diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/util.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/util.py
index 7c71081..cbb01c9 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/util.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/util.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import atexit
 import threading        # we want threading to install it's
                         # cleanup function before multiprocessing does
+from subprocess import _args_from_interpreter_flags
 
 from multiprocessing.process import current_process, active_children
 
@@ -297,32 +298,3 @@
     def __reduce__(self):
         return type(self), ()
 
-#
-# Get options for python to produce the same sys.flags
-#
-
-def _args_from_interpreter_flags():
-    """Return a list of command-line arguments reproducing the current
-    settings in sys.flags and sys.warnoptions."""
-    flag_opt_map = {
-        'debug': 'd',
-        # 'inspect': 'i',
-        # 'interactive': 'i',
-        'optimize': 'O',
-        'dont_write_bytecode': 'B',
-        'no_user_site': 's',
-        'no_site': 'S',
-        'ignore_environment': 'E',
-        'verbose': 'v',
-        'bytes_warning': 'b',
-        'quiet': 'q',
-        'hash_randomization': 'R',
-    }
-    args = []
-    for flag, opt in flag_opt_map.items():
-        v = getattr(sys.flags, flag)
-        if v > 0:
-            args.append('-' + opt * v)
-    for opt in sys.warnoptions:
-        args.append('-W' + opt)
-    return args
diff --git a/Lib/subprocess.py b/Lib/subprocess.py
index 410ae29..1539891 100644
--- a/Lib/subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/subprocess.py
@@ -475,6 +475,37 @@
             continue
 
 
+# XXX This function is only used by multiprocessing and the test suite,
+# but it's here so that it can be imported when Python is compiled without
+# threads.
+
+def _args_from_interpreter_flags():
+    """Return a list of command-line arguments reproducing the current
+    settings in sys.flags and sys.warnoptions."""
+    flag_opt_map = {
+        'debug': 'd',
+        # 'inspect': 'i',
+        # 'interactive': 'i',
+        'optimize': 'O',
+        'dont_write_bytecode': 'B',
+        'no_user_site': 's',
+        'no_site': 'S',
+        'ignore_environment': 'E',
+        'verbose': 'v',
+        'bytes_warning': 'b',
+        'quiet': 'q',
+        'hash_randomization': 'R',
+    }
+    args = []
+    for flag, opt in flag_opt_map.items():
+        v = getattr(sys.flags, flag)
+        if v > 0:
+            args.append('-' + opt * v)
+    for opt in sys.warnoptions:
+        args.append('-W' + opt)
+    return args
+
+
 def call(*popenargs, timeout=None, **kwargs):
     """Run command with arguments.  Wait for command to complete or
     timeout, then return the returncode attribute.
diff --git a/Lib/test/support.py b/Lib/test/support.py
index 5259e27..e43dbad 100644
--- a/Lib/test/support.py
+++ b/Lib/test/support.py
@@ -1596,8 +1596,7 @@
 def args_from_interpreter_flags():
     """Return a list of command-line arguments reproducing the current
     settings in sys.flags and sys.warnoptions."""
-    from multiprocessing.util import _args_from_interpreter_flags
-    return _args_from_interpreter_flags()
+    return subprocess._args_from_interpreter_flags()
 
 #============================================================
 # Support for assertions about logging.