diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 7df2b8c149..48c027f4b7 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -150,9 +150,7 @@ obj-y += migration/ram.o migration/savevm.o
 LIBS := $(libs_softmmu) $(LIBS)
 
 # xen support
-obj-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen-common.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_I386) += xen-hvm.o xen-mapcache.o
-obj-$(call lnot,$(CONFIG_XEN)) += xen-common-stub.o
 obj-$(call lnot,$(CONFIG_XEN_I386)) += xen-hvm-stub.o
 
 # Hardware support
diff --git a/hw/xen/Makefile.objs b/hw/xen/Makefile.objs
index 4be3ec9c77..64a70bc6cb 100644
--- a/hw/xen/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/xen/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # xen backend driver support
-common-obj-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen_backend.o xen_devconfig.o xen_pvdev.o
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen_backend.o xen_devconfig.o xen_pvdev.o xen-common.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_PCI_PASSTHROUGH) += xen-host-pci-device.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_PCI_PASSTHROUGH) += xen_pt.o xen_pt_config_init.o xen_pt_graphics.o xen_pt_msi.o
diff --git a/xen-common.c b/hw/xen/xen-common.c
similarity index 100%
rename from xen-common.c
rename to hw/xen/xen-common.c
diff --git a/stubs/Makefile.objs b/stubs/Makefile.objs
index 224f04ba69..6c80613dd7 100644
--- a/stubs/Makefile.objs
+++ b/stubs/Makefile.objs
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ stub-obj-y += target-monitor-defs.o
 stub-obj-y += target-get-monitor-def.o
 stub-obj-y += pc_madt_cpu_entry.o
 stub-obj-y += vmgenid.o
+stub-obj-y += xen-common.o
diff --git a/xen-common-stub.c b/stubs/xen-common.c
similarity index 100%
rename from xen-common-stub.c
rename to stubs/xen-common.c