diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index f589b92909..616f3a207c 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
+#include "qemu/accel.h"
 #include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 #include "sysemu/replay.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index d18d6d0073..8e1a590997 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "exec/memory.h"
 #include "sysemu/hostmem.h"
 #include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
-#include "qemu/accel.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-types-machine.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"