diff --git a/accel/tcg/internal-common.h b/accel/tcg/internal-common.h
index ead53cb8a5..cbeff39e3e 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/internal-common.h
+++ b/accel/tcg/internal-common.h
@@ -24,4 +24,21 @@ static inline bool cpu_in_serial_context(CPUState *cs)
     return !tcg_cflags_has(cs, CF_PARALLEL) || cpu_in_exclusive_context(cs);
 }
 
+/**
+ * cpu_plugin_mem_cbs_enabled() - are plugin memory callbacks enabled?
+ * @cs: CPUState pointer
+ *
+ * The memory callbacks are installed if a plugin has instrumented an
+ * instruction for memory. This can be useful to know if you want to
+ * force a slow path for a series of memory accesses.
+ */
+static inline bool cpu_plugin_mem_cbs_enabled(const CPUState *cpu)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PLUGIN
+    return !!cpu->plugin_mem_cbs;
+#else
+    return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/core/cpu.h b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
index 173349b0bd..a001bafcf8 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/cpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
@@ -1111,23 +1111,6 @@ void cpu_watchpoint_remove_by_ref(CPUState *cpu, CPUWatchpoint *watchpoint);
 void cpu_watchpoint_remove_all(CPUState *cpu, int mask);
 #endif
 
-/**
- * cpu_plugin_mem_cbs_enabled() - are plugin memory callbacks enabled?
- * @cs: CPUState pointer
- *
- * The memory callbacks are installed if a plugin has instrumented an
- * instruction for memory. This can be useful to know if you want to
- * force a slow path for a series of memory accesses.
- */
-static inline bool cpu_plugin_mem_cbs_enabled(const CPUState *cpu)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_PLUGIN
-    return !!cpu->plugin_mem_cbs;
-#else
-    return false;
-#endif
-}
-
 /**
  * cpu_get_address_space:
  * @cpu: CPU to get address space from