diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c b/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c
index 3c306101f9..64e4154cdf 100644
--- a/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c
+++ b/target/i386/hvf/hvf.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ static void hvf_read_mem(CPUState *cpu, void *data, target_ulong gva, int bytes)
 static const struct x86_emul_ops hvf_x86_emul_ops = {
     .read_mem = hvf_read_mem,
     .read_segment_descriptor = hvf_read_segment_descriptor,
+    .handle_io = hvf_handle_io,
 };
 
 int hvf_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/x86_emu.c b/target/i386/hvf/x86_emu.c
index 2fb54e1f1e..25912e82ca 100644
--- a/target/i386/hvf/x86_emu.c
+++ b/target/i386/hvf/x86_emu.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include "x86_flags.h"
 #include "vmcs.h"
 #include "vmx.h"
-#include "hvf-i386.h"
 
 #define EXEC_2OP_FLAGS_CMD(env, decode, cmd, FLAGS_FUNC, save_res) \
 {                                                       \
@@ -396,18 +395,18 @@ static void exec_out(CPUX86State *env, struct x86_decode *decode)
 {
     switch (decode->opcode[0]) {
     case 0xe6:
-        hvf_handle_io(env_cpu(env), decode->op[0].val, &AL(env), 1, 1, 1);
+        emul_ops->handle_io(env_cpu(env), decode->op[0].val, &AL(env), 1, 1, 1);
         break;
     case 0xe7:
-        hvf_handle_io(env_cpu(env), decode->op[0].val, &RAX(env), 1,
-                      decode->operand_size, 1);
+        emul_ops->handle_io(env_cpu(env), decode->op[0].val, &RAX(env), 1,
+                            decode->operand_size, 1);
         break;
     case 0xee:
-        hvf_handle_io(env_cpu(env), DX(env), &AL(env), 1, