diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-base/oe/export b/xCAT-genesis-base/oe/export
index bcc3f164f..292056480 100755
--- a/xCAT-genesis-base/oe/export
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-base/oe/export
@@ -37,13 +37,8 @@ machine_dir=$deploy_dir/images/$machine
 image_name=xcat-genesis-image-$machine.rootfs
 license_machine=${machine//-/_}
 
-resolve_artifact() {
-    local path=$1 resolved
-
-    resolved=$(readlink -f -- "$path")
-    [[ -f $resolved && ! -L $resolved ]] || fail "missing artifact: $path"
-    printf '%s\n' "$resolved"
-}
+script_dir=$(CDPATH='' cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
+source "$script_dir/scripts/export-functions"
 
 kernel=$(resolve_artifact "$machine_dir/$kernel_name")
 initramfs=$(resolve_artifact "$machine_dir/$image_name.cpio.gz")
diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-base/oe/export-extension b/xCAT-genesis-base/oe/export-extension
index 0c36915b9..3b535cf00 100755
--- a/xCAT-genesis-base/oe/export-extension
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-base/oe/export-extension
@@ -40,13 +40,7 @@ machine_dir=$deploy_dir/images/$machine
 stem=$extension-$machine
 artifact_stem=$stem.sysext
 
-resolve_artifact() {
-    local path=$1 resolved
-
-    resolved=$(readlink -f -- "$path")
-    [[ -f $resolved && ! -L $resolved ]] || fail "missing artifact: $path"
-    printf '%s\n' "$resolved"
-}
+source "$script_dir/scripts/export-functions"
 
 image=$(resolve_artifact "$machine_dir/$artifact_stem.squashfs-zst")
 manifest=$(resolve_artifact "$machine_dir/$artifact_stem.manifest.json")
diff --git a/xCAT-genesis-base/oe/scripts/export-functions b/xCAT-genesis-base/oe/scripts/export-functions
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80eecca59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT-genesis-base/oe/scripts/export-functions
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+resolve_artifact() {
+    local path=$1 resolved
+
+    resolved=$(readlink -f -- "$path")
+    [[ -f $resolved && ! -L $resolved ]] || fail "missing artifact: $path"
+    printf '%s\n' "$resolved"
+}