diff --git a/tests/functional/qemu_test/uncompress.py b/tests/functional/qemu_test/uncompress.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..955170df65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/qemu_test/uncompress.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#
+# Utilities for python-based QEMU tests
+#
+# Copyright 2024 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# Authors:
+#  Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
+
+import gzip
+import lzma
+import os
+import shutil
+
+
+def gzip_uncompress(gz_path, output_path):
+    if os.path.exists(output_path):
+        return
+    with gzip.open(gz_path, 'rb') as gz_in:
+        try:
+            with open(output_path, 'wb') as raw_out:
+                shutil.copyfileobj(gz_in, raw_out)
+        except:
+            os.remove(output_path)
+            raise
+
+def lzma_uncompress(xz_path, output_path):
+    if os.path.exists(output_path):
+        return
+    with lzma.open(xz_path, 'rb') as lzma_in:
+        try:
+            with open(output_path, 'wb') as raw_out:
+                shutil.copyfileobj(lzma_in, raw_out)
+        except:
+            os.remove(output_path)
+            raise
diff --git a/tests/functional/qemu_test/utils.py b/tests/functional/qemu_test/utils.py
index 5ce1c4388e..6b87af4414 100644
--- a/tests/functional/qemu_test/utils.py
+++ b/tests/functional/qemu_test/utils.py
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@
 # This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or
 # later.  See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
 
-import gzip
-import lzma
 import os
-import shutil
 
 from .archive import tar_extract as archive_extract
 from .archive import cpio_extract
+from .uncompress import gzip_uncompress
+from .uncompress import lzma_uncompress
 
 """
 Round up to next power of 2
@@ -36,25 +35,3 @@ def image_pow2ceil_expand(path):
         if size != size_aligned:
             with open(path, 'ab+') as fd:
                 fd.truncate(size_aligned)
-
-def gzip_uncompress(gz_path, output_path):
-    if os.path.exists(output_path):
-        return
-    with gzip.open(gz_path, 'rb') as gz_in:
-        try:
-            with open(output_path, 'wb') as raw_out:
-                shutil.copyfileobj(gz_in, raw_out)
-        except:
-            os.remove(output_path)
-            raise
-
-def lzma_uncompress(xz_path, output_path):
-    if os.path.exists(output_path):
-        return
-    with lzma.open(xz_path, 'rb') as lzma_in:
-        try:
-            with open(output_path, 'wb') as raw_out:
-                shutil.copyfileobj(lzma_in, raw_out)
-        except:
-            os.remove(output_path)
-            raise