diff --git a/MockBuildUtils.pm b/MockBuildUtils.pm
index 63e4547..b61e4f7 100644
--- a/MockBuildUtils.pm
+++ b/MockBuildUtils.pm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ our @EXPORT_OK = qw(
     version_matches required_pkgs skipped_builder carry_over_rpms rpm_name rpm_arch rpm_source_rpm
     source_package rpm_digests_ok
     have_rpm read_manifest
-    verify_repo_packages verify_repo_signature verify_rpm_signatures
+    derive_target_from_repo_path verify_repo_packages verify_repo_signature verify_rpm_signatures
     parse_evr evr_cmp evr_constraint_ok parse_pin rpmkeys_checksig_problem
     rpm_version rpm_release rpm_sigmd5 rpm_is_signed restamp_release_line
     cross_copy_genesis finalize_xcat_dep bump_dep_release_suffix
@@ -298,6 +298,17 @@ sub parse_pin {
     return ('version');
 }
 
+sub derive_target_from_repo_path {
+    my ($dir) = @_;
+    my $tgt;
+    return $tgt unless defined $dir;
+    $tgt = "alma+epel-$1-$2" if $dir =~ m{/rh(\d+)/([^/]+)/*$};
+    if ($dir =~ m{/openeuler((?:20|22|24)\.03(?:sp[1-9][0-9]*)?)/(x86_64|ppc64le)/*$}) {
+        $tgt = "openeuler-$1-$2";
+    }
+    return $tgt;
+}
+
 sub verify_repo_packages {
     my ($expected, $present_ver, $present_evr, $vercmp) = @_;
     $present_evr //= $present_ver;
diff --git a/mockbuild-all.pl b/mockbuild-all.pl
index a381c30..e473c92 100755
--- a/mockbuild-all.pl
+++ b/mockbuild-all.pl
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ use lib $RealBin, "$RealBin/lib";
 use MockBuildUtils qw(sh_quote print_step version_matches required_pkgs rpm_in_cell
                       carry_over_rpms rpm_name rpm_arch rpm_source_rpm rpm_digests_ok
                       install_deps_packages install_deps_command missing_perl_modules
-                      read_manifest verify_repo_packages verify_repo_signature verify_rpm_signatures
+                      read_manifest derive_target_from_repo_path
+                      verify_repo_packages verify_repo_signature verify_rpm_signatures
                       rpm_version rpm_release rpm_sigmd5 restamp_release_line
                       cross_copy_genesis finalize_xcat_dep bump_dep_release_suffix
                       build_mock_uniqueext rpmkeys_checksig_problem
@@ -2237,20 +2238,6 @@ sub native_publisher_rpm {
     return $plan->{nodes}{$owner}{type} eq 'publisher';
 }
 
-# derive_target_from_repo_path: map a deployed per-target repo path .../rh<N>/<arch> to its manifest
-# target section name alma+epel-<N>-<arch>. Returns undef when the path lacks that rh<N>/<arch> tail,
-# so the standalone --verify-repo mode can require an explicit --target instead.
-sub derive_target_from_repo_path {
-    my ($dir) = @_;
-    my $tgt;
-    return $tgt unless defined $dir;
-    $tgt = "alma+epel-$1-$2" if $dir =~ m{/rh(\d+)/([^/]+)/*$};
-    if ($dir =~ m{/openeuler((?:20|22|24)\.03(?:sp[1-9][0-9]*)?)/(x86_64|ppc64le)/*$}) {
-        $tgt = "openeuler-$1-$2";
-    }
-    return $tgt;
-}
-
 sub reset_staging_repo {
     my ($directory) = @_;
     return unless -d $directory;