diff --git a/backends/igvm-cfg.c b/backends/igvm-cfg.c
index 45df63e06c..d00acf3512 100644
--- a/backends/igvm-cfg.c
+++ b/backends/igvm-cfg.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 
 #include "system/igvm-cfg.h"
-#include "igvm.h"
+#include "system/igvm.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 
 static char *get_igvm(Object *obj, Error **errp)
diff --git a/backends/igvm.c b/backends/igvm.c
index 9ad41582ee..723d45b755 100644
--- a/backends/igvm.c
+++ b/backends/igvm.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 
-#include "igvm.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "system/igvm.h"
 #include "system/memory.h"
 #include "system/address-spaces.h"
 #include "hw/core/cpu.h"
diff --git a/backends/igvm.h b/include/system/igvm.h
similarity index 100%
rename from backends/igvm.h
rename to include/system/igvm.h