diff --git a/backends/hostmem-file.c b/backends/hostmem-file.c
index cd038024fa..25141283c4 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem-file.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem-file.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
+#include "qemu/madvise.h"
 #include "sysemu/hostmem.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
index 4c05862ed5..b2a5e905e8 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 #include "qemu/mmap-alloc.h"
+#include "qemu/madvise.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 #include <numaif.h>
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
index 9a4f491b54..e6c1b0aa46 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
+#include "qemu/madvise.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
 #include "hw/mem/pc-dimm.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
diff --git a/include/qemu/madvise.h b/include/qemu/madvise.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e155f59a0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/qemu/madvise.h
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU madvise wrapper functions
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#ifndef QEMU_MADVISE_H
+#define QEMU_MADVISE_H
+
+#define QEMU_MADV_INVALID -1
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_MADVISE)
+
+#define QEMU_MADV_WILLNEED  MADV_WILLNEED
+#define QEMU_MADV_DONTNEED  MADV_DONTNEED
+#ifdef MADV_DONTFORK
+#define QEMU_MADV_DONTFORK  MADV_DONTFORK
+#else
+#define QEMU_MADV_DONTFORK  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#endif
+#ifdef MADV_MERGEABLE
+#define QEMU_MADV_MERGEABLE MADV_MERGEABLE
+#else
+#define QEMU_MADV_MERGEABLE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#endif
+#ifdef MADV_UNMERGEABLE
+#define QEMU_MADV_UNMERGEABLE MADV_UNMERGEABLE
+#else
+#define QEMU_MADV_UNMERGEABLE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#endif
+#ifdef MADV_DODUMP
+#define QEMU_MADV_DODUMP MADV_DODUMP
+#else
+#define QEMU_MADV_DODUMP QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#endif
+#ifdef MADV_DONTDUMP
+#define QEMU_MADV_DONTDUMP MADV_DONTDUMP
+#else
+#define QEMU_MADV_DONTDUMP QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#endif
+#ifdef MADV_HUGEPAGE
+#define QEMU_MADV_HUGEPAGE MADV_HUGEPAGE
+#else
+#define QEMU_MADV_HUGEPAGE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#endif
+#ifdef MADV_NOHUGEPAGE
+#define QEMU_MADV_NOHUGEPAGE MADV_NOHUGEPAGE
+#else
+#define QEMU_MADV_NOHUGEPAGE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#endif
+#ifdef MADV_REMOVE
+#define QEMU_MADV_REMOVE MADV_REMOVE
+#else
+#define QEMU_MADV_REMOVE QEMU_MADV_DONTNEED
+#endif
+#ifdef MADV_POPULATE_WRITE
+#define QEMU_MADV_POPULATE_WRITE MADV_POPULATE_WRITE
+#else
+#define QEMU_MADV_POPULATE_WRITE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#endif
+
+#elif defined(CONFIG_POSIX_MADVISE)
+
+#define QEMU_MADV_WILLNEED  POSIX_MADV_WILLNEED
+#define QEMU_MADV_DONTNEED  POSIX_MADV_DONTNEED
+#define QEMU_MADV_DONTFORK  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_MERGEABLE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_UNMERGEABLE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_DODUMP QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_DONTDUMP QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_HUGEPAGE  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_NOHUGEPAGE  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_REMOVE QEMU_MADV_DONTNEED
+#define QEMU_MADV_POPULATE_WRITE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+
+#else /* no-op */
+
+#define QEMU_MADV_WILLNEED  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_DONTNEED  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_DONTFORK  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_MERGEABLE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_UNMERGEABLE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_DODUMP QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_DONTDUMP QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_HUGEPAGE  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_NOHUGEPAGE  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_REMOVE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+#define QEMU_MADV_POPULATE_WRITE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
+
+#endif
+
+int qemu_madvise(void *addr, size_t len, int advice);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/qemu/osdep.h b/include/qemu/osdep.h
index ce12f64853..5ebd737aeb 100644
--- a/include/qemu/osdep.h
+++ b/include/qemu/osdep.h
@@ -425,87 +425,6 @@ static inline void qemu_cleanup_generic_vfree(void *p)
 #define QEMU_MAP_NORESERVE  (1 << 3)
 
 
-#define QEMU_MADV_INVALID -1
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_MADVISE)
-
-#define QEMU_MADV_WILLNEED  MADV_WILLNEED
-#define QEMU_MADV_DONTNEED  MADV_DONTNEED
-#ifdef MADV_DONTFORK
-#define QEMU_MADV_DONTFORK  MADV_DONTFORK
-#else
-#define QEMU_MADV_DONTFORK  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#endif
-#ifdef MADV_MERGEABLE
-#define QEMU_MADV_MERGEABLE MADV_MERGEABLE
-#else
-#define QEMU_MADV_MERGEABLE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#endif
