diff --git a/build/build.go b/build/build.go
index 1e197279..66ec4409 100644
--- a/build/build.go
+++ b/build/build.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/distribution/reference"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/builder"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/driver"
-	"github.com/docker/buildx/localstate"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/desktop"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/dockerutil"
 	"github.com/docker/buildx/util/imagetools"
@@ -1649,43 +1648,6 @@ func noPrintFunc(opt map[string]Options) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func saveLocalState(so client.SolveOpt, opt Options, node builder.Node, configDir string) error {
-	var err error
-
-	if so.Ref == "" {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	lp := opt.Inputs.ContextPath
-	dp := opt.Inputs.DockerfilePath
-	if lp != "" || dp != "" {
-		if lp != "" {
-			lp, err = filepath.Abs(lp)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		if dp != "" {
-			dp, err = filepath.Abs(dp)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		ls, err := localstate.New(configDir)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if err := ls.SaveRef(node.Builder, node.Name, so.Ref, localstate.State{
-			LocalPath:      lp,
-			DockerfilePath: dp,
-		}); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // ReadSourcePolicy reads a source policy from a file.
 // The file path is taken from EXPERIMENTAL_BUILDKIT_SOURCE_POLICY env var.
 // if the env var is not set, this `returns nil, nil`
diff --git a/build/localstate.go b/build/localstate.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e05e2880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/localstate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package build
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/docker/buildx/builder"
+	"github.com/docker/buildx/localstate"
+	"github.com/moby/buildkit/client"
+)
+
+func saveLocalState(so client.SolveOpt, opt Options, node builder.Node, configDir string) error {
+	var err error
+
+	if so.Ref == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	lp := opt.Inputs.ContextPath
+	dp := opt.Inputs.DockerfilePath
+	if lp != "" || dp != "" {
+		if lp != "" {
+			lp, err = filepath.Abs(lp)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if dp != "" {
+			dp, err = filepath.Abs(dp)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		ls, err := localstate.New(configDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := ls.SaveRef(node.Builder, node.Name, so.Ref, localstate.State{
+			LocalPath:      lp,
+			DockerfilePath: dp,
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}