diff --git a/hw/i386/meson.build b/hw/i386/meson.build
index 3437da0aad..03aad10df7 100644
--- a/hw/i386/meson.build
+++ b/hw/i386/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ i386_ss = ss.source_set()
 i386_ss.add(files(
   'fw_cfg.c',
   'e820_memory_layout.c',
+  'monitor.c',
   'multiboot.c',
   'x86.c',
   'x86-cpu.c',
diff --git a/hw/i386/monitor.c b/hw/i386/monitor.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ebd3564bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/i386/monitor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU monitor
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "monitor/monitor.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qdict.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-misc-target.h"
+#include "hw/i386/x86.h"
+#include "hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h"
+
+#include CONFIG_DEVICES
+
+void qmp_rtc_reset_reinjection(Error **errp)
+{
+    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MC146818RTC
+    if (x86ms->rtc) {
+        rtc_reset_reinjection(MC146818_RTC(x86ms->rtc));
+    }
+#else
+    assert(!x86ms->rtc);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.c b/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.c
index 3379f92748..8ccee9a385 100644
--- a/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.c
+++ b/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.c
@@ -104,16 +104,9 @@ static void rtc_coalesced_timer_update(MC146818RtcState *s)
     }
 }
 
-static QLIST_HEAD(, MC146818RtcState) rtc_devices =
-    QLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(rtc_devices);
-
-void qmp_rtc_reset_reinjection(Error **errp)
+void rtc_reset_reinjection(MC146818RtcState *rtc)
 {
-    MC146818RtcState *s;
-
-    QLIST_FOREACH(s, &rtc_devices, link) {
-        s->irq_coalesced = 0;
-    }
+    rtc->irq_coalesced = 0;
 }
 
 static bool rtc_policy_slew_deliver_irq(MC146818RtcState *s)
@@ -941,7 +934,6 @@ static void rtc_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     object_property_add_tm(OBJECT(s), "date", rtc_get_date);
 
     qdev_init_gpio_out(dev, &s->irq, 1);
-    QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&rtc_devices, s, link);
 }
 
 MC146818RtcState *mc146818_rtc_init(ISABus *bus, int base_year,
diff --git a/include/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h b/include/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h
index 97cec0b3e8..64893be151 100644
--- a/include/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h
+++ b/include/hw/rtc/mc146818rtc.h
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ MC146818RtcState *mc146818_rtc_init(ISABus *bus, int base_year,
                                     qemu_irq intercept_irq);
 void mc146818rtc_set_cmos_data(MC146818RtcState *s, int addr, int val);
 int mc146818rtc_get_cmos_data(MC146818RtcState *s, int addr);
-void qmp_rtc_reset_reinjection(Error **errp);
+void rtc_reset_reinjection(MC146818RtcState *rtc);
 
 #endif /* HW_RTC_MC146818RTC_H */