diff --git a/include/exec/gdbstub.h b/include/exec/gdbstub.h
index 8fff5450ed..bb8a3928dd 100644
--- a/include/exec/gdbstub.h
+++ b/include/exec/gdbstub.h
@@ -110,92 +110,6 @@ void gdb_register_coprocessor(CPUState *cpu,
                               gdb_get_reg_cb get_reg, gdb_set_reg_cb set_reg,
                               int num_regs, const char *xml, int g_pos);
 
-#ifdef NEED_CPU_H
-#include "cpu.h"
-
-/*
- * The GDB remote protocol transfers values in target byte order. As
- * the gdbstub may be batching up several register values we always
- * append to the array.
- */
-
-static inline int gdb_get_reg8(GByteArray *buf, uint8_t val)
-{
-    g_byte_array_append(buf, &val, 1);
-    return 1;
-}
-
-static inline int gdb_get_reg16(GByteArray *buf, uint16_t val)
-{
-    uint16_t to_word = tswap16(val);
-    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_word, 2);
-    return 2;
-}
-
-static inline int gdb_get_reg32(GByteArray *buf, uint32_t val)
-{
-    uint32_t to_long = tswap32(val);
-    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_long, 4);
-    return 4;
-}
-
-static inline int gdb_get_reg64(GByteArray *buf, uint64_t val)
-{
-    uint64_t to_quad = tswap64(val);
-    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_quad, 8);
-    return 8;
-}
-
-static inline int gdb_get_reg128(GByteArray *buf, uint64_t val_hi,
-                                 uint64_t val_lo)
-{
-    uint64_t to_quad;
-#if TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN
-    to_quad = tswap64(val_hi);
-    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_quad, 8);
-    to_quad = tswap64(val_lo);
-    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_quad, 8);
-#else
-    to_quad = tswap64(val_lo);
-    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_quad, 8);
-    to_quad = tswap64(val_hi);
-    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_quad, 8);
-#endif
-    return 16;
-}
-
-static inline int gdb_get_zeroes(GByteArray *array, size_t len)
-{
-    guint oldlen = array->len;
-    g_byte_array_set_size(array, oldlen + len);
-    memset(array->data + oldlen, 0, len);
-
-    return len;
-}
-
-/**
- * gdb_get_reg_ptr: get pointer to start of last element
- * @len: length of element
- *
- * This is a helper function to extract the pointer to the last
- * element for additional processing. Some front-ends do additional
- * dynamic swapping of the elements based on CPU state.
- */
-static inline uint8_t * gdb_get_reg_ptr(GByteArray *buf, int len)
-{
-    return buf->data + buf->len - len;
-}
-
-#if TARGET_LONG_BITS == 64
-#define gdb_get_regl(buf, val) gdb_get_reg64(buf, val)
-#define ldtul_p(addr) ldq_p(addr)
-#else
-#define gdb_get_regl(buf, val) gdb_get_reg32(buf, val)
-#define ldtul_p(addr) ldl_p(addr)
-#endif
-
-#endif /* NEED_CPU_H */
-
 /**
  * gdbserver_start: start the gdb server
  * @port_or_device: connection spec for gdb
diff --git a/include/gdbstub/helpers.h b/include/gdbstub/helpers.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c573aef2dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/gdbstub/helpers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * gdbstub helpers
+ *
+ * These are all used by the various frontends and have to be host
+ * aware to ensure things are store in target order.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Linaro Ltd
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+ */
+
+#ifndef _GDBSTUB_HELPERS_H_
+#define _GDBSTUB_HELPERS_H_
+
+#ifdef NEED_CPU_H
+#include "cpu.h"
+
+/*
+ * The GDB remote protocol transfers values in target byte order. As
+ * the gdbstub may be batching up several register values we always
+ * append to the array.
