diff --git a/osdep.h b/osdep.h
index 585e2c1787..87d3b9cfa8 100644
--- a/osdep.h
+++ b/osdep.h
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ void qemu_vfree(void *ptr);
 
 int qemu_madvise(void *addr, size_t len, int advice);
 
+int qemu_open(const char *name, int flags, ...);
+int qemu_close(int fd);
+
 #if defined(__HAIKU__) && defined(__i386__)
 #define FMT_pid "%ld"
 #elif defined(WIN64)
diff --git a/qemu-common.h b/qemu-common.h
index 9112e2de7a..cef264cc85 100644
--- a/qemu-common.h
+++ b/qemu-common.h
@@ -217,8 +217,6 @@ const char *path(const char *pathname);
 
 void *qemu_oom_check(void *ptr);
 
-int qemu_open(const char *name, int flags, ...);
-int qemu_close(int fd);
 ssize_t qemu_write_full(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
     QEMU_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
 ssize_t qemu_send_full(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, int flags)