diff --git a/hw/char/Kconfig b/hw/char/Kconfig
index 91da92f617..939bc44758 100644
--- a/hw/char/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/char/Kconfig
@@ -58,3 +58,6 @@ config AVR_USART
 
 config MCHP_PFSOC_MMUART
     bool
+
+config SIFIVE_UART
+    bool
diff --git a/hw/char/meson.build b/hw/char/meson.build
index 3db623eeec..196ac91fa2 100644
--- a/hw/char/meson.build
+++ b/hw/char/meson.build
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_EXYNOS4', if_true: files('exynos4210_uart.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_OMAP', if_true: files('omap_uart.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_RASPI', if_true: files('bcm2835_aux.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_RENESAS_SCI', if_true: files('renesas_sci.c'))
+softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SIFIVE_UART', if_true: files('sifive_uart.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SH4', if_true: files('sh_serial.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_STM32F2XX_USART', if_true: files('stm32f2xx_usart.c'))
 softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_MCHP_PFSOC_MMUART', if_true: files('mchp_pfsoc_mmuart.c'))
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_uart.c b/hw/char/sifive_uart.c
similarity index 99%
rename from hw/riscv/sifive_uart.c
rename to hw/char/sifive_uart.c
index 9350482662..3a00ba7f00 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/sifive_uart.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "chardev/char-fe.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
-#include "hw/riscv/sifive_uart.h"
+#include "hw/char/sifive_uart.h"
 
 /*
  * Not yet implemented:
diff --git a/hw/riscv/Kconfig b/hw/riscv/Kconfig
index a0e256c344..a0461578a6 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ config SIFIVE_E
     select SIFIVE_CLINT
     select SIFIVE_GPIO
     select SIFIVE_PLIC
+    select SIFIVE_UART
     select SIFIVE_E_PRCI
     select UNIMP
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ config SIFIVE_U
     select SIFIVE_GPIO
     select SIFIVE_PDMA
     select SIFIVE_PLIC
+    select SIFIVE_UART
     select SIFIVE_U_OTP
     select SIFIVE_U_PRCI
     select UNIMP
diff --git a/hw/riscv/meson.build b/hw/riscv/meson.build
index 90df67acc7..967572d4f6 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/meson.build
+++ b/hw/riscv/meson.build
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ riscv_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_HART', if_true: files('riscv_hart.c'))
 riscv_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_OPENTITAN', if_true: files('opentitan.c'))
 riscv_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_RISCV_VIRT', if_true: files('virt.c'))
 riscv_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SIFIVE', if_true: files('sifive_test.c'))
-riscv_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SIFIVE', if_true: files('sifive_uart.c'))
 riscv_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SIFIVE_E', if_true: files('sifive_e.c'))
 riscv_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SIFIVE_U', if_true: files('sifive_u.c'))
 riscv_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SPIKE', if_true: files('spike.c'))
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
index 0ddcf1508d..40bbf530d4 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "target/riscv/cpu.h"
 #include "hw/riscv/riscv_hart.h"
-#include "hw/riscv/sifive_uart.h"
 #include "hw/riscv/sifive_e.h"
 #include "hw/riscv/boot.h"
+#include "hw/char/sifive_uart.h"
 #include "hw/intc/sifive_clint.h"
 #include "hw/intc/sifive_plic.h"
 #include "hw/misc/sifive_e_prci.h"
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
index faca2e829e..4f12a93188 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
 #include "hw/misc/unimp.h"
 #include "target/riscv/cpu.h"
 #include "hw/riscv/riscv_hart.h"
-#include "hw/riscv/sifive_uart.h"
 #include "hw/riscv/sifive_u.h"
 #include "hw/riscv/boot.h"
+#include "hw/char/sifive_uart.h"
 #include "hw/intc/sifive_clint.h"
 #include "hw/intc/sifive_plic.h"
 #include "chardev/char.h"
diff --git a/include/hw/riscv/sifive_uart.h b/include/hw/char/sifive_uart.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/hw/riscv/sifive_uart.h
rename to include/hw/char/sifive_uart.h