diff --git a/inc/common/crc.h b/inc/common/crc.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..453796277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inc/common/crc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+Copyright (C) 1997-2001 Id Software, Inc.
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+uint16_t CRC_Block(const byte *start, size_t count);
+
+#if USE_CLIENT
+byte COM_BlockSequenceCRCByte(const byte *base, size_t length, int sequence);
+#endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 1b0668e8f..2d9a126ab 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ common_src = [
   'src/common/cmd.c',
   'src/common/cmodel.c',
   'src/common/common.c',
+  'src/common/crc.c',
   'src/common/cvar.c',
   'src/common/error.c',
   'src/common/field.c',
@@ -124,7 +125,6 @@ client_src = [
   'src/client/cgame.c',
   'src/client/cgame_classic.c',
   'src/client/console.c',
-  'src/client/crc.c',
   'src/client/demo.c',
   'src/client/download.c',
   'src/client/effects.c',
diff --git a/src/client/client.h b/src/client/client.h
index 972e79c7b..b7682dc3a 100644
--- a/src/client/client.h
+++ b/src/client/client.h
@@ -1326,11 +1326,6 @@ void CL_GTV_Shutdown(void);
 #define CL_GTV_Shutdown()               (void)0
 #endif
 
-//
-// crc.c
-//
-byte COM_BlockSequenceCRCByte(const byte *base, size_t length, int sequence);
-
 //
 // cgame.c
 //
diff --git a/src/client/input.c b/src/client/input.c
index f0afea2ec..237e37ea3 100644
--- a/src/client/input.c
+++ b/src/client/input.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 // cl.input.c  -- builds an intended movement command to send to the server
 
 #include "client.h"
+#include "common/crc.h"
 
 static cvar_t    *cl_nodelta;
 static cvar_t    *cl_maxpackets;
diff --git a/src/client/crc.c b/src/common/crc.c
similarity index 98%
rename from src/client/crc.c
rename to src/common/crc.c
index b661f0a08..68aec0c27 100644
--- a/src/client/crc.c
+++ b/src/common/crc.c
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 */
 /* crc.c */
 
-#include "client.h"
+#include "shared/shared.h"
+#include "common/crc.h"
 
 // this is a 16 bit, non-reflected CRC using the polynomial 0x1021
 // and the initial and final xor values shown below...  in other words, the
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ static const uint16_t crctable[256] = {
     0x6e17, 0x7e36, 0x4e55, 0x5e74, 0x2e93, 0x3eb2, 0x0ed1, 0x1ef0
 };
 
-static uint16_t CRC_Block(const byte *start, size_t count)
+uint16_t CRC_Block(const byte *start, size_t count)
 {
     uint16_t    crc = CRC_INIT_VALUE;
 
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ static uint16_t CRC_Block(const byte *start, size_t count)
     return crc;
 }
 
+#if USE_CLIENT
+
 static const byte chktbl[1024] = {
     0x84, 0x47, 0x51, 0xc1, 0x93, 0x22, 0x21, 0x24, 0x2f, 0x66, 0x60, 0x4d, 0xb0, 0x7c, 0xda,
     0x88, 0x54, 0x15, 0x2b, 0xc6, 0x6c, 0x89, 0xc5, 0x9d, 0x48, 0xee, 0xe6, 0x8a, 0xb5, 0xf4,
@@ -178,3 +181,5 @@ byte COM_BlockSequenceCRCByte(const byte *base, size_t length, int sequence)
 
     return crc;
 }
+
+#endif // USE_CLIENT