diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 6c2a4128cb..6f54de0b46 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ OBJS+= libqemu.a
 
 # cpu emulator library
 LIBOBJS=exec.o kqemu.o translate-op.o translate-all.o cpu-exec.o\
-        translate.o op.o
+        translate.o op.o host-utils.o
 ifdef CONFIG_SOFTFLOAT
 LIBOBJS+=fpu/softfloat.o
 else
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ endif
 # must use static linking to avoid leaving stuff in virtual address space
 VL_OBJS=vl.o osdep.o readline.o monitor.o pci.o console.o loader.o isa_mmio.o
 VL_OBJS+=cutils.o
-VL_OBJS+=host-utils.o
 VL_OBJS+=block.o block-raw.o
 VL_OBJS+=block-cow.o block-qcow.o aes.o block-vmdk.o block-cloop.o block-dmg.o block-bochs.o block-vpc.o block-vvfat.o block-qcow2.o block-parallels.o
 VL_OBJS+=irq.o