diff --git a/include/exec/ram_addr.h b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
index 5e59a3d8d7..4e05292f91 100644
--- a/include/exec/ram_addr.h
+++ b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "hw/xen/xen.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 #include "exec/ramlist.h"
 #include "exec/ramblock.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/xen/xen.h b/include/hw/xen/xen.h
index 5ac1c6dc55..771dd447f2 100644
--- a/include/hw/xen/xen.h
+++ b/include/hw/xen/xen.h
@@ -20,13 +20,6 @@ extern uint32_t xen_domid;
 extern enum xen_mode xen_mode;
 extern bool xen_domid_restrict;
 
-extern bool xen_allowed;
-
-static inline bool xen_enabled(void)
-{
-    return xen_allowed;
-}
-
 int xen_pci_slot_get_pirq(PCIDevice *pci_dev, int irq_num);
 void xen_piix3_set_irq(void *opaque, int irq_num, int level);
 void xen_piix_pci_write_config_client(uint32_t address, uint32_t val, int len);
@@ -39,10 +32,6 @@ void xenstore_store_pv_console_info(int i, struct Chardev *chr);
 
 void xen_hvm_init(PCMachineState *pcms, MemoryRegion **ram_memory);
 
-void xen_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t ram_addr, ram_addr_t size,
-                   struct MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp);
-void xen_hvm_modified_memory(ram_addr_t start, ram_addr_t length);
-
 void xen_register_framebuffer(struct MemoryRegion *mr);
 
 #endif /* QEMU_HW_XEN_H */
diff --git a/include/sysemu/xen.h b/include/sysemu/xen.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ca292715e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sysemu/xen.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU Xen support
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#ifndef SYSEMU_XEN_H
+#define SYSEMU_XEN_H
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_XEN
+
+bool xen_enabled(void);
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+void xen_hvm_modified_memory(ram_addr_t start, ram_addr_t length);
+void xen_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t ram_addr, ram_addr_t size,
+                   struct MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp);
+#endif
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_XEN */
+
+#define xen_enabled() 0
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+static inline void xen_hvm_modified_memory(ram_addr_t start, ram_addr_t length)
+{
+    /* nothing */
+}
+static inline void xen_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t ram_addr, ram_addr_t size,
+                                 MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
+{
+    g_assert_not_reached();
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_XEN */
+
+#endif
diff --git a/hw/xen/xen-common.c b/accel/xen/xen-all.c
similarity index 98%
rename from hw/xen/xen-common.c
rename to accel/xen/xen-all.c
index a15070f7f6..4f22c53731 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen-common.c
+++ b/accel/xen/xen-all.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "hw/xen/xen_pt.h"
 #include "chardev/char.h"
 #include "sysemu/accel.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "migration/misc.h"
 #include "migration/global_state.h"
@@ -31,6 +32,13 @@
     do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
+static bool xen_allowed;
+
+bool xen_enabled(void)
+{
+    return xen_allowed;
+}
+
 xc_interface *xen_xc;
 xenforeignmemory_handle *xen_fmem;
 xendevicemodel_handle *xen_dmod;
diff --git a/hw/acpi/piix4.c b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
index 964d6f5990..daed273687 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/range.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@
 #include "hw/mem/nvdimm.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi_dev_interface.h"
-#include "hw/xen/xen.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/core/cpu.h"
 #include "trace.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 97e345faea..1a599e1de9 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/tcg.h"
 #include "sysemu/numa.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 3862e5120e..c00472b4c5 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN
 #include <xen/hvm/hvm_info_table.h>
 #include "hw/xen/xen_pt.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 3349e38a4c..e929749d8e 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h"
 #include "hw/xen/xen.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "hw/kvm/clock.h"
 #include "hw/pci-host/q35.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/xen/xen-hvm.c b/hw/i386/xen/xen-hvm.c
index 82ece6b9e7..041303a2fa 100644
--- a/hw/i386/xen/xen-hvm.c
+++ b/hw/i386/xen/xen-hvm.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "qemu/range.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "sysemu/xen-mapcache.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/xen/xen_platform.c b/hw/i386/xen/xen_platform.c
index 0f7b05e5e1..a1492fdecd 100644
--- a/hw/i386/xen/xen_platform.c
+++ b/hw/i386/xen/xen_platform.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "hw/xen/xen-legacy-backend.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
diff --git a/hw/isa/piix3.c b/hw/isa/piix3.c
index fd1c78879f..1a5267e19f 100644
--- a/hw/isa/piix3.c
+++ b/hw/isa/piix3.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/xen/xen.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
diff --git a/hw/pci/msix.c b/hw/pci/msix.c
index 29187898f2..2c7ead7667 100644
--- a/hw/pci/msix.c
+++ b/hw/pci/msix.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci/msix.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/xen/xen.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "migration/qemu-file-types.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qemu/range.h"
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index c00a6807d9..b979ea6e7f 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
-#include "hw/xen/xen.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "migration.h"
 #include "migration/snapshot.h"
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/replay.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "qjson.h"
 #include "migration/colo.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
diff --git a/softmmu/vl.c b/softmmu/vl.c
index afd2615fb3..0344e5fd2e 100644
--- a/softmmu/vl.c
+++ b/softmmu/vl.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "sysemu/seccomp.h"
 #include "sysemu/tcg.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
@@ -178,7 +179,6 @@ static NotifierList exit_notifiers =
 static NotifierList machine_init_done_notifiers =
     NOTIFIER_LIST_INITIALIZER(machine_init_done_notifiers);
 
