diff --git a/hw/ide/mmio.c b/hw/ide/mmio.c
index 08493930b7..6bf9048b1e 100644
--- a/hw/ide/mmio.c
+++ b/hw/ide/mmio.c
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "sysemu/dma.h"
 
+#include "hw/ide/mmio.h"
 #include "hw/ide/internal.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
-#include "qom/object.h"
 
 /***********************************************************/
 /* MMIO based ide port
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@
  * dedicated ide controller, which is often seen on embedded boards.
  */
 
-#define TYPE_MMIO_IDE "mmio-ide"
-OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(MMIOIDEState, MMIO_IDE)
-
 struct MMIOIDEState {
     /*< private >*/
     SysBusDevice parent_obj;
diff --git a/hw/sh4/r2d.c b/hw/sh4/r2d.c
index d7020d6d2b..826a0a31b5 100644
--- a/hw/sh4/r2d.c
+++ b/hw/sh4/r2d.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "net/net.h"
 #include "sh7750_regs.h"
-#include "hw/ide.h"
+#include "hw/ide/mmio.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/ide.h b/include/hw/ide.h
index 60f1f4f714..5f8c36b2aa 100644
--- a/include/hw/ide.h
+++ b/include/hw/ide.h
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 ISADevice *isa_ide_init(ISABus *bus, int iobase, int iobase2, int isairq,
                         DriveInfo *hd0, DriveInfo *hd1);
 
-/* ide-mmio.c */
-void mmio_ide_init_drives(DeviceState *dev, DriveInfo *hd0, DriveInfo *hd1);
-
 int ide_get_geometry(BusState *bus, int unit,
                      int16_t *cyls, int8_t *heads, int8_t *secs);
 int ide_get_bios_chs_trans(BusState *bus, int unit);
diff --git a/include/hw/ide/mmio.h b/include/hw/ide/mmio.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d726a49848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/ide/mmio.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU IDE Emulation: mmio support (for embedded).
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 Fabrice Bellard
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 Openedhand Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+#ifndef HW_IDE_MMIO_H
+#define HW_IDE_MMIO_H
+
+#include "qom/object.h"
+
+/*
+ * QEMU interface:
+ *  + sysbus IRQ 0: asserted by the IDE channel
+ *  + sysbus MMIO region 0: data registers
+ *  + sysbus MMIO region 1: status & control registers
+ */
+#define TYPE_MMIO_IDE "mmio-ide"
+OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(MMIOIDEState, MMIO_IDE)
+
+void mmio_ide_init_drives(DeviceState *dev, DriveInfo *hd0, DriveInfo *hd1);
+
+#endif