diff --git a/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ca2f968df2..f91943698e6 100644
--- a/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ add_subdirectory(posix)
 endif()
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_CMSIS_RTOS_V1        cmsis_rtos_v1)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_CMSIS_RTOS_V2        cmsis_rtos_v2)
-add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_FNMATCH              fnmatch)
 add_subdirectory(gui)
 add_subdirectory(os)
+add_subdirectory(util)
 add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_OPENAMP              open-amp)
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 04b1819ea15..15b478f6ee6 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ source "lib/cmsis_rtos_v1/Kconfig"
 
 source "lib/cmsis_rtos_v2/Kconfig"
 
-source "lib/fnmatch/Kconfig"
-
 source "lib/gui/Kconfig"
 
 source "lib/os/Kconfig"
@@ -19,4 +17,6 @@ source "lib/posix/Kconfig"
 
 source "lib/open-amp/Kconfig"
 
+source "lib/util/Kconfig"
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/lib/util/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/util/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f4a2b08db17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+add_subdirectory_ifdef(CONFIG_FNMATCH		fnmatch)
diff --git a/lib/util/Kconfig b/lib/util/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0907cbba4ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/util/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+
+menu "Util libraries"
+
+source "lib/util/fnmatch/Kconfig"
+
+endmenu
diff --git a/lib/fnmatch/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/util/fnmatch/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/fnmatch/CMakeLists.txt
rename to lib/util/fnmatch/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/lib/fnmatch/Kconfig b/lib/util/fnmatch/Kconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/fnmatch/Kconfig
rename to lib/util/fnmatch/Kconfig
diff --git a/lib/fnmatch/fnmatch.c b/lib/util/fnmatch/fnmatch.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/fnmatch/fnmatch.c
rename to lib/util/fnmatch/fnmatch.c
diff --git a/lib/fnmatch/fnmatch.h b/lib/util/fnmatch/fnmatch.h
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/fnmatch/fnmatch.h
rename to lib/util/fnmatch/fnmatch.h