-bool xen_allowed;
 uint32_t xen_domid;
 enum xen_mode xen_mode = XEN_EMULATE;
 bool xen_domid_restrict;
diff --git a/stubs/xen-hvm.c b/stubs/xen-hvm.c
index b7d53b5e2f..6954a5b696 100644
--- a/stubs/xen-hvm.c
+++ b/stubs/xen-hvm.c
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ int xen_is_pirq_msi(uint32_t msi_data)
     return 0;
 }
 
-void xen_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t ram_addr, ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
-                   Error **errp)
-{
-}
-
 qemu_irq *xen_interrupt_controller_init(void)
 {
     return NULL;
@@ -49,10 +44,6 @@ void xen_register_framebuffer(MemoryRegion *mr)
 {
 }
 
-void xen_hvm_modified_memory(ram_addr_t start, ram_addr_t length)
-{
-}
-
 void xen_hvm_init(PCMachineState *pcms, MemoryRegion **ram_memory)
 {
 }
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 9c256ab159..f9b3ef1ef2 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
 #include "sysemu/hvf.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "kvm_i386.h"
 #include "sev_i386.h"
 
@@ -54,7 +55,6 @@
 #include "hw/i386/topology.h"
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
-#include "hw/xen/xen.h"
 #include "hw/i386/apic_internal.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 1f84e3ae2c..95ddddfb1d 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ M: Paul Durrant <paul@xen.org>
 L: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
 S: Supported
 F: */xen*
+F: accel/xen/*
 F: hw/9pfs/xen-9p*
 F: hw/char/xen_console.c
 F: hw/display/xenfb.c
@@ -451,6 +452,7 @@ F: hw/i386/xen/
 F: hw/pci-host/xen_igd_pt.c
 F: include/hw/block/dataplane/xen*
 F: include/hw/xen/
+F: include/sysemu/xen.h
 F: include/sysemu/xen-mapcache.h
 
 Guest CPU Cores (HAXM)
diff --git a/accel/Makefile.objs b/accel/Makefile.objs
index 17e5ac6061..ff72f0d030 100644
--- a/accel/Makefile.objs
+++ b/accel/Makefile.objs
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += accel.o
 obj-$(call land,$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU),$(CONFIG_POSIX)) += qtest.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm/
 obj-$(CONFIG_TCG) += tcg/
+obj-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen/
 obj-y += stubs/
diff --git a/accel/xen/Makefile.objs b/accel/xen/Makefile.objs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7482cfb436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accel/xen/Makefile.objs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+obj-y += xen-all.o
diff --git a/hw/xen/Makefile.objs b/hw/xen/Makefile.objs
index 84df60a928..340b2c5096 100644
--- a/hw/xen/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/xen/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # xen backend driver support
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen-legacy-backend.o xen_devconfig.o xen_pvdev.o xen-common.o xen-bus.o xen-bus-helper.o xen-backend.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen-legacy-backend.o xen_devconfig.o xen_pvdev.o xen-bus.o xen-bus-helper.o xen-backend.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_PCI_PASSTHROUGH) += xen-host-pci-device.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_PCI_PASSTHROUGH) += xen_pt.o xen_pt_config_init.o xen_pt_graphics.o xen_pt_msi.o
