diff --git a/include/sysemu/nvmm.h b/include/sysemu/nvmm.h
index 6d216599b0..833670fccb 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/nvmm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/nvmm.h
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef QEMU_NVMM_H
 #define QEMU_NVMM_H
 
-#include "config-host.h"
-#include "qemu-common.h"
+#ifdef NEED_CPU_H
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVMM
 
@@ -23,4 +22,6 @@ int nvmm_enabled(void);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_NVMM */
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_NVMM */
+#endif /* NEED_CPU_H */
+
+#endif /* QEMU_NVMM_H */