diff --git a/include/monitor/hmp-target.h b/include/monitor/hmp-target.h
index d78e979f05..b679aaebbf 100644
--- a/include/monitor/hmp-target.h
+++ b/include/monitor/hmp-target.h
@@ -25,11 +25,10 @@
 #ifndef MONITOR_HMP_TARGET_H
 #define MONITOR_HMP_TARGET_H
 
+typedef struct MonitorDef MonitorDef;
+
+#ifdef COMPILING_PER_TARGET
 #include "cpu.h"
-
-#define MD_TLONG 0
-#define MD_I32   1
-
 struct MonitorDef {
     const char *name;
     int offset;
@@ -37,6 +36,10 @@ struct MonitorDef {
                              int val);
     int type;
 };
+#endif
+
+#define MD_TLONG 0
+#define MD_I32   1
 
 const MonitorDef *target_monitor_defs(void);
 int target_get_monitor_def(CPUState *cs, const char *name, uint64_t *pval);
diff --git a/include/qemu/typedefs.h b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
index 2b1948a19a..b71a36d02b 100644
--- a/include/qemu/typedefs.h
+++ b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ typedef struct MemoryRegionSection MemoryRegionSection;
 typedef struct MigrationIncomingState MigrationIncomingState;
 typedef struct MigrationState MigrationState;
 typedef struct Monitor Monitor;
-typedef struct MonitorDef MonitorDef;
 typedef struct MSIMessage MSIMessage;
 typedef struct NetClientState NetClientState;
 typedef struct NetFilterState NetFilterState;
diff --git a/stubs/target-monitor-defs.c b/stubs/target-monitor-defs.c
index ac07b19064..35a0a34277 100644
--- a/stubs/target-monitor-defs.c
+++ b/stubs/target-monitor-defs.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-
-const MonitorDef *target_monitor_defs(void);
+#include "monitor/hmp-target.h"
 
 const MonitorDef *target_monitor_defs(void)
 {