diff --git a/hw/smbios/smbios.c b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
index 04811279a0..6fe5be3586 100644
--- a/hw/smbios/smbios.c
+++ b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "exec/cpu-common.h"
 #include "smbios_build.h"
-#include "hw/smbios/ipmi.h"
+#include "smbios_ipmi.h"
 
 /* legacy structures and constants for <= 2.0 machines */
 struct smbios_header {
diff --git a/include/hw/smbios/ipmi.h b/hw/smbios/smbios_ipmi.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/hw/smbios/ipmi.h
rename to hw/smbios/smbios_ipmi.h
diff --git a/hw/smbios/smbios_type_38-stub.c b/hw/smbios/smbios_type_38-stub.c
index 5b83c9b1f1..fc4516bc8a 100644
--- a/hw/smbios/smbios_type_38-stub.c
+++ b/hw/smbios/smbios_type_38-stub.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "hw/smbios/ipmi.h"
+#include "smbios_ipmi.h"
 
 void smbios_build_type_38_table(void)
 {
diff --git a/hw/smbios/smbios_type_38.c b/hw/smbios/smbios_type_38.c
index 56e8609c00..d84e87d608 100644
--- a/hw/smbios/smbios_type_38.c
+++ b/hw/smbios/smbios_type_38.c
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/ipmi/ipmi.h"
-#include "hw/smbios/ipmi.h"
 #include "hw/smbios/smbios.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "smbios_build.h"
+#include "smbios_ipmi.h"
 
 /* SMBIOS type 38 - IPMI */
 struct smbios_type_38 {