diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtc.c
index af1ef30a53..6cf0113b34 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtc.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-events-target.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-events-misc-target.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c b/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c
index daac936698..e5bd92c0c7 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-skeys.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/storage-keys.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-commands-target.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc-target.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
diff --git a/hw/timer/mc146818rtc.c b/hw/timer/mc146818rtc.c
index 0d79e000d2..ce4550b6f2 100644
--- a/hw/timer/mc146818rtc.c
+++ b/hw/timer/mc146818rtc.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 #include "sysemu/replay.h"
 #include "hw/timer/mc146818rtc.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-commands-target.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-events-target.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc-target.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-events-misc-target.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 
diff --git a/qapi/Makefile.objs b/qapi/Makefile.objs
index 4e87bef6e1..c0be6fcd3e 100644
--- a/qapi/Makefile.objs
+++ b/qapi/Makefile.objs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ QAPI_COMMON_MODULES = audio authz block-core block char common crypto
 QAPI_COMMON_MODULES += introspect job machine migration misc net
 QAPI_COMMON_MODULES += qdev qom rdma rocker run-state sockets tpm
 QAPI_COMMON_MODULES += trace transaction ui
-QAPI_TARGET_MODULES = machine-target target
+QAPI_TARGET_MODULES = machine-target misc-target
 QAPI_MODULES = $(QAPI_COMMON_MODULES) $(QAPI_TARGET_MODULES)
 
 util-obj-y += qapi-builtin-types.o
diff --git a/qapi/target.json b/qapi/misc-target.json
similarity index 99%
rename from qapi/target.json
rename to qapi/misc-target.json
index e0a73581d8..a00fd821eb 100644
--- a/qapi/target.json
+++ b/qapi/misc-target.json
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # -*- Mode: Python -*-
 #
 
-##
-# = Target-specific commands & events
-##
-
 ##
 # @RTC_CHANGE:
 #
diff --git a/qapi/qapi-schema.json b/qapi/qapi-schema.json
index 8dc82fde31..bcfac85074 100644
--- a/qapi/qapi-schema.json
+++ b/qapi/qapi-schema.json
@@ -102,5 +102,5 @@
 { 'include': 'machine.json' }
 { 'include': 'machine-target.json' }
 { 'include': 'misc.json' }
-{ 'include': 'target.json' }
+{ 'include': 'misc-target.json' }
 { 'include': 'audio.json' }
diff --git a/target/arm/monitor.c b/target/arm/monitor.c
index 41b32b94b2..6ec6dd04ac 100644
--- a/target/arm/monitor.c
+++ b/target/arm/monitor.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "kvm_arm.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-commands-target.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc-target.h"
 
 static GICCapability *gic_cap_new(int version)
 {
diff --git a/target/i386/sev_i386.h b/target/i386/sev_i386.h
index c0f9373beb..55313441ae 100644
--- a/target/i386/sev_i386.h
+++ b/target/i386/sev_i386.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "sysemu/sev.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-commands-target.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc-target.h"
 
 #define SEV_POLICY_NODBG        0x1
 #define SEV_POLICY_NOKS         0x2