+ */
+
+static inline int gdb_get_reg8(GByteArray *buf, uint8_t val)
+{
+    g_byte_array_append(buf, &val, 1);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+static inline int gdb_get_reg16(GByteArray *buf, uint16_t val)
+{
+    uint16_t to_word = tswap16(val);
+    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_word, 2);
+    return 2;
+}
+
+static inline int gdb_get_reg32(GByteArray *buf, uint32_t val)
+{
+    uint32_t to_long = tswap32(val);
+    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_long, 4);
+    return 4;
+}
+
+static inline int gdb_get_reg64(GByteArray *buf, uint64_t val)
+{
+    uint64_t to_quad = tswap64(val);
+    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_quad, 8);
+    return 8;
+}
+
+static inline int gdb_get_reg128(GByteArray *buf, uint64_t val_hi,
+                                 uint64_t val_lo)
+{
+    uint64_t to_quad;
+#if TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN
+    to_quad = tswap64(val_hi);
+    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_quad, 8);
+    to_quad = tswap64(val_lo);
+    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_quad, 8);
+#else
+    to_quad = tswap64(val_lo);
+    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_quad, 8);
+    to_quad = tswap64(val_hi);
+    g_byte_array_append(buf, (uint8_t *) &to_quad, 8);
+#endif
+    return 16;
+}
+
+static inline int gdb_get_zeroes(GByteArray *array, size_t len)
+{
+    guint oldlen = array->len;
+    g_byte_array_set_size(array, oldlen + len);
+    memset(array->data + oldlen, 0, len);
+
+    return len;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gdb_get_reg_ptr: get pointer to start of last element
+ * @len: length of element
+ *
+ * This is a helper function to extract the pointer to the last
+ * element for additional processing. Some front-ends do additional
+ * dynamic swapping of the elements based on CPU state.
+ */
+static inline uint8_t *gdb_get_reg_ptr(GByteArray *buf, int len)
+{
+    return buf->data + buf->len - len;
+}
+
+#if TARGET_LONG_BITS == 64
+#define gdb_get_regl(buf, val) gdb_get_reg64(buf, val)
+#define ldtul_p(addr) ldq_p(addr)
+#else
+#define gdb_get_regl(buf, val) gdb_get_reg32(buf, val)
+#define ldtul_p(addr) ldl_p(addr)
+#endif
+
+#else
+#error "gdbstub helpers should only be included by target specific code"
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _GDBSTUB_HELPERS_H_ */
diff --git a/semihosting/syscalls.c b/semihosting/syscalls.c
index e89992cf90..d69078899a 100644
--- a/semihosting/syscalls.c
+++ b/semihosting/syscalls.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "cpu.h"
 #include "semihosting/guestfd.h"
 #include "semihosting/syscalls.h"
 #include "semihosting/console.h"
diff --git a/target/alpha/gdbstub.c b/target/alpha/gdbstub.c
index 7db14f4431..0f8fa150f8 100644
--- a/target/alpha/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/alpha/gdbstub.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 int alpha_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
 {
diff --git a/target/arm/gdbstub.c b/target/arm/gdbstub.c
index 3f799f5d05..78105b8078 100644
--- a/target/arm/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/arm/gdbstub.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "internals.h"
 #include "cpregs.h"
 
diff --git a/target/arm/gdbstub64.c b/target/arm/gdbstub64.c
index 3bee892fb7..ec1e07f139 100644
--- a/target/arm/gdbstub64.c
+++ b/target/arm/gdbstub64.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "internals.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 int aarch64_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
 {
diff --git a/target/arm/tcg/helper-a64.c b/target/arm/tcg/helper-a64.c
index 0972a4bdd0..c3edf163be 100644
--- a/target/arm/tcg/helper-a64.c
+++ b/target/arm/tcg/helper-a64.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
diff --git a/target/arm/tcg/m_helper.c b/target/arm/tcg/m_helper.c
index 081fc3f5f7..9758f225d6 100644
--- a/target/arm/tcg/m_helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/tcg/m_helper.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "internals.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
diff --git a/target/avr/gdbstub.c b/target/avr/gdbstub.c
index 1c1b908c92..150344d8b9 100644
--- a/target/avr/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/avr/gdbstub.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 int avr_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
 {
diff --git a/target/cris/gdbstub.c b/target/cris/gdbstub.c
index 2418d575b1..25c0ca33a5 100644
--- a/target/cris/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/cris/gdbstub.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 int crisv10_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
 {
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gdbstub.c b/target/hexagon/gdbstub.c
index d152d01bfe..46083da620 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/gdbstub.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 
diff --git a/target/hppa/gdbstub.c b/target/hppa/gdbstub.c
index 729c37b2ca..48a514384f 100644
--- a/target/hppa/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/hppa/gdbstub.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 int hppa_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
 {
diff --git a/target/i386/gdbstub.c b/target/i386/gdbstub.c
index 786971284a..ebb000df6a 100644
--- a/target/i386/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/i386/gdbstub.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "include/gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 #ifdef TARGET_X86_64
 static const int gpr_map[16] = {
