diff --git a/include/qemu-common.h b/include/qemu-common.h
index a102245519..f891e05e7e 100644
--- a/include/qemu-common.h
+++ b/include/qemu-common.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_COMMON_H
 #define QEMU_COMMON_H
 
-#include "qemu/fprintf-fn.h"
-
 #define TFR(expr) do { if ((expr) != -1) break; } while (errno == EINTR)
 
 /* Copyright string for -version arguments, About dialogs, etc */
diff --git a/include/qemu/cutils.h b/include/qemu/cutils.h
index d2dad3057c..12301340a4 100644
--- a/include/qemu/cutils.h
+++ b/include/qemu/cutils.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_CUTILS_H
 #define QEMU_CUTILS_H
 
-#include "qemu/fprintf-fn.h"
-
 /**
  * pstrcpy:
  * @buf: buffer to copy string into
diff --git a/include/sysemu/cpus.h b/include/sysemu/cpus.h
index 731756d948..eea0010b53 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/cpus.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/cpus.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_CPUS_H
 #define QEMU_CPUS_H
 
+#include "qemu/fprintf-fn.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 
 /* cpus.c */