diff --git a/accel/tcg/meson.build b/accel/tcg/meson.build
index c15ac9ac8f..46f7d53eeb 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/meson.build
+++ b/accel/tcg/meson.build
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ tcg_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SYSTEM_ONLY', if_false: files('user-exec-stub.c'))
 if get_option('plugins')
   tcg_ss.add(files('plugin-gen.c'))
 endif
-tcg_ss.add(when: libdw, if_true: files('debuginfo.c'))
-if host_os == 'linux'
-  tcg_ss.add(files('perf.c'))
-endif
 specific_ss.add_all(when: 'CONFIG_TCG', if_true: tcg_ss)
 
 specific_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_SYSTEM_ONLY', 'CONFIG_TCG'], if_true: files(
diff --git a/accel/tcg/translate-all.c b/accel/tcg/translate-all.c
index 1737bb3da5..1c695efe02 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/translate-all.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/translate-all.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 #include "tb-context.h"
 #include "internal-common.h"
 #include "internal-target.h"
-#include "perf.h"
+#include "tcg/perf.h"
 #include "tcg/insn-start-words.h"
 
 TBContext tb_ctx;
diff --git a/hw/core/loader.c b/hw/core/loader.c
index e7a9b3775b..b8e52f3fb0 100644
--- a/hw/core/loader.c
+++ b/hw/core/loader.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
-#include "accel/tcg/debuginfo.h"
+#include "tcg/debuginfo.h"
 
 #include <zlib.h>
 
diff --git a/accel/tcg/debuginfo.h b/include/tcg/debuginfo.h
similarity index 96%
rename from accel/tcg/debuginfo.h
rename to include/tcg/debuginfo.h
index f064e1c144..858535b5da 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/debuginfo.h
+++ b/include/tcg/debuginfo.h
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
  */
 
-#ifndef ACCEL_TCG_DEBUGINFO_H
-#define ACCEL_TCG_DEBUGINFO_H
+#ifndef TCG_DEBUGINFO_H
+#define TCG_DEBUGINFO_H
 
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
 
diff --git a/accel/tcg/perf.h b/include/tcg/perf.h
similarity index 95%
rename from accel/tcg/perf.h
rename to include/tcg/perf.h
index f92dd52c69..c96b5920a3 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/perf.h
+++ b/include/tcg/perf.h
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
  */
 
-#ifndef ACCEL_TCG_PERF_H
-#define ACCEL_TCG_PERF_H
+#ifndef TCG_PERF_H
+#define TCG_PERF_H
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_TCG) && defined(CONFIG_LINUX)
 /* Start writing perf-<pid>.map. */
diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index daf7ef8435..b8eef893d0 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "target_signal.h"
-#include "accel/tcg/debuginfo.h"
+#include "tcg/debuginfo.h"
 
 #ifdef TARGET_ARM
 #include "target/arm/cpu-features.h"
diff --git a/linux-user/exit.c b/linux-user/exit.c
index 50266314e0..1ff8fe4f07 100644
--- a/linux-user/exit.c
+++ b/linux-user/exit.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  *  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "accel/tcg/perf.h"
+#include "tcg/perf.h"
 #include "gdbstub/syscalls.h"
 #include "qemu.h"
 #include "user-internals.h"
diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index c9470eeccf..74b2fbb393 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #include "signal-common.h"
 #include "loader.h"
 #include "user-mmap.h"
-#include "accel/tcg/perf.h"
+#include "tcg/perf.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SEMIHOSTING
 #include "semihosting/semihost.h"
diff --git a/system/vl.c b/system/vl.c
index 788d88ea03..60fd1e56b6 100644
--- a/system/vl.c
+++ b/system/vl.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCG
-#include "accel/tcg/perf.h"
+#include "tcg/perf.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "disas/disas.h"
diff --git a/accel/tcg/debuginfo.c b/tcg/debuginfo.c
similarity index 98%
rename from accel/tcg/debuginfo.c
rename to tcg/debuginfo.c
index 71c66d04d1..3753f7ef67 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/debuginfo.c
+++ b/tcg/debuginfo.c
@@ -6,11 +6,10 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/lockable.h"
+#include "tcg/debuginfo.h"
 
 #include <elfutils/libdwfl.h>
 
-#include "debuginfo.h"
-
 static QemuMutex lock;
 static Dwfl *dwfl;
 static const Dwfl_Callbacks dwfl_callbacks = {
diff --git a/tcg/meson.build b/tcg/meson.build
index 5afdec1e1a..8251589fd4 100644
--- a/tcg/meson.build
+++ b/tcg/meson.build
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ if get_option('tcg_interpreter')
   tcg_ss.add(files('tci.c'))
 endif
 
+tcg_ss.add(when: libdw, if_true: files('debuginfo.c'))
+if host_os == 'linux'
+  tcg_ss.add(files('perf.c'))
+endif
+
 tcg_ss = tcg_ss.apply({})
 
 libtcg_user = static_library('tcg_user',
diff --git a/accel/tcg/perf.c b/tcg/perf.c
similarity index 99%
rename from accel/tcg/perf.c
rename to tcg/perf.c
index 68a46b1b52..412a987d95 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/perf.c
+++ b/tcg/perf.c
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "elf.h"
 #include "exec/target_page.h"
-#include "exec/exec-all.h"
+#include "exec/translation-block.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
+#include "tcg/debuginfo.h"
+#include "tcg/perf.h"
 #include "tcg/tcg.h"
 
-#include "debuginfo.h"
-#include "perf.h"
-
 static FILE *safe_fopen_w(const char *path)
 {
     int saved_errno;
diff --git a/tcg/tcg.c b/tcg/tcg.c
index e2c38f6d11..eeff4c1d51 100644
--- a/tcg/tcg.c
+++ b/tcg/tcg.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #include "tcg/tcg-ldst.h"
 #include "tcg/tcg-temp-internal.h"
 #include "tcg-internal.h"
-#include "accel/tcg/perf.h"
+#include "tcg/perf.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 #include "exec/user/guest-base.h"
 #endif