diff --git a/src/mbgl/map/map.cpp b/src/mbgl/map/map.cpp
index 8b1b4efc4..ed74cf2c1 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/map/map.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/map/map.cpp
@@ -40,26 +40,6 @@
 
 #include <uv.h>
 
-// Check libuv library version.
-const static bool uvVersionCheck = []() {
-    const unsigned int version = uv_version();
-    const unsigned int major = (version >> 16) & 0xFF;
-    const unsigned int minor = (version >> 8) & 0xFF;
-    const unsigned int patch = version & 0xFF;
-
-#ifndef UV_VERSION_PATCH
-    // 0.10 doesn't have UV_VERSION_PATCH defined, so we "fake" it by using the library patch level.
-    const unsigned int UV_VERSION_PATCH = version & 0xFF;
-#endif
-
-    if (major != UV_VERSION_MAJOR || minor != UV_VERSION_MINOR || patch != UV_VERSION_PATCH) {
-        throw std::runtime_error(mbgl::util::sprintf<96>(
-            "libuv version mismatch: headers report %d.%d.%d, but library reports %d.%d.%d", UV_VERSION_MAJOR,
-            UV_VERSION_MINOR, UV_VERSION_PATCH, major, minor, patch));
-    }
-    return true;
-}();
-
 namespace mbgl {
 
 Map::Map(View& view_, FileSource& fileSource_)
diff --git a/src/mbgl/util/uv.cpp b/src/mbgl/util/uv.cpp
index 5dae34ebd..d76e42f67 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/util/uv.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/util/uv.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,29 @@
 #include <mbgl/util/uv.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/uv_detail.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/util/string.hpp>
 
 #include <uv.h>
 
+// Check libuv library version.
+const static bool uvVersionCheck = []() {
+    const unsigned int version = uv_version();
+    const unsigned int major = (version >> 16) & 0xFF;
+    const unsigned int minor = (version >> 8) & 0xFF;
+    const unsigned int patch = version & 0xFF;
+
+#ifndef UV_VERSION_PATCH
+    // 0.10 doesn't have UV_VERSION_PATCH defined, so we "fake" it by using the library patch level.
+    const unsigned int UV_VERSION_PATCH = version & 0xFF;
+#endif
+
+    if (major != UV_VERSION_MAJOR || minor != UV_VERSION_MINOR || patch != UV_VERSION_PATCH) {
+        throw std::runtime_error(mbgl::util::sprintf<96>(
+            "libuv version mismatch: headers report %d.%d.%d, but library reports %d.%d.%d", UV_VERSION_MAJOR,
+            UV_VERSION_MINOR, UV_VERSION_PATCH, major, minor, patch));
+    }
+    return true;
+}();
+
 #if UV_VERSION_MAJOR == 0 && UV_VERSION_MINOR <= 10
 
 int uv_key_create(uv_key_t* key) {