-#ifdef MADV_UNMERGEABLE
-#define QEMU_MADV_UNMERGEABLE MADV_UNMERGEABLE
-#else
-#define QEMU_MADV_UNMERGEABLE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#endif
-#ifdef MADV_DODUMP
-#define QEMU_MADV_DODUMP MADV_DODUMP
-#else
-#define QEMU_MADV_DODUMP QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#endif
-#ifdef MADV_DONTDUMP
-#define QEMU_MADV_DONTDUMP MADV_DONTDUMP
-#else
-#define QEMU_MADV_DONTDUMP QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#endif
-#ifdef MADV_HUGEPAGE
-#define QEMU_MADV_HUGEPAGE MADV_HUGEPAGE
-#else
-#define QEMU_MADV_HUGEPAGE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#endif
-#ifdef MADV_NOHUGEPAGE
-#define QEMU_MADV_NOHUGEPAGE MADV_NOHUGEPAGE
-#else
-#define QEMU_MADV_NOHUGEPAGE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#endif
-#ifdef MADV_REMOVE
-#define QEMU_MADV_REMOVE MADV_REMOVE
-#else
-#define QEMU_MADV_REMOVE QEMU_MADV_DONTNEED
-#endif
-#ifdef MADV_POPULATE_WRITE
-#define QEMU_MADV_POPULATE_WRITE MADV_POPULATE_WRITE
-#else
-#define QEMU_MADV_POPULATE_WRITE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#endif
-
-#elif defined(CONFIG_POSIX_MADVISE)
-
-#define QEMU_MADV_WILLNEED  POSIX_MADV_WILLNEED
-#define QEMU_MADV_DONTNEED  POSIX_MADV_DONTNEED
-#define QEMU_MADV_DONTFORK  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_MERGEABLE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_UNMERGEABLE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_DODUMP QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_DONTDUMP QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_HUGEPAGE  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_NOHUGEPAGE  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_REMOVE QEMU_MADV_DONTNEED
-#define QEMU_MADV_POPULATE_WRITE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-
-#else /* no-op */
-
-#define QEMU_MADV_WILLNEED  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_DONTNEED  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_DONTFORK  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_MERGEABLE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_UNMERGEABLE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_DODUMP QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_DONTDUMP QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_HUGEPAGE  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_NOHUGEPAGE  QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_REMOVE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-#define QEMU_MADV_POPULATE_WRITE QEMU_MADV_INVALID
-
-#endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define HAVE_CHARDEV_SERIAL 1
@@ -577,7 +496,6 @@ void sigaction_invoke(struct sigaction *action,
                       struct qemu_signalfd_siginfo *info);
 #endif
 
-int qemu_madvise(void *addr, size_t len, int advice);
 int qemu_mprotect_rw(void *addr, size_t size);
 int qemu_mprotect_rwx(void *addr, size_t size);
 int qemu_mprotect_none(void *addr, size_t size);
diff --git a/migration/postcopy-ram.c b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
index e662dd05cc..2a2cc5faf8 100644
--- a/migration/postcopy-ram.c
+++ b/migration/postcopy-ram.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/rcu.h"
+#include "qemu/madvise.h"
 #include "exec/target_page.h"
 #include "migration.h"
 #include "qemu-file.h"
diff --git a/migration/qemu-file.c b/migration/qemu-file.c
index 6338d8e2ff..1479cddad9 100644
--- a/migration/qemu-file.c
+++ b/migration/qemu-file.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include <zlib.h>
+#include "qemu/madvise.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
 #include "migration.h"
diff --git a/migration/ram.c b/migration/ram.c
index 91ca743ac8..781f0745dc 100644
--- a/migration/ram.c
+++ b/migration/ram.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
+#include "qemu/madvise.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "xbzrle.h"
 #include "ram.h"
diff --git a/softmmu/physmem.c b/softmmu/physmem.c
index dddf70edf5..a13289a594 100644
--- a/softmmu/physmem.c
+++ b/softmmu/physmem.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qemu/cacheflush.h"
+#include "qemu/madvise.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCG
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
diff --git a/tcg/region.c b/tcg/region.c
index 9cc30d4922..c46021d160 100644
--- a/tcg/region.c
+++ b/tcg/region.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
+#include "qemu/madvise.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "tcg/tcg.h"
diff --git a/util/osdep.c b/util/osdep.c
index 67fbf22778..8c5cd6e431 100644
--- a/util/osdep.c
+++ b/util/osdep.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ extern int madvise(char *, size_t, int);
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qemu/madvise.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 
 static bool fips_enabled = false;
diff --git a/util/oslib-posix.c b/util/oslib-posix.c
index ac0dbc2adc..f2be7321c5 100644
--- a/util/oslib-posix.c
+++ b/util/oslib-posix.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qemu/madvise.h"
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
 #include "qemu/thread.h"
 #include <libgen.h>