diff --git a/apps/codecs/codecs.make b/apps/codecs/codecs.make
index 37713015ad..605d8a3556 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/codecs.make
+++ b/apps/codecs/codecs.make
@@ -14,15 +14,12 @@ OTHER_SRC += $(CODECS_SRC)
 CODECS := $(CODECS_SRC:.c=.codec)
 CODECS := $(subst $(ROOTDIR),$(BUILDDIR),$(CODECS))
 
-# TLSF memory allocator library
-include $(APPSDIR)/codecs/lib/tlsf/libtlsf.make
-
 # the codec helper library
 include $(APPSDIR)/codecs/lib/libcodec.make
 OTHER_INC += -I$(APPSDIR)/codecs/lib
 
 # extra libraries
-CODEC_LIBS := $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(TLSFLIB) $(CODECLIB)
+CODEC_LIBS := $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(CODECLIB)
 
 # the codec libraries
 include $(APPSDIR)/codecs/demac/libdemac.make
diff --git a/apps/codecs/libtremor/oggmalloc.c b/apps/codecs/libtremor/oggmalloc.c
index dd7fd5b69d..783e0f7240 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/libtremor/oggmalloc.c
+++ b/apps/codecs/libtremor/oggmalloc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "os_types.h"
-#include "../lib/tlsf/src/tlsf.h"
+#include <tlsf.h>
 
 #if defined(CPU_ARM) || defined(CPU_COLDFIRE) || defined(CPU_MIPS)
 #include <setjmp.h>
diff --git a/apps/codecs/vorbis.c b/apps/codecs/vorbis.c
index 7004913e70..944dd6d60c 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/vorbis.c
+++ b/apps/codecs/vorbis.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "libtremor/ivorbisfile.h"
 #include "libtremor/ogg.h"
 #ifdef SIMULATOR
-#include "lib/tlsf/src/tlsf.h"
+#include <tlsf.h>
 #endif
 
 CODEC_HEADER
diff --git a/apps/plugins/mikmod/mikmod_supp.h b/apps/plugins/mikmod/mikmod_supp.h
index 1b6bd76b76..c76c283b92 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/mikmod/mikmod_supp.h
+++ b/apps/plugins/mikmod/mikmod_supp.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "plugin.h"
 #include "inttypes.h"
-#include "codecs/lib/tlsf/src/tlsf.h"
+#include <tlsf.h>
 
 #ifndef MIKMOD_SUPP_H
 #define MIKMOD_SUPP_H
diff --git a/apps/plugins/pdbox/pdbox.h b/apps/plugins/pdbox/pdbox.h
index b53e15f94e..ddc6ed2cf4 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/pdbox/pdbox.h
+++ b/apps/plugins/pdbox/pdbox.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define PDBOX_H
 
 /* Use TLSF. */
-#include "codecs/lib/tlsf/src/tlsf.h"
+#include <tlsf.h>
 
 /* Pure Data */
 #include "PDa/src/m_pd.h"
diff --git a/apps/plugins/plugins.make b/apps/plugins/plugins.make
index 67b0d83932..b80523d41b 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/plugins.make
+++ b/apps/plugins/plugins.make
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ else
 PLUGINSUBDIRS := $(call preprocess, $(APPSDIR)/plugins/SUBDIRS)
 endif
 
-PLUGIN_LIBS := $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(TLSFLIB) $(PLUGINLIB) $(PLUGINBITMAPLIB)
+PLUGIN_LIBS := $(EXTRA_LIBS) $(PLUGINLIB) $(PLUGINBITMAPLIB)
 
