diff --git a/src/blackmisc/dbus.h b/src/blackmisc/dbus.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e2acd737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackmisc/dbus.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef BLACKMISC_DBUS_H
+#define BLACKMISC_DBUS_H
+
+#include <QDBusArgument>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+/*!
+ * Non-member non-friend operator for streaming enums to QDBusArgument.
+ *
+ * \param argument
+ * \param enumType
+ * \return
+ * \remarks Currently outside namespace for OSX build, see https://dev.vatsim-germany.org/issues/184
+ */
+template <class ENUM> typename std::enable_if<std::is_enum<ENUM>::value, QDBusArgument>::type const &
+operator>>(const QDBusArgument &argument, ENUM &enumType)
+{
+    uint e;
+    argument >> e;
+    enumType = static_cast<ENUM>(e);
+    return argument;
+}
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/valueobject.h b/src/blackmisc/valueobject.h
index 7b312d6bb..ac2a37c6b 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/valueobject.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/valueobject.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef BLACKMISC_VALUEOBJECT_H
 #define BLACKMISC_VALUEOBJECT_H
 
+#include "dbus.h"
 #include "tuple.h"
 #include "json.h"
 #include <QtDBus/QDBusMetaType>
@@ -15,24 +16,6 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <iostream>
 
-
-/*!
- * Non-member non-friend operator for streaming enums to QDBusArgument.
- *
- * \param argument
- * \param enumType
- * \return
- * \remarks Currently outside namespace for OSX build, see https://dev.vatsim-germany.org/issues/184
- */
-template <class ENUM> typename std::enable_if<std::is_enum<ENUM>::value, QDBusArgument>::type const &
-operator>>(const QDBusArgument &argument, ENUM &enumType)
-{
-    uint e;
-    argument >> e;
-    enumType = static_cast<ENUM>(e);
-    return argument;
-}
-
 namespace BlackMisc
 {
     // forward declaration