diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.c b/accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.c
similarity index 100%
rename from target/i386/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.c
rename to accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.c
diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.h b/accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.h
similarity index 100%
rename from target/i386/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.h
rename to accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.h
diff --git a/accel/hvf/meson.build b/accel/hvf/meson.build
index 227b11cd71..fc52cb7843 100644
--- a/accel/hvf/meson.build
+++ b/accel/hvf/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 hvf_ss = ss.source_set()
 hvf_ss.add(files(
   'hvf-all.c',
+  'hvf-accel-ops.c',
 ))
 
 specific_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_HVF', if_true: hvf_ss)
diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/meson.build b/target/i386/hvf/meson.build
index d253d5fd10..f6d4c394d3 100644
--- a/target/i386/hvf/meson.build
+++ b/target/i386/hvf/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 i386_softmmu_ss.add(when: [hvf, 'CONFIG_HVF'], if_true: files(
   'hvf.c',
-  'hvf-accel-ops.c',
   'x86.c',
   'x86_cpuid.c',
   'x86_decode.c',
diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/x86hvf.c b/target/i386/hvf/x86hvf.c
index 0d7533742e..2b99f3eaa2 100644
--- a/target/i386/hvf/x86hvf.c
+++ b/target/i386/hvf/x86hvf.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <Hypervisor/hv.h>
 #include <Hypervisor/hv_vmx.h>
 
-#include "hvf-accel-ops.h"
+#include "accel/hvf/hvf-accel-ops.h"
 
 void hvf_set_segment(struct CPUState *cpu, struct vmx_segment *vmx_seg,
                      SegmentCache *qseg, bool is_tr)