diff --git a/target/i386/cpu-apic.c b/target/i386/cpu-apic.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d397ec94dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/i386/cpu-apic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU x86 CPU <-> APIC
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "monitor/monitor.h"
+#include "monitor/hmp-target.h"
+#include "sysemu/hw_accel.h"
+#include "sysemu/kvm.h"
+#include "sysemu/xen.h"
+#include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/i386/apic_internal.h"
+#include "cpu-internal.h"
+
+APICCommonClass *apic_get_class(Error **errp)
+{
+    const char *apic_type = "apic";
+
+    /* TODO: in-kernel irqchip for hvf */
+    if (kvm_enabled()) {
+        if (!kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+            error_setg(errp, "KVM does not support userspace APIC");
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        apic_type = "kvm-apic";
+    } else if (xen_enabled()) {
+        apic_type = "xen-apic";
+    } else if (whpx_apic_in_platform()) {
+        apic_type = "whpx-apic";
+    }
+
+    return APIC_COMMON_CLASS(object_class_by_name(apic_type));
+}
+
+void x86_cpu_apic_create(X86CPU *cpu, Error **errp)
+{
+    APICCommonState *apic;
+    APICCommonClass *apic_class = apic_get_class(errp);
+
+    if (!apic_class) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    cpu->apic_state = DEVICE(object_new_with_class(OBJECT_CLASS(apic_class)));
+    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(cpu), "lapic",
+                              OBJECT(cpu->apic_state));
+    object_unref(OBJECT(cpu->apic_state));
+
+    /* TODO: convert to link<> */
+    apic = APIC_COMMON(cpu->apic_state);
+    apic->cpu = cpu;
+    apic->apicbase = APIC_DEFAULT_ADDRESS | MSR_IA32_APICBASE_ENABLE;
+
+    /*
+     * apic_common_set_id needs to check if the CPU has x2APIC
+     * feature in case APIC ID >= 255, so we need to set apic->cpu
+     * before setting APIC ID
+     */
+    qdev_prop_set_uint32(cpu->apic_state, "id", cpu->apic_id);
+}
+
+void x86_cpu_apic_realize(X86CPU *cpu, Error **errp)
+{
+    APICCommonState *apic;
+    static bool apic_mmio_map_once;
+
+    if (cpu->apic_state == NULL) {
+        return;
+    }
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(cpu->apic_state), NULL, errp);
+
+    /* Map APIC MMIO area */
+    apic = APIC_COMMON(cpu->apic_state);
+    if (!apic_mmio_map_once) {
+        memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(get_system_memory(),
+                                            apic->apicbase &
+                                            MSR_IA32_APICBASE_BASE,
+                                            &apic->io_memory,
+                                            0x1000);
+        apic_mmio_map_once = true;
+     }
+}
+
+void hmp_info_local_apic(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
+{
+    CPUState *cs;
+
+    if (qdict_haskey(qdict, "apic-id")) {
+        int id = qdict_get_try_int(qdict, "apic-id", 0);
+
+        cs = cpu_by_arch_id(id);
+        if (cs) {
+            cpu_synchronize_state(cs);
+        }
+    } else {
+        cs = mon_get_cpu(mon);
+    }
+
+
+    if (!cs) {
+        monitor_printf(mon, "No CPU available\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    x86_cpu_dump_local_apic_state(cs, CPU_DUMP_FPU);
+}
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu-sysemu.c b/target/i386/cpu-sysemu.c
index 3f9093d285..227ac021f6 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu-sysemu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu-sysemu.c
@@ -19,19 +19,12 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "sysemu/kvm.h"
-#include "sysemu/xen.h"
-#include "sysemu/whpx.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-visit-run-state.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qapi/qobject-input-visitor.h"
 #include "qom/qom-qobject.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-machine-target.h"
-#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
-
-#include "exec/address-spaces.h"
-#include "hw/i386/apic_internal.h"
 
 #include "cpu-internal.h"
 
@@ -273,75 +266,6 @@ void x86_cpu_machine_reset_cb(void *opaque)
     cpu_reset(CPU(cpu));
 }
 
