diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index f4d8c75d27..96eaa1e124 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -1266,8 +1266,8 @@ M: Marcel Apfelbaum <marcel.apfelbaum@gmail.com>
 S: Supported
 F: hw/core/machine.c
 F: hw/core/null-machine.c
+F: hw/core/numa.c
 F: hw/cpu/cluster.c
-F: numa.c
 F: qapi/machine.json
 F: qom/cpu.c
 F: include/hw/boards.h
diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 72c267f7dc..167ae2174e 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ endif #CONFIG_BSD_USER
 #########################################################
 # System emulator target
 ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
-obj-y += arch_init.o cpus.o gdbstub.o balloon.o ioport.o numa.o
+obj-y += arch_init.o cpus.o gdbstub.o balloon.o ioport.o
 obj-y += qtest.o
 obj-y += hw/
 obj-y += monitor/
diff --git a/hw/core/Makefile.objs b/hw/core/Makefile.objs
index a799c83815..e3a8307be6 100644
--- a/hw/core/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/core/Makefile.objs
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += split-irq.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_PLATFORM_BUS) += platform-bus.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += generic-loader.o
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += null-machine.o
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += numa.o
diff --git a/numa.c b/hw/core/numa.c
similarity index 100%
rename from numa.c
rename to hw/core/numa.c