexec/fence_kdump_send"
+FADUMP_ENABLED_SYS_NODE="/sys/kernel/fadump_enabled"
+
+is_fadump_capable()
+{
+    # Check if firmware-assisted dump is enabled
+    # if no, fallback to kdump check
+    if [ -f $FADUMP_ENABLED_SYS_NODE ]; then
+        rc=`cat $FADUMP_ENABLED_SYS_NODE`
+        [ $rc -eq 1 ] && return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
 
 perror_exit() {
     echo $@ >&2
diff --git a/kdumpctl b/kdumpctl
index f172058..51d586d 100755
--- a/kdumpctl
+++ b/kdumpctl
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ DUMP_TARGET=""
 DEFAULT_INITRD=""
 DEFAULT_INITRD_BAK=""
 TARGET_INITRD=""
-FADUMP_ENABLED_SYS_NODE="/sys/kernel/fadump_enabled"
 FADUMP_REGISTER_SYS_NODE="/sys/kernel/fadump_registered"
 #kdump shall be the default dump mode
 DEFAULT_DUMP_MODE="kdump"
@@ -893,17 +892,6 @@ handle_mode_switch()
 	fi
 }
 
-is_fadump_capable()
-{
-	# Check if firmware-assisted dump is enabled
-	# if no, fallback to kdump check
-	if [ -f $FADUMP_ENABLED_SYS_NODE ]; then
-		rc=`cat $FADUMP_ENABLED_SYS_NODE`
-		[ $rc -eq 1 ] && return 0
-	fi
-	return 1
-}
-
 check_current_fadump_status()
 {
 	# Check if firmware-assisted dump has been registered.