diff --git a/hw/s390x/meson.build b/hw/s390x/meson.build
index 28484256ec..feefe0717e 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/meson.build
+++ b/hw/s390x/meson.build
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_SERIAL', if_true: files('virtio-ccw-serial.c'
 if have_virtfs
   virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_9P', if_true: files('virtio-ccw-9p.c'))
 endif
+virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VHOST_SCSI', if_true: files('vhost-scsi-ccw.c'))
 virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VHOST_VSOCK', if_true: files('vhost-vsock-ccw.c'))
 virtio_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_VHOST_USER_FS', if_true: files('vhost-user-fs-ccw.c'))
 s390x_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_VIRTIO_CCW', if_true: virtio_ss)
diff --git a/hw/s390x/vhost-scsi-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/vhost-scsi-ccw.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b68ddddd1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/s390x/vhost-scsi-ccw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * vhost ccw scsi implementation
+ *
+ * Copyright 2012, 2015 IBM Corp.
+ * Author(s): Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or (at
+ * your option) any later version. See the COPYING file in the top-level
+ * directory.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qemu/module.h"
+#include "virtio-ccw.h"
+
+static void vhost_ccw_scsi_realize(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    VHostSCSICcw *dev = VHOST_SCSI_CCW(ccw_dev);
+    DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(&dev->vdev);
+
+    qdev_realize(vdev, BUS(&ccw_dev->bus), errp);
+}
+
+static void vhost_ccw_scsi_instance_init(Object *obj)
+{
+    VHostSCSICcw *dev = VHOST_SCSI_CCW(obj);
+
+    virtio_instance_init_common(obj, &dev->vdev, sizeof(dev->vdev),
+                                TYPE_VHOST_SCSI);
+}
+
+static Property vhost_ccw_scsi_properties[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("max_revision", VirtioCcwDevice, max_rev,
+                       VIRTIO_CCW_MAX_REV),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
+static void vhost_ccw_scsi_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    VirtIOCCWDeviceClass *k = VIRTIO_CCW_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+
+    k->realize = vhost_ccw_scsi_realize;
+    device_class_set_props(dc, vhost_ccw_scsi_properties);
+    set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_STORAGE, dc->categories);
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo vhost_ccw_scsi = {
+    .name          = TYPE_VHOST_SCSI_CCW,
+    .parent        = TYPE_VIRTIO_CCW_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(VHostSCSICcw),
+    .instance_init = vhost_ccw_scsi_instance_init,
+    .class_init    = vhost_ccw_scsi_class_init,
+};
+
+static void virtio_ccw_scsi_register(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&vhost_ccw_scsi);
+}
+
+type_init(virtio_ccw_scsi_register)
diff --git a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-scsi.c b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-scsi.c
index 6e4beef700..fa706eb550 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw-scsi.c
@@ -70,56 +70,9 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_ccw_scsi = {
     .class_init    = virtio_ccw_scsi_class_init,
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_SCSI
-
-static void vhost_ccw_scsi_realize(VirtioCcwDevice *ccw_dev, Error **errp)
-{
-    VHostSCSICcw *dev = VHOST_SCSI_CCW(ccw_dev);
-    DeviceState *vdev = DEVICE(&dev->vdev);
-
-    qdev_realize(vdev, BUS(&ccw_dev->bus), errp);
-}
-
-static void vhost_ccw_scsi_instance_init(Object *obj)
-{
-    VHostSCSICcw *dev = VHOST_SCSI_CCW(obj);
-
-    virtio_instance_init_common(obj, &dev->vdev, sizeof(dev->vdev),
-                                TYPE_VHOST_SCSI);
-}
-
-static Property vhost_ccw_scsi_properties[] = {
-    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("max_revision", VirtioCcwDevice, max_rev,
-                       VIRTIO_CCW_MAX_REV),
-    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-};
-
-static void vhost_ccw_scsi_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
-{
-    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-    VirtIOCCWDeviceClass *k = VIRTIO_CCW_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-
-    k->realize = vhost_ccw_scsi_realize;
-    device_class_set_props(dc, vhost_ccw_scsi_properties);
-    set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_STORAGE, dc->categories);
-}
-
-static const TypeInfo vhost_ccw_scsi = {
-    .name          = TYPE_VHOST_SCSI_CCW,
-    .parent        = TYPE_VIRTIO_CCW_DEVICE,
-    .instance_size = sizeof(VHostSCSICcw),
-    .instance_init = vhost_ccw_scsi_instance_init,
-    .class_init    = vhost_ccw_scsi_class_init,
-};
-
-#endif
-
 static void virtio_ccw_scsi_register(void)
 {
     type_register_static(&virtio_ccw_scsi);
-#ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_SCSI
-    type_register_static(&vhost_ccw_scsi);
-#endif
 }
 
 type_init(virtio_ccw_scsi_register)