 # include <dir>.make from each subdir (yay!)
 $(foreach dir,$(PLUGINSUBDIRS),$(eval include $(dir)/$(notdir $(dir)).make))
diff --git a/apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/COPYING b/lib/tlsf/COPYING
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/COPYING
rename to lib/tlsf/COPYING
diff --git a/apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/Changelog b/lib/tlsf/Changelog
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/Changelog
rename to lib/tlsf/Changelog
diff --git a/apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/README b/lib/tlsf/README
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/README
rename to lib/tlsf/README
diff --git a/apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/SOURCES b/lib/tlsf/SOURCES
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/SOURCES
rename to lib/tlsf/SOURCES
diff --git a/apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/TODO b/lib/tlsf/TODO
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/TODO
rename to lib/tlsf/TODO
diff --git a/apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/libtlsf.make b/lib/tlsf/libtlsf.make
similarity index 56%
rename from apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/libtlsf.make
rename to lib/tlsf/libtlsf.make
index 2072a4566e..cb61a5c09e 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/libtlsf.make
+++ b/lib/tlsf/libtlsf.make
@@ -7,27 +7,28 @@
 # $Id$
 #
 
-TLSFLIB := $(CODECDIR)/libtlsf.a
-TLSFLIB_SRC := $(call preprocess, $(APPSDIR)/codecs/lib/tlsf/SOURCES)
+TLSFLIB_DIR := $(ROOTDIR)/lib/tlsf
+TLSFLIB_SRC := $(call preprocess, $(TLSFLIB_DIR)/SOURCES)
 TLSFLIB_OBJ := $(call c2obj, $(TLSFLIB_SRC))
+TLSFLIB := $(BUILDDIR)/lib/libtlsf.a
+
 OTHER_SRC += $(TLSFLIB_SRC)
+INCLUDES += -I$(TLSFLIB_DIR)/src
+EXTRA_LIBS += $(TLSFLIB)
+
+TLSFLIBFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -fstrict-aliasing -ffunction-sections $(SHARED_CFLAGS)
+
+# Enable statistics in the sim
+ifneq ($(findstring sdl-sim, $(APP_TYPE)), sdl-sim)
+  TLSFLIBFLAGS += -DTLSF_STATISTIC=1
+endif
+
+# special rules for tlsf
+$(BUILDDIR)/lib/tlsf/src/%.o: $(TLSFLIB_DIR)/src/%.c
+	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(call PRINTS,CC $(subst $(ROOTDIR)/,,$<))$(CC) -c $< -o $@ \
+	-I$(TLSFLIB_DIR)/src $(TLSFLIBFLAGS)
 
 $(TLSFLIB): $(TLSFLIB_OBJ)
 	$(SILENT)$(shell rm -f $@)
 	$(call PRINTS,AR $(@F))$(AR) rcs $@ $^ >/dev/null
-
-TLSFLIBFLAGS = $(CODECFLAGS)
-
-ifdef APP_TYPE
-    TLSFLIBFLAGS += -DTLSF_STATISTIC=1
-endif
-
-# Do not use '-ffunction-sections' when compiling sdl-sim
-ifneq ($(findstring sdl-sim, $(APP_TYPE)), sdl-sim)
-    TLSFLIBFLAGS += -ffunction-sections
-endif
-
-$(CODECDIR)/lib/tlsf/src/%.o: $(APPSDIR)/codecs/lib/tlsf/src/%.c
-	$(SILENT)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	$(call PRINTS,CC $(subst $(ROOTDIR)/,,$<))$(CC) \
-		-I$(dir $<) $(TLSFLIBFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
diff --git a/apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/src/target.h b/lib/tlsf/src/target.h
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/src/target.h
rename to lib/tlsf/src/target.h
diff --git a/apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/src/tlsf.c b/lib/tlsf/src/tlsf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/src/tlsf.c
rename to lib/tlsf/src/tlsf.c
diff --git a/apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/src/tlsf.h b/lib/tlsf/src/tlsf.h
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/codecs/lib/tlsf/src/tlsf.h
rename to lib/tlsf/src/tlsf.h
diff --git a/tools/root.make b/tools/root.make
index 4a1aaaf8d8..51886a09f9 100644
--- a/tools/root.make
+++ b/tools/root.make
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ ifeq (,$(findstring checkwps,$(APP_TYPE)))
       include $(ROOTDIR)/apps/bitmaps/bitmaps.make
 	  ifeq (,$(findstring bootloader,$(APPSDIR)))
         include $(ROOTDIR)/lib/skin_parser/skin_parser.make
+        include $(ROOTDIR)/lib/tlsf/libtlsf.make
       endif
     endif
   endif