diff --git a/audio/noaudio.c b/audio/noaudio.c
index b360c199ac..9ca9eaf01f 100644
--- a/audio/noaudio.c
+++ b/audio/noaudio.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "audio.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 
diff --git a/audio/spiceaudio.c b/audio/spiceaudio.c
index dea71d37af..5580e76307 100644
--- a/audio/spiceaudio.c
+++ b/audio/spiceaudio.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "ui/qemu-spice.h"
diff --git a/audio/wavaudio.c b/audio/wavaudio.c
index 345952e51e..341eec3121 100644
--- a/audio/wavaudio.c
+++ b/audio/wavaudio.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "hw/hw.h"
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "audio.h"
 
diff --git a/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.c b/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.c
index 172db78b37..bf4ee0b2e2 100644
--- a/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.c
+++ b/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem-server.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
 
 #include <sys/mman.h>
diff --git a/hw/acpi/core.c b/hw/acpi/core.c
index 6a2f452141..1ffd155c11 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/core.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/core.c
@@ -491,6 +491,12 @@ void acpi_pm_tmr_update(ACPIREGS *ar, bool enable)
     }
 }
 
+static inline int64_t acpi_pm_tmr_get_clock(void)
+{
+    return muldiv64(qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL), PM_TIMER_FREQUENCY,
+                    NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND);
+}
+
 void acpi_pm_tmr_calc_overflow_time(ACPIREGS *ar)
 {
     int64_t d = acpi_pm_tmr_get_clock();
diff --git a/hw/bt/sdp.c b/hw/bt/sdp.c
index be26009b0d..f67b3b89c0 100644
--- a/hw/bt/sdp.c
+++ b/hw/bt/sdp.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "hw/bt.h"
 
 struct bt_l2cap_sdp_state_s {
diff --git a/hw/display/tc6393xb.c b/hw/display/tc6393xb.c
index da3ceceb0a..92f7120acc 100644
--- a/hw/display/tc6393xb.c
+++ b/hw/display/tc6393xb.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/devices.h"
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
diff --git a/include/exec/cpu-defs.h b/include/exec/cpu-defs.h
index 854e7e3566..5f4e303635 100644
--- a/include/exec/cpu-defs.h
+++ b/include/exec/cpu-defs.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #error cpu.h included from common code
 #endif
 
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "qemu/queue.h"
 #include "tcg-target.h"
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/acpi.h b/include/hw/acpi/acpi.h
index e0978c8b92..dc6ee00885 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/acpi.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/acpi.h
@@ -150,13 +150,6 @@ void acpi_pm_tmr_init(ACPIREGS *ar, acpi_update_sci_fn update_sci,
                       MemoryRegion *parent);
 void acpi_pm_tmr_reset(ACPIREGS *ar);
 
-#include "qemu/timer.h"
-static inline int64_t acpi_pm_tmr_get_clock(void)
-{
-    return muldiv64(qemu_clock_get_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL), PM_TIMER_FREQUENCY,
-                    NANOSECONDS_PER_SECOND);
-}
-
 /* PM1a_EVT: piix and ich9 don't implement PM1b. */
 uint16_t acpi_pm1_evt_get_sts(ACPIREGS *ar);
 void acpi_pm1_evt_power_down(ACPIREGS *ar);
diff --git a/include/qemu-common.h b/include/qemu-common.h
index dc041fc2f4..cd3139b2df 100644
--- a/include/qemu-common.h
+++ b/include/qemu-common.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #define TFR(expr) do { if ((expr) != -1) break; } while (errno == EINTR)
 
 #include "qemu/option.h"
-#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
 /* FIXME: Remove NEED_CPU_H.  */
 #ifdef NEED_CPU_H
diff --git a/page_cache.c b/page_cache.c
index cb8a69e964..37a66e497b 100644
--- a/page_cache.c
+++ b/page_cache.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "migration/page_cache.h"
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_CACHE
diff --git a/slirp/slirp.h b/slirp/slirp.h
index e37387605b..5df755e697 100644
--- a/slirp/slirp.h
+++ b/slirp/slirp.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __COMMON_H__
 #define __COMMON_H__
 
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "slirp_config.h"
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/stubs/slirp.c b/stubs/slirp.c
index dcae51f0e5..42f7e1afd0 100644
--- a/stubs/slirp.c
+++ b/stubs/slirp.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "slirp/slirp.h"
 
 void slirp_pollfds_fill(GArray *pollfds, uint32_t *timeout)
diff --git a/tests/libqos/malloc.c b/tests/libqos/malloc.c
index c0df52f338..793fe69c2f 100644
--- a/tests/libqos/malloc.c
+++ b/tests/libqos/malloc.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "libqos/malloc.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include <glib.h>
 
 typedef QTAILQ_HEAD(MemList, MemBlock) MemList;
diff --git a/util/buffer.c b/util/buffer.c
index 33e94d172f..d8bb874534 100644
--- a/util/buffer.c
+++ b/util/buffer.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "qemu/buffer.h"
 #include "trace.h"