diff --git a/hw/scsi-bus.c b/hw/scsi-bus.c
index a2f9cc1cc3..c41ce9b32a 100644
--- a/hw/scsi-bus.c
+++ b/hw/scsi-bus.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include "hw.h"
-#include "sysemu.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 #include "scsi.h"
 #include "scsi-defs.h"
 #include "block.h"
diff --git a/hw/scsi-disk.c b/hw/scsi-disk.c
index 8f7ffc143d..9cc35f8e97 100644
--- a/hw/scsi-disk.c
+++ b/hw/scsi-disk.c
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
  * the host adapter emulator.
  */
 
-#include <qemu-common.h>
-#include <sysemu.h>
 //#define DEBUG_SCSI
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_SCSI
@@ -34,6 +32,7 @@ do { printf("scsi-disk: " fmt , ## __VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
 do { fprintf(stderr, "scsi-disk: " fmt , ## __VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 #include "block.h"
 #include "scsi.h"
 #include "scsi-defs.h"
diff --git a/hw/scsi-generic.c b/hw/scsi-generic.c
index de778efa3b..cfd990352f 100644
--- a/hw/scsi-generic.c
+++ b/hw/scsi-generic.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 #include "block.h"
 #include "scsi.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/usb-serial.c b/hw/usb-serial.c
index 1410b11b2b..6db9446b82 100644
--- a/hw/usb-serial.c
+++ b/hw/usb-serial.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 #include "usb.h"
 #include "qemu-char.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio-net.c b/hw/virtio-net.c
index 5c0093e879..8359be69e7 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-net.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "net.h"
 #include "net/checksum.h"
 #include "net/tap.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 #include "qemu-timer.h"
 #include "virtio-net.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio-pci.c
index 799f664d8e..52f8812b0b 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-pci.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "virtio-blk.h"
 #include "virtio-net.h"
 #include "pci.h"
-#include "sysemu.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 #include "msix.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "block_int.h"
diff --git a/monitor.h b/monitor.h
index cf3b3790c7..dbb7becba9 100644
--- a/monitor.h
+++ b/monitor.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu-char.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 #include "qerror.h"
 #include "qdict.h"
 #include "block.h"
diff --git a/net/dump.c b/net/dump.c
index d50b4eeac4..e702830108 100644
--- a/net/dump.c
+++ b/net/dump.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "dump.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 #include "qemu-log.h"
 
 typedef struct DumpState {
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 442a9c790c..474d573a47 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 #include "net.h"
 #include "qemu-char.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 #include "qemu-option.h"
 #include "qemu_socket.h"
-#include "sysemu.h"
 
 typedef struct NetSocketState {
     VLANClientState nc;
diff --git a/net/tap-linux.c b/net/tap-linux.c
index 6af9e824d3..c5748e631b 100644
--- a/net/tap-linux.c
+++ b/net/tap-linux.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 
 int tap_open(char *ifname, int ifname_size, int *vnet_hdr, int vnet_hdr_required)
 {
diff --git a/net/tap.c b/net/tap.c
index 7a7320c1a2..9ba9b4a5d4 100644
--- a/net/tap.c
+++ b/net/tap.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu-char.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 
 #include "net/tap-linux.h"
 
diff --git a/qemu-config.c b/qemu-config.c
index 246fae6f99..2c9a7a5f2d 100644
--- a/qemu-config.c
+++ b/qemu-config.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 #include "qemu-option.h"
 #include "qemu-config.h"
 #include "sysemu.h"
diff --git a/qemu-error.h b/qemu-error.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa161135fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu-error.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef QEMU_ERROR_H
+#define QEMU_ERROR_H
+
+void qemu_error(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((format(printf, 1, 2)));
+void qemu_error_internal(const char *file, int linenr, const char *func,
+                         const char *fmt, ...)
+                         __attribute__ ((format(printf, 4, 5)));
+
+#define qemu_error_new(fmt, ...) \
+    qemu_error_internal(__FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/qemu-tool.c b/qemu-tool.c
index bbce99fd8d..26f46eb09c 100644
--- a/qemu-tool.c
+++ b/qemu-tool.c
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "monitor.h"
-#include "sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu-timer.h"
 #include "qemu-log.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
diff --git a/qerror.c b/qerror.c
index 2f657f4f7b..a418bde37f 100644
--- a/qerror.c
+++ b/qerror.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include "qjson.h"
 #include "qerror.h"
 #include "qstring.h"
-#include "sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "qemu-error.h"
 
 static void qerror_destroy_obj(QObject *obj);
 
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index 14de993afc..8a9c630ebd 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -73,14 +73,6 @@ int qemu_savevm_state_complete(Monitor *mon, QEMUFile *f);
 void qemu_savevm_state_cancel(Monitor *mon, QEMUFile *f);
 int qemu_loadvm_state(QEMUFile *f);
 
-void qemu_error(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((format(printf, 1, 2)));
-void qemu_error_internal(const char *file, int linenr, const char *func,
-                         const char *fmt, ...)
-                         __attribute__ ((format(printf, 4, 5)));
-
-#define qemu_error_new(fmt, ...) \
-    qemu_error_internal(__FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, fmt, ## __VA_ARGS__)
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 /* Polling handling */