-APICCommonClass *apic_get_class(Error **errp)
-{
-    const char *apic_type = "apic";
-
-    /* TODO: in-kernel irqchip for hvf */
-    if (kvm_enabled()) {
-        if (!kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-            error_setg(errp, "KVM does not support userspace APIC");
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        apic_type = "kvm-apic";
-    } else if (xen_enabled()) {
-        apic_type = "xen-apic";
-    } else if (whpx_apic_in_platform()) {
-        apic_type = "whpx-apic";
-    }
-
-    return APIC_COMMON_CLASS(object_class_by_name(apic_type));
-}
-
-void x86_cpu_apic_create(X86CPU *cpu, Error **errp)
-{
-    APICCommonState *apic;
-    APICCommonClass *apic_class = apic_get_class(errp);
-
-    if (!apic_class) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    cpu->apic_state = DEVICE(object_new_with_class(OBJECT_CLASS(apic_class)));
-    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(cpu), "lapic",
-                              OBJECT(cpu->apic_state));
-    object_unref(OBJECT(cpu->apic_state));
-
-    /* TODO: convert to link<> */
-    apic = APIC_COMMON(cpu->apic_state);
-    apic->cpu = cpu;
-    apic->apicbase = APIC_DEFAULT_ADDRESS | MSR_IA32_APICBASE_ENABLE;
-
-    /*
-     * apic_common_set_id needs to check if the CPU has x2APIC
-     * feature in case APIC ID >= 255, so we need to set apic->cpu
-     * before setting APIC ID
-     */
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(cpu->apic_state, "id", cpu->apic_id);
-}
-
-void x86_cpu_apic_realize(X86CPU *cpu, Error **errp)
-{
-    APICCommonState *apic;
-    static bool apic_mmio_map_once;
-
-    if (cpu->apic_state == NULL) {
-        return;
-    }
-    qdev_realize(DEVICE(cpu->apic_state), NULL, errp);
-
-    /* Map APIC MMIO area */
-    apic = APIC_COMMON(cpu->apic_state);
-    if (!apic_mmio_map_once) {
-        memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(get_system_memory(),
-                                            apic->apicbase &
-                                            MSR_IA32_APICBASE_BASE,
-                                            &apic->io_memory,
-                                            0x1000);
-        apic_mmio_map_once = true;
-     }
-}
-
 GuestPanicInformation *x86_cpu_get_crash_info(CPUState *cs)
 {
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
@@ -385,4 +309,3 @@ void x86_cpu_get_crash_info_qom(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                      errp);
     qapi_free_GuestPanicInformation(panic_info);
 }
-
diff --git a/target/i386/monitor.c b/target/i386/monitor.c
index 3a281dab02..2d766b2637 100644
--- a/target/i386/monitor.c
+++ b/target/i386/monitor.c
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 #include "monitor/hmp-target.h"
 #include "monitor/hmp.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
-#include "sysemu/hw_accel.h"
-#include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc-target.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc.h"
@@ -647,26 +645,3 @@ const MonitorDef *target_monitor_defs(void)
 {
     return monitor_defs;
 }
-
-void hmp_info_local_apic(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
-{
-    CPUState *cs;
-
-    if (qdict_haskey(qdict, "apic-id")) {
-        int id = qdict_get_try_int(qdict, "apic-id", 0);
-
-        cs = cpu_by_arch_id(id);
-        if (cs) {
-            cpu_synchronize_state(cs);
-        }
-    } else {
-        cs = mon_get_cpu(mon);
-    }
-
-
-    if (!cs) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "No CPU available\n");
-        return;
-    }
-    x86_cpu_dump_local_apic_state(cs, CPU_DUMP_FPU);
-}
diff --git a/target/i386/meson.build b/target/i386/meson.build
index 8abce725f8..075117989b 100644
--- a/target/i386/meson.build
+++ b/target/i386/meson.build
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ i386_system_ss.add(files(
   'arch_memory_mapping.c',
   'machine.c',
   'monitor.c',
+  'cpu-apic.c',
   'cpu-sysemu.c',
 ))
 i386_system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SEV', if_true: files('sev.c'), if_false: files('sev-sysemu-stub.c'))
