diff --git a/include/qemu-common.h b/include/qemu-common.h
index 5a2d9972bd..fbd999cbcd 100644
--- a/include/qemu-common.h
+++ b/include/qemu-common.h
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 
-/* HOST_LONG_BITS is the size of a native pointer in bits. */
-#if UINTPTR_MAX == UINT32_MAX
-# define HOST_LONG_BITS 32
-#elif UINTPTR_MAX == UINT64_MAX
-# define HOST_LONG_BITS 64
-#else
-# error Unknown pointer size
-#endif
-
 void cpu_ticks_init(void);
 
 /* icount */
diff --git a/include/qemu/bswap.h b/include/qemu/bswap.h
index 95071ba9e8..fcedf0d249 100644
--- a/include/qemu/bswap.h
+++ b/include/qemu/bswap.h
@@ -419,11 +419,9 @@ static inline void stfq_be_p(void *ptr, float64 v)
 
 static inline unsigned long leul_to_cpu(unsigned long v)
 {
-    /* In order to break an include loop between here and
-       qemu-common.h, don't rely on HOST_LONG_BITS.  */
-#if ULONG_MAX == UINT32_MAX
+#if HOST_LONG_BITS == 32
     return le_bswap(v, 32);
-#elif ULONG_MAX == UINT64_MAX
+#elif HOST_LONG_BITS == 64
     return le_bswap(v, 64);
 #else
 # error Unknown sizeof long
diff --git a/include/qemu/osdep.h b/include/qemu/osdep.h
index 1c0ce4a1c7..64b06e30cd 100644
--- a/include/qemu/osdep.h
+++ b/include/qemu/osdep.h
@@ -127,6 +127,15 @@ extern int daemon(int, int);
 #define TIME_MAX LONG_MAX
 #endif
 
+/* HOST_LONG_BITS is the size of a native pointer in bits. */
+#if UINTPTR_MAX == UINT32_MAX
+# define HOST_LONG_BITS 32
+#elif UINTPTR_MAX == UINT64_MAX
+# define HOST_LONG_BITS 64
+#else
+# error Unknown pointer size
+#endif
+
 #ifndef MIN
 #define MIN(a, b) (((a) < (b)) ? (a) : (b))
 #endif