diff --git a/arch_init.c b/arch_init.c
index 725c638ece..38f5fb9c22 100644
--- a/arch_init.c
+++ b/arch_init.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/audio/audio.h"
-#include "hw/i386/smbios.h"
+#include "hw/smbios/smbios.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
diff --git a/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
index 48b57623f7..5eaafa18d0 100644
--- a/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
@@ -49,3 +49,4 @@ CONFIG_MEM_HOTPLUG=y
 CONFIG_XIO3130=y
 CONFIG_IOH3420=y
 CONFIG_I82801B11=y
+CONFIG_SMBIOS=y
diff --git a/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak
index 4962ed70af..28e2099187 100644
--- a/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak
@@ -50,3 +50,4 @@ CONFIG_MEM_HOTPLUG=y
 CONFIG_XIO3130=y
 CONFIG_IOH3420=y
 CONFIG_I82801B11=y
+CONFIG_SMBIOS=y
diff --git a/hw/Makefile.objs b/hw/Makefile.objs
index 73afa41b32..7e7c241104 100644
--- a/hw/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/Makefile.objs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += watchdog/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_SOFTMMU) += xen/
 devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_MEM_HOTPLUG) += mem/
+devices-dirs-$(CONFIG_SMBIOS) += smbios/
 devices-dirs-y += core/
 common-obj-y += $(devices-dirs-y)
 obj-y += $(devices-dirs-y)
diff --git a/hw/i386/Makefile.objs b/hw/i386/Makefile.objs
index ecdb40099d..ebd1015a08 100644
--- a/hw/i386/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/i386/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm/
-obj-y += multiboot.o smbios.o
+obj-y += multiboot.o
 obj-y += pc.o pc_piix.o pc_q35.o
 obj-y += pc_sysfw.o
 obj-y += intel_iommu.o
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 0973596c9e..9f2924e5df 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci/pci_bus.h"
 #include "hw/nvram/fw_cfg.h"
 #include "hw/timer/hpet.h"
-#include "hw/i386/smbios.h"
+#include "hw/smbios/smbios.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "elf.h"
 #include "multiboot.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index ce51cd1c2c..95584676e2 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "hw/i386/pc.h"
 #include "hw/i386/apic.h"
-#include "hw/i386/smbios.h"
+#include "hw/smbios/smbios.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci_ids.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index cd4ecc32f7..c07d65bc46 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "hw/pci-host/q35.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "hw/i386/ich9.h"
-#include "hw/i386/smbios.h"
+#include "hw/smbios/smbios.h"
 #include "hw/ide/pci.h"
 #include "hw/ide/ahci.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
diff --git a/hw/smbios/Makefile.objs b/hw/smbios/Makefile.objs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f69a92f967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/smbios/Makefile.objs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+common-obj-$(CONFIG_SMBIOS) += smbios.o
diff --git a/hw/i386/smbios.c b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
similarity index 99%
rename from hw/i386/smbios.c
rename to hw/smbios/smbios.c
index 6f715c641b..efdbb5de6f 100644
--- a/hw/i386/smbios.c
+++ b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
-#include "hw/i386/pc.h"
-#include "hw/i386/smbios.h"
+#include "hw/smbios/smbios.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"
-
+#include "exec/cpu-common.h"
 
 /* legacy structures and constants for <= 2.0 machines */
 struct smbios_header {
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/smbios.h b/include/hw/smbios/smbios.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/hw/i386/smbios.h
rename to include/hw/smbios/smbios.h
diff --git a/tests/bios-tables-test.c b/tests/bios-tables-test.c
index 0de1742d7d..613867ab99 100644
--- a/tests/bios-tables-test.c
+++ b/tests/bios-tables-test.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "libqtest.h"
 #include "qemu/compiler.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi-defs.h"
-#include "hw/i386/smbios.h"
+#include "hw/smbios/smbios.h"
 #include "qemu/bitmap.h"
 
 #define MACHINE_PC "pc"
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 0adbbd6747..584ca88dda 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
 #include "hw/bt.h"
 #include "sysemu/watchdog.h"
-#include "hw/i386/smbios.h"
+#include "hw/smbios/smbios.h"
 #include "hw/xen/xen.h"
 #include "hw/qdev.h"
 #include "hw/loader.h"