diff --git a/include/sysemu/char.h b/include/sysemu/char.h
index 3b835f6fb3..672ed39a31 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/char.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/char.h
@@ -350,4 +350,9 @@ CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_msmouse(void);
 /* baum.c */
 CharDriverState *chr_baum_init(void);
 
+/* console.c */
+typedef CharDriverState *(VcHandler)(ChardevVC *vc);
+
+void register_vc_handler(VcHandler *handler);
+CharDriverState *vc_init(ChardevVC *vc);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/ui/console.h b/include/ui/console.h
index edbaa9b475..845526ed01 100644
--- a/include/ui/console.h
+++ b/include/ui/console.h
@@ -310,11 +310,6 @@ void qemu_console_copy(QemuConsole *con, int src_x, int src_y,
 DisplaySurface *qemu_console_surface(QemuConsole *con);
 DisplayState *qemu_console_displaystate(QemuConsole *console);
 
-typedef CharDriverState *(VcHandler)(ChardevVC *vc);
-
-CharDriverState *vc_init(ChardevVC *vc);
-void register_vc_handler(VcHandler *handler);
-
 /* sdl.c */
 void sdl_display_init(DisplayState *ds, int full_screen, int no_frame);
 
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index b3bd3b5af4..e4eb985b57 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
  */
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
-#include "ui/console.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "sysemu/char.h"
diff --git a/stubs/vc-init.c b/stubs/vc-init.c
index 2af054fe6b..308dfa0800 100644
--- a/stubs/vc-init.c
+++ b/stubs/vc-init.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "ui/console.h"
+#include "sysemu/char.h"
 
 CharDriverState *vc_init(ChardevVC *vc)
 {