diff --git a/include/hw/intc/arm_gic.h b/include/hw/intc/arm_gic.h
index 116ccbb5a9..48f6a51a70 100644
--- a/include/hw/intc/arm_gic.h
+++ b/include/hw/intc/arm_gic.h
@@ -86,4 +86,6 @@ struct ARMGICClass {
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
 };
 
+const char *gic_class_name(void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.h b/include/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.h
index ab5182a28a..4e2fb518e7 100644
--- a/include/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.h
+++ b/include/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.h
@@ -329,4 +329,14 @@ struct ARMGICv3CommonClass {
 void gicv3_init_irqs_and_mmio(GICv3State *s, qemu_irq_handler handler,
                               const MemoryRegionOps *ops);
 
+/**
+ * gicv3_class_name
+ *
+ * Return name of GICv3 class to use depending on whether KVM acceleration is
+ * in use. May throw an error if the chosen implementation is not available.
+ *
+ * Returns: class name to use
+ */
+const char *gicv3_class_name(void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.h b/include/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.h
index a11a0f6654..7dc712b38d 100644
--- a/include/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.h
+++ b/include/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.h
@@ -122,5 +122,14 @@ struct GICv3ITSCommonClass {
     void (*post_load)(GICv3ITSState *s);
 };
 
+/**
+ * its_class_name:
+ *
+ * Return the ITS class name to use depending on whether KVM acceleration
+ * and KVM CAP_SIGNAL_MSI are supported
+ *
+ * Returns: class name to use or NULL
+ */
+const char *its_class_name(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/target/arm/kvm_arm.h b/target/arm/kvm_arm.h
index 330fbe5c72..051a0da41c 100644
--- a/target/arm/kvm_arm.h
+++ b/target/arm/kvm_arm.h
@@ -453,32 +453,6 @@ static inline uint32_t kvm_arm_sve_get_vls(CPUState *cs)
 
 #endif
 
-static inline const char *gic_class_name(void)
-{
-    return kvm_irqchip_in_kernel() ? "kvm-arm-gic" : "arm_gic";
-}
-
-/**
- * gicv3_class_name
- *
- * Return name of GICv3 class to use depending on whether KVM acceleration is
- * in use. May throw an error if the chosen implementation is not available.
- *
- * Returns: class name to use
- */
-static inline const char *gicv3_class_name(void)
-{
-    if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-        return "kvm-arm-gicv3";
-    } else {
-        if (kvm_enabled()) {
-            error_report("Userspace GICv3 is not supported with KVM");
-            exit(1);
-        }
-        return "arm-gicv3";
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * kvm_arm_handle_debug:
  * @cs: CPUState
@@ -516,23 +490,4 @@ void kvm_arm_copy_hw_debug_data(struct kvm_guest_debug_arch *ptr);
  */
 bool kvm_arm_verify_ext_dabt_pending(CPUState *cs);
 
-/**
- * its_class_name:
- *
- * Return the ITS class name to use depending on whether KVM acceleration
- * and KVM CAP_SIGNAL_MSI are supported
- *
- * Returns: class name to use or NULL
- */
-static inline const char *its_class_name(void)
-{
-    if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-        /* KVM implementation requires this capability */
-        return kvm_direct_msi_enabled() ? "arm-its-kvm" : NULL;
-    } else {
-        /* Software emulation based model */
-        return "arm-gicv3-its";
-    }
-}
-
 #endif
diff --git a/hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c b/hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c
index b774d80291..66500a5b08 100644
--- a/hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c
+++ b/hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "hw/ide/internal.h"
 #include "hw/ide/ahci_internal.h"
 #include "hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.h"
+#include "hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/pci-host/gpex.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
index 4af0de8b24..55f2706bc9 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
 #include "hw/pci/pci_bus.h"
 #include "hw/pci-host/gpex.h"
 #include "hw/arm/virt.h"
+#include "hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.h"
 #include "hw/mem/nvdimm.h"
 #include "hw/platform-bus.h"
 #include "sysemu/numa.h"
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
 #include "sysemu/tpm.h"
-#include "kvm_arm.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/ghes.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/viot.h"
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index 3937e30477..3196db556e 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include "hw/arm/fdt.h"
 #include "hw/intc/arm_gic.h"
 #include "hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.h"
+#include "hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "kvm_arm.h"
 #include "hw/firmware/smbios.h"
diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gic_common.c b/hw/intc/arm_gic_common.c
index a379cea395..9702197856 100644
--- a/hw/intc/arm_gic_common.c
+++ b/hw/intc/arm_gic_common.c
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "gic_internal.h"
 #include "hw/arm/linux-boot-if.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
+#include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 
 static int gic_pre_save(void *opaque)
 {
@@ -393,3 +395,8 @@ static void register_types(void)
 }
 
 type_init(register_types)
+
+const char *gic_class_name(void)
+{
+    return kvm_irqchip_in_kernel() ? "kvm-arm-gic" : "arm_gic";
+}
diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.c b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.c
index 642a8243ed..2ebf880ead 100644
--- a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.c
+++ b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
+#include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "hw/core/cpu.h"
 #include "hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
@@ -608,3 +609,16 @@ static void register_types(void)
 }
 
 type_init(register_types)
+
+const char *gicv3_class_name(void)
+{
+    if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+        return "kvm-arm-gicv3";
+    } else {
+        if (kvm_enabled()) {
+            error_report("Userspace GICv3 is not supported with KVM");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        return "arm-gicv3";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.c b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.c
index d7532a7a89..abaf77057e 100644
--- a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.c
+++ b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
+#include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 
 static int gicv3_its_pre_save(void *opaque)
 {
@@ -158,3 +159,14 @@ static void gicv3_its_common_register_types(void)
 }
 
 type_init(gicv3_its_common_register_types)
+
+const char *its_class_name(void)
+{
+    if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+        /* KVM implementation requires this capability */
+        return kvm_direct_msi_enabled() ? "arm-its-kvm" : NULL;
+    } else {
+        /* Software emulation based model */
+        return "arm-gicv3-its";
+    }
+}
