diff --git a/hw/qdev-core.h b/hw/qdev-core.h
index fff7f0f5ab..d672ccafe6 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -3,20 +3,11 @@
 
 #include "qemu-queue.h"
 #include "qemu-option.h"
+#include "qemu-types.h"
 #include "qemu/object.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "error.h"
 
-typedef struct Property Property;
-
-typedef struct PropertyInfo PropertyInfo;
-
-typedef struct CompatProperty CompatProperty;
-
-typedef struct BusState BusState;
-
-typedef struct BusClass BusClass;
-
 enum DevState {
     DEV_STATE_CREATED = 1,
     DEV_STATE_INITIALIZED,
diff --git a/qemu-common.h b/qemu-common.h
index cef264cc85..e67478607b 100644
--- a/qemu-common.h
+++ b/qemu-common.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "compiler.h"
 #include "config-host.h"
+#include "qemu-types.h"
 
 #if defined(__arm__) || defined(__sparc__) || defined(__mips__) || defined(__hppa__) || defined(__ia64__)
 #define WORDS_ALIGNED
@@ -21,15 +22,6 @@
 
 #define TFR(expr) do { if ((expr) != -1) break; } while (errno == EINTR)
 
-typedef struct QEMUTimer QEMUTimer;
-typedef struct QEMUFile QEMUFile;
-typedef struct QEMUBH QEMUBH;
-typedef struct DeviceState DeviceState;
-
-struct Monitor;
-typedef struct Monitor Monitor;
-typedef struct MigrationParams MigrationParams;
-
 /* we put basic includes here to avoid repeating them in device drivers */
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -258,48 +250,6 @@ struct ParallelIOArg {
 
 typedef int (*DMA_transfer_handler) (void *opaque, int nchan, int pos, int size);
 
-/* A load of opaque types so that device init declarations don't have to
-   pull in all the real definitions.  */
-typedef struct NICInfo NICInfo;
-typedef struct HCIInfo HCIInfo;
-typedef struct AudioState AudioState;
-typedef struct BlockDriverState BlockDriverState;
-typedef struct DriveInfo DriveInfo;
-typedef struct DisplayState DisplayState;
-typedef struct DisplayChangeListener DisplayChangeListener;
-typedef struct DisplaySurface DisplaySurface;
-typedef struct PixelFormat PixelFormat;
-typedef struct QemuConsole QemuConsole;
-typedef struct CharDriverState CharDriverState;
-typedef struct MACAddr MACAddr;
-typedef struct NetClientState NetClientState;
-typedef struct i2c_bus i2c_bus;
-typedef struct ISABus ISABus;
-typedef struct ISADevice ISADevice;
-typedef struct SMBusDevice SMBusDevice;
-typedef struct PCIHostState PCIHostState;
-typedef struct PCIExpressHost PCIExpressHost;
-typedef struct PCIBus PCIBus;
-typedef struct PCIDevice PCIDevice;
-typedef struct PCIExpressDevice PCIExpressDevice;
-typedef struct PCIBridge PCIBridge;
-typedef struct PCIEAERMsg PCIEAERMsg;
-typedef struct PCIEAERLog PCIEAERLog;
-typedef struct PCIEAERErr PCIEAERErr;
-typedef struct PCIEPort PCIEPort;
-typedef struct PCIESlot PCIESlot;
-typedef struct MSIMessage MSIMessage;
-typedef struct SerialState SerialState;
-typedef struct PCMCIACardState PCMCIACardState;
-typedef struct MouseTransformInfo MouseTransformInfo;
-typedef struct uWireSlave uWireSlave;
-typedef struct I2SCodec I2SCodec;
-typedef struct SSIBus SSIBus;
-typedef struct EventNotifier EventNotifier;
-typedef struct VirtIODevice VirtIODevice;
-typedef struct QEMUSGList QEMUSGList;
-typedef struct SHPCDevice SHPCDevice;
-
 typedef uint64_t pcibus_t;
 
 typedef enum LostTickPolicy {
diff --git a/qemu-types.h b/qemu-types.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd532a268d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu-types.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#ifndef QEMU_TYPEDEFS_H
+#define QEMU_TYPEDEFS_H
+
+/* A load of opaque types so that device init declarations don't have to
+   pull in all the real definitions.  */
+typedef struct QEMUTimer QEMUTimer;
+typedef struct QEMUFile QEMUFile;
+typedef struct QEMUBH QEMUBH;
+
+struct Monitor;
+typedef struct Monitor Monitor;
+typedef struct MigrationParams MigrationParams;
+
+typedef struct Property Property;
+typedef struct PropertyInfo PropertyInfo;
+typedef struct CompatProperty CompatProperty;
+typedef struct DeviceState DeviceState;
+typedef struct BusState BusState;
+typedef struct BusClass BusClass;
+
+typedef struct NICInfo NICInfo;
+typedef struct HCIInfo HCIInfo;
+typedef struct AudioState AudioState;
+typedef struct BlockDriverState BlockDriverState;
+typedef struct DriveInfo DriveInfo;
+typedef struct DisplayState DisplayState;
+typedef struct DisplayChangeListener DisplayChangeListener;
+typedef struct DisplaySurface DisplaySurface;
+typedef struct PixelFormat PixelFormat;
+typedef struct QemuConsole QemuConsole;
+typedef struct CharDriverState CharDriverState;
+typedef struct MACAddr MACAddr;
+typedef struct NetClientState NetClientState;
+typedef struct i2c_bus i2c_bus;
+typedef struct ISABus ISABus;
+typedef struct ISADevice ISADevice;
+typedef struct SMBusDevice SMBusDevice;
+typedef struct PCIHostState PCIHostState;
+typedef struct PCIExpressHost PCIExpressHost;
+typedef struct PCIBus PCIBus;
+typedef struct PCIDevice PCIDevice;
+typedef struct PCIExpressDevice PCIExpressDevice;
+typedef struct PCIBridge PCIBridge;
+typedef struct PCIEAERMsg PCIEAERMsg;
+typedef struct PCIEAERLog PCIEAERLog;
+typedef struct PCIEAERErr PCIEAERErr;
+typedef struct PCIEPort PCIEPort;
+typedef struct PCIESlot PCIESlot;
+typedef struct MSIMessage MSIMessage;
+typedef struct SerialState SerialState;
+typedef struct PCMCIACardState PCMCIACardState;
+typedef struct MouseTransformInfo MouseTransformInfo;
+typedef struct uWireSlave uWireSlave;
+typedef struct I2SCodec I2SCodec;
+typedef struct SSIBus SSIBus;
+typedef struct EventNotifier EventNotifier;
+typedef struct VirtIODevice VirtIODevice;
+typedef struct QEMUSGList QEMUSGList;
+typedef struct SHPCDevice SHPCDevice;
+
+#endif /* QEMU_TYPEDEFS_H */