diff --git a/bake/entitlements.go b/bake/entitlements.go
index 3ce16a362168..b42ba1ab7bb9 100644
--- a/bake/entitlements.go
+++ b/bake/entitlements.go
@@ -560,7 +560,3 @@ func evaluateToExistingPaths(in map[string]struct{}) (map[string]struct{}, error
 	}
 	return m, nil
 }
-
-func evaluateToExistingPath(in string) (string, string, error) {
-	return osutil.EvaluateToExistingPath(in)
-}
diff --git a/bake/entitlements_test.go b/bake/entitlements_test.go
index 8c68d82ddd82..d1f67fe43362 100644
--- a/bake/entitlements_test.go
+++ b/bake/entitlements_test.go
@@ -18,92 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func TestEvaluateToExistingPath(t *testing.T) {
-	tempDir, err := osutil.GetLongPathName(t.TempDir())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	// Setup temporary directory structure for testing
-	existingFile := filepath.Join(tempDir, "existing_file")
-	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(existingFile, []byte("test"), 0644))
-
-	existingDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "existing_dir")
-	require.NoError(t, os.Mkdir(existingDir, 0755))
-
-	symlinkToFile := filepath.Join(tempDir, "symlink_to_file")
-	require.NoError(t, os.Symlink(existingFile, symlinkToFile))
-
-	symlinkToDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "symlink_to_dir")
-	require.NoError(t, os.Symlink(existingDir, symlinkToDir))
-
-	nonexistentPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "nonexistent", "path", "file.txt")
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name      string
-		input     string
-		expected  string
-		expectErr bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name:      "Existing file",
-			input:     existingFile,
-			expected:  existingFile,
-			expectErr: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:      "Existing directory",
-			input:     existingDir,
-			expected:  existingDir,
-			expectErr: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:      "Symlink to file",
-			input:     symlinkToFile,
-			expected:  existingFile,
-			expectErr: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:      "Symlink to directory",
-			input:     symlinkToDir,
-			expected:  existingDir,
-			expectErr: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:      "Non-existent path",
-			input:     nonexistentPath,
-			expected:  tempDir,
-			expectErr: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:      "Non-existent intermediate path",
-			input:     filepath.Join(tempDir, "nonexistent", "file.txt"),
-			expected:  tempDir,
-			expectErr: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "Root path",
-			input: "/",
-			expected: func() string {
-				root, _ := filepath.Abs("/")
-				return root
-			}(),
-			expectErr: false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			result, _, err := evaluateToExistingPath(tt.input)
-
-			if tt.expectErr {
-				require.Error(t, err)
-			} else {
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				require.Equal(t, tt.expected, result)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func TestDedupePaths(t *testing.T) {
 	wd := osutil.GetWd()
 	tcases := []struct {
@@ -344,7 +258,7 @@ func TestValidateEntitlements(t *testing.T) {
 						return nil
 					}
 					// if not, then escapeLink is not allowed
-					exp, _, err := evaluateToExistingPath(escapeLink)
+					exp, _, err := osutil.EvaluateToExistingPath(escapeLink)
 					require.NoError(t, err)
 					exp, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(exp)
 					require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/util/osutil/path_test.go b/util/osutil/path_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6c53f8f6abe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/osutil/path_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package osutil
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestEvaluateToExistingPath(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir, err := GetLongPathName(t.TempDir())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	existingFile := filepath.Join(tempDir, "existing_file")
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(existingFile, []byte("test"), 0644))
+
+	existingDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "existing_dir")
+	require.NoError(t, os.Mkdir(existingDir, 0755))
+
+	symlinkToFile := filepath.Join(tempDir, "symlink_to_file")
+	require.NoError(t, os.Symlink(existingFile, symlinkToFile))
+
+	symlinkToDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "symlink_to_dir")
+	require.NoError(t, os.Symlink(existingDir, symlinkToDir))
+
+	nonexistentPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "nonexistent", "path", "file.txt")
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "Existing file",
+			input:    existingFile,
+			expected: existingFile,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Existing directory",
+			input:    existingDir,
+			expected: existingDir,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Symlink to file",
+			input:    symlinkToFile,
+			expected: existingFile,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Symlink to directory",
+			input:    symlinkToDir,
+			expected: existingDir,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Non-existent path",
+			input:    nonexistentPath,
+			expected: tempDir,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "Non-existent intermediate path",
+			input:    filepath.Join(tempDir, "nonexistent", "file.txt"),
+			expected: tempDir,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Root path",
+			input: "/",
+			expected: func() string {
+				root, _ := filepath.Abs("/")
+				return root
+			}(),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result, _, err := EvaluateToExistingPath(tt.input)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.expected, result)
+		})
+	}
+}