diff --git a/target/i386/monitor.c b/target/i386/monitor.c
index cf4a8a61a0..22883ef2eb 100644
--- a/target/i386/monitor.c
+++ b/target/i386/monitor.c
@@ -732,37 +732,6 @@ SevCapability *qmp_query_sev_capabilities(Error **errp)
     return sev_get_capabilities(errp);
 }
 
-#define SEV_SECRET_GUID "4c2eb361-7d9b-4cc3-8081-127c90d3d294"
-struct sev_secret_area {
-    uint32_t base;
-    uint32_t size;
-};
-
-void qmp_sev_inject_launch_secret(const char *packet_hdr,
-                                  const char *secret,
-                                  bool has_gpa, uint64_t gpa,
-                                  Error **errp)
-{
-    if (!sev_enabled()) {
-        error_setg(errp, "SEV not enabled for guest");
-        return;
-    }
-    if (!has_gpa) {
-        uint8_t *data;
-        struct sev_secret_area *area;
-
-        if (!pc_system_ovmf_table_find(SEV_SECRET_GUID, &data, NULL)) {
-            error_setg(errp, "SEV: no secret area found in OVMF,"
-                       " gpa must be specified.");
-            return;
-        }
-        area = (struct sev_secret_area *)data;
-        gpa = area->base;
-    }
-
-    sev_inject_launch_secret(packet_hdr, secret, gpa, errp);
-}
-
 SGXInfo *qmp_query_sgx(Error **errp)
 {
     return sgx_get_info(errp);
diff --git a/target/i386/sev-sysemu-stub.c b/target/i386/sev-sysemu-stub.c
index d5ec6b32e0..82c5ebb92f 100644
--- a/target/i386/sev-sysemu-stub.c
+++ b/target/i386/sev-sysemu-stub.c
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ SevCapability *sev_get_capabilities(Error **errp)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-int sev_inject_launch_secret(const char *hdr, const char *secret,
-                             uint64_t gpa, Error **errp)
+void qmp_sev_inject_launch_secret(const char *packet_header, const char *secret,
+                                  bool has_gpa, uint64_t gpa, Error **errp)
 {
-    return 1;
+    error_setg(errp, "SEV is not available in this QEMU");
 }
 
 int sev_encrypt_flash(uint8_t *ptr, uint64_t len, Error **errp)
diff --git a/target/i386/sev.c b/target/i386/sev.c
index 038fa56058..072bb6f0fd 100644
--- a/target/i386/sev.c
+++ b/target/i386/sev.c
@@ -973,6 +973,37 @@ int sev_inject_launch_secret(const char *packet_hdr, const char *secret,
     return 0;
 }
 
+#define SEV_SECRET_GUID "4c2eb361-7d9b-4cc3-8081-127c90d3d294"
+struct sev_secret_area {
+    uint32_t base;
+    uint32_t size;
+};
+
+void qmp_sev_inject_launch_secret(const char *packet_hdr,
+                                  const char *secret,
+                                  bool has_gpa, uint64_t gpa,
+                                  Error **errp)
+{
+    if (!sev_enabled()) {
+        error_setg(errp, "SEV not enabled for guest");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (!has_gpa) {
+        uint8_t *data;
+        struct sev_secret_area *area;
+
+        if (!pc_system_ovmf_table_find(SEV_SECRET_GUID, &data, NULL)) {
+            error_setg(errp, "SEV: no secret area found in OVMF,"
+                       " gpa must be specified.");
+            return;
+        }
+        area = (struct sev_secret_area *)data;
+        gpa = area->base;
+    }
+
+    sev_inject_launch_secret(packet_hdr, secret, gpa, errp);
+}
+
 static int
 sev_es_parse_reset_block(SevInfoBlock *info, uint32_t *addr)
 {