diff --git a/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go b/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go
index 677cb16b8b..371daa57a1 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/hyperv/machine.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/machine"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/utils"
-	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/docker/go-units"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -673,22 +672,7 @@ func (m *HyperVMachine) forwardSocketPath() (*machine.VMFile, error) {
 
 func (m *HyperVMachine) writeConfig() error {
 	// Write the JSON file
-	opts := &ioutils.AtomicFileWriterOptions{ExplicitCommit: true}
-	w, err := ioutils.NewAtomicFileWriterWithOpts(m.ConfigPath.GetPath(), 0644, opts)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	enc := json.NewEncoder(w)
-	enc.SetIndent("", " ")
-
-	if err := enc.Encode(m); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Commit the changes to disk if no errors
-	return w.Commit()
+	return machine.WriteConfig(m.ConfigPath.Path, m)
 }
 
 func (m *HyperVMachine) setRootful(rootful bool) error {
diff --git a/pkg/machine/machine_common.go b/pkg/machine/machine_common.go
index a447de8f12..27eabb5035 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/machine_common.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/machine_common.go
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 package machine
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/ioutils"
 )
 
 // getDevNullFiles returns pointers to Read-only and Write-only DevNull files
@@ -143,3 +146,23 @@ func SetRootful(rootful bool, name, rootfulName string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// WriteConfig writes the machine's JSON config file
+func WriteConfig(configPath string, v VM) error {
+	opts := &ioutils.AtomicFileWriterOptions{ExplicitCommit: true}
+	w, err := ioutils.NewAtomicFileWriterWithOpts(configPath, 0644, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	enc := json.NewEncoder(w)
+	enc.SetIndent("", " ")
+
+	if err := enc.Encode(v); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Commit the changes to disk if no errors
+	return w.Commit()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
index 67aac835ea..000a6b3bff 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/qemu/machine.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/machine"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/rootless"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/lockfile"
 	"github.com/digitalocean/go-qemu/qmp"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -1523,22 +1522,7 @@ func (v *MachineVM) writeConfig() error {
 		return err
 	}
 	// Write the JSON file
-	opts := &ioutils.AtomicFileWriterOptions{ExplicitCommit: true}
-	w, err := ioutils.NewAtomicFileWriterWithOpts(v.ConfigPath.GetPath(), 0644, opts)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	enc := json.NewEncoder(w)
-	enc.SetIndent("", " ")
-
-	if err := enc.Encode(v); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Commit the changes to disk if no errors
-	return w.Commit()
+	return machine.WriteConfig(v.ConfigPath.Path, v)
 }
 
 // getImageFile wrapper returns the path to the image used
diff --git a/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go b/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
index 2ff886ed2e..65cbcd3629 100644
--- a/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/machine/wsl/machine.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/machine/wsl/wutil"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/homedir"
-	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/text/encoding/unicode"
 	"golang.org/x/text/transform"
@@ -405,28 +404,7 @@ func downloadDistro(v *MachineVM, opts machine.InitOptions) error {
 }
 
 func (v *MachineVM) writeConfig() error {
-	const format = "could not write machine json config: %w"
-	jsonFile := v.ConfigPath
-
-	opts := &ioutils.AtomicFileWriterOptions{ExplicitCommit: true}
-	w, err := ioutils.NewAtomicFileWriterWithOpts(jsonFile, 0644, opts)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf(format, err)
-	}
-	defer w.Close()
-
-	enc := json.NewEncoder(w)
-	enc.SetIndent("", " ")
-	if err := enc.Encode(v); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf(format, err)
-	}
-
-	// Commit the changes to disk if no error has occurred
-	if err := w.Commit(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf(format, err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return machine.WriteConfig(v.ConfigPath, v)
 }
 
 func setupConnections(v *MachineVM, opts machine.InitOptions) error {