diff --git a/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c b/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
index 3d0c0b375f..52af81683c 100644
--- a/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
+++ b/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "exec/ioport.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/accel.h"
 #include "sysemu/whpx.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
diff --git a/target/loongarch/gdbstub.c b/target/loongarch/gdbstub.c
index a4d1e28e36..fa3e034d15 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/gdbstub.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "internals.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 uint64_t read_fcc(CPULoongArchState *env)
 {
diff --git a/target/m68k/gdbstub.c b/target/m68k/gdbstub.c
index eb2d030e14..1e5f033a12 100644
--- a/target/m68k/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/m68k/gdbstub.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 int m68k_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
 {
diff --git a/target/m68k/helper.c b/target/m68k/helper.c
index 4621cf2402..3b3a6ea8bd 100644
--- a/target/m68k/helper.c
+++ b/target/m68k/helper.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "fpu/softfloat.h"
 #include "qemu/qemu-print.h"
 
diff --git a/target/m68k/m68k-semi.c b/target/m68k/m68k-semi.c
index 87b1314925..f753710d7d 100644
--- a/target/m68k/m68k-semi.c
+++ b/target/m68k/m68k-semi.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "semihosting/syscalls.h"
 #include "semihosting/softmmu-uaccess.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
diff --git a/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c b/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c
index 8143fcae88..29ac6e9c0f 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/gdbstub.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 /*
  * GDB expects SREGs in the following order:
diff --git a/target/mips/gdbstub.c b/target/mips/gdbstub.c
index f1c2a2cf6d..62d7b72407 100644
--- a/target/mips/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/mips/gdbstub.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "internal.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "fpu_helper.h"
 
 int mips_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
diff --git a/target/mips/tcg/sysemu/mips-semi.c b/target/mips/tcg/sysemu/mips-semi.c
index 85f0567a7f..4e6e759057 100644
--- a/target/mips/tcg/sysemu/mips-semi.c
+++ b/target/mips/tcg/sysemu/mips-semi.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "semihosting/softmmu-uaccess.h"
 #include "semihosting/semihost.h"
 #include "semihosting/console.h"
diff --git a/target/nios2/cpu.c b/target/nios2/cpu.c
index cff30823da..bc5cbf81c2 100644
--- a/target/nios2/cpu.c
+++ b/target/nios2/cpu.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/log.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 
 static void nios2_cpu_set_pc(CPUState *cs, vaddr value)
diff --git a/target/nios2/nios2-semi.c b/target/nios2/nios2-semi.c
index f76e8588c5..113b3f22aa 100644
--- a/target/nios2/nios2-semi.c
+++ b/target/nios2/nios2-semi.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "semihosting/syscalls.h"
 #include "semihosting/softmmu-uaccess.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
diff --git a/target/openrisc/gdbstub.c b/target/openrisc/gdbstub.c
index 095bf76c12..d1074a0581 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/gdbstub.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 int openrisc_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
 {
diff --git a/target/openrisc/interrupt.c b/target/openrisc/interrupt.c
index c31c6f12c4..3887812810 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/interrupt.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/interrupt.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 #include "hw/loader.h"
diff --git a/target/openrisc/mmu.c b/target/openrisc/mmu.c
index 0b8afdbacf..603c26715e 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/mmu.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/mmu.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
index d62ffe8a6f..0ce2e3c91d 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "disas/dis-asm.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "kvm_ppc.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "sysemu/hw_accel.h"
diff --git a/target/ppc/gdbstub.c b/target/ppc/gdbstub.c
index 1a0b9ca82c..d2bc1d7c53 100644
--- a/target/ppc/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/ppc/gdbstub.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 
 static int ppc_gdb_register_len_apple(int n)
diff --git a/target/riscv/gdbstub.c b/target/riscv/gdbstub.c
index 6048541606..840d1ec5c6 100644
--- a/target/riscv/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/riscv/gdbstub.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 
 struct TypeSize {
diff --git a/target/rx/gdbstub.c b/target/rx/gdbstub.c
index 7eb2059a84..d7e0e6689b 100644
--- a/target/rx/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/rx/gdbstub.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 int rx_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
 {
diff --git a/target/s390x/gdbstub.c b/target/s390x/gdbstub.c
index a5d69d0e0b..0cb69395b4 100644
--- a/target/s390x/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/s390x/gdbstub.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "s390x-internal.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
 #include "sysemu/hw_accel.h"
 #include "sysemu/tcg.h"
diff --git a/target/s390x/helper.c b/target/s390x/helper.c
