diff --git a/include/migration/register.h b/include/migration/register.h
index 717c6175b5..d9498d95eb 100644
--- a/include/migration/register.h
+++ b/include/migration/register.h
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 #ifndef MIGRATION_REGISTER_H
 #define MIGRATION_REGISTER_H
 
-typedef void SaveStateHandler(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque);
-typedef int LoadStateHandler(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id);
-
 typedef struct SaveVMHandlers {
     /* This runs inside the iothread lock.  */
     SaveStateHandler *save_state;
diff --git a/include/migration/vmstate.h b/include/migration/vmstate.h
index f3f3c2af4d..e85fbd81fc 100644
--- a/include/migration/vmstate.h
+++ b/include/migration/vmstate.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 #include "migration/qjson.h"
 
-typedef int LoadStateHandler(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id);
 typedef struct VMStateInfo VMStateInfo;
 typedef struct VMStateDescription VMStateDescription;
 typedef struct VMStateField VMStateField;
diff --git a/include/qemu/typedefs.h b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
index 51958bf7d3..f745d5faf7 100644
--- a/include/qemu/typedefs.h
+++ b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
@@ -96,5 +96,7 @@ typedef struct uWireSlave uWireSlave;
 typedef struct VirtIODevice VirtIODevice;
 typedef struct Visitor Visitor;
 typedef struct node_info NodeInfo;
+typedef void SaveStateHandler(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque);
+typedef int LoadStateHandler(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id);
 
 #endif /* QEMU_TYPEDEFS_H */