diff --git a/src/sdl/rect.cpp b/src/sdl/rect.cpp
index f01c5f0d2f1..38cd0169bba 100644
--- a/src/sdl/rect.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl/rect.cpp
@@ -86,3 +86,9 @@ bool operator!=(const SDL_Rect& a, const SDL_Rect& b)
 {
 	return !operator==(a,b);
 }
+
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& s, const SDL_Rect& rect)
+{
+	s << "x: " << rect.x << ", y: " << rect.y << ", w: " << rect.w << ", h: " << rect.h;
+	return s;
+}
diff --git a/src/sdl/utils.cpp b/src/sdl/utils.cpp
index 0b295bb39bd..833e2df485f 100644
--- a/src/sdl/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl/utils.cpp
@@ -2213,17 +2213,10 @@ void draw_centered_on_background(surface surf, const SDL_Rect& rect, const color
 	}
 }
 
-std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& s, const SDL_Rect& rect)
-{
-	s << rect.x << ',' << rect.y << " x "  << rect.w << ',' << rect.h;
-	return s;
-}
-
 SDL_Color color_t::to_sdl() const {
 	return {r, g, b, a};
 }
 
-
 color_t::color_t(const SDL_Color& c)
 	: r(c.r)
 	, g(c.g)