index 473c8e51b0..2b363aa959 100644
--- a/target/s390x/helper.c
+++ b/target/s390x/helper.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "s390x-internal.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/ioinst.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/pv.h"
diff --git a/target/sh4/gdbstub.c b/target/sh4/gdbstub.c
index 3488f68e32..d8e199fc06 100644
--- a/target/sh4/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/sh4/gdbstub.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 /* Hint: Use "set architecture sh4" in GDB to see fpu registers */
 /* FIXME: We should use XML for this.  */
diff --git a/target/sparc/gdbstub.c b/target/sparc/gdbstub.c
index 5d1e808e8c..a1c8fdc4d5 100644
--- a/target/sparc/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/sparc/gdbstub.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 #ifdef TARGET_ABI32
 #define gdb_get_rega(buf, val) gdb_get_reg32(buf, val)
diff --git a/target/tricore/gdbstub.c b/target/tricore/gdbstub.c
index 3a27a7e65d..e8f8e5e6ea 100644
--- a/target/tricore/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/tricore/gdbstub.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 
 
 #define LCX_REGNUM         32
diff --git a/target/xtensa/core-dc232b.c b/target/xtensa/core-dc232b.c
index c982d09c24..9aba2667e3 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/core-dc232b.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/core-dc232b.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 
diff --git a/target/xtensa/core-dc233c.c b/target/xtensa/core-dc233c.c
index 595ab9a90f..9b0a625063 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/core-dc233c.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/core-dc233c.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
 #include "core-dc233c/core-isa.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/core-de212.c b/target/xtensa/core-de212.c
index 50c995ba79..b08fe22e65 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/core-de212.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/core-de212.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
 #include "core-de212/core-isa.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/core-de233_fpu.c b/target/xtensa/core-de233_fpu.c
index 41af8057fb..8845cdb592 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/core-de233_fpu.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/core-de233_fpu.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
 #include "core-de233_fpu/core-isa.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/core-dsp3400.c b/target/xtensa/core-dsp3400.c
index 81e425c568..c0f94b9e27 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/core-dsp3400.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/core-dsp3400.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
 #include "core-dsp3400/core-isa.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/core-fsf.c b/target/xtensa/core-fsf.c
index 3327c50b4f..310be8d61f 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/core-fsf.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/core-fsf.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
 #include "core-fsf/core-isa.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/core-lx106.c b/target/xtensa/core-lx106.c
index 7a771d09a6..7f71d088f3 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/core-lx106.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/core-lx106.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
 #include "core-lx106/core-isa.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/core-sample_controller.c b/target/xtensa/core-sample_controller.c
index fd5de5576b..8867001aac 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/core-sample_controller.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/core-sample_controller.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
 #include "core-sample_controller/core-isa.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/core-test_kc705_be.c b/target/xtensa/core-test_kc705_be.c
index 294c16f2f4..bd082f49aa 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/core-test_kc705_be.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/core-test_kc705_be.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
 #include "core-test_kc705_be/core-isa.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/core-test_mmuhifi_c3.c b/target/xtensa/core-test_mmuhifi_c3.c
index c0e5d32d1e..3090dd01ed 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/core-test_mmuhifi_c3.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/core-test_mmuhifi_c3.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
 #include "core-test_mmuhifi_c3/core-isa.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/gdbstub.c b/target/xtensa/gdbstub.c
index b6696063e5..4b3bfb7e59 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/gdbstub.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 
 enum {
diff --git a/target/xtensa/helper.c b/target/xtensa/helper.c
index 2aa9777a8e..dbeb97a953 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/helper.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/qemu-print.h"
diff --git a/target/xtensa/import_core.sh b/target/xtensa/import_core.sh
index b4c15556c2..17dfec8957 100755
--- a/target/xtensa/import_core.sh
+++ b/target/xtensa/import_core.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ tar -xf "$OVERLAY" -O binutils/xtensa-modules.c | \
 cat <<EOF > "${TARGET}.c"
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
-#include "exec/gdbstub.h"
+#include "gdbstub/helpers.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
 #include "core-$NAME/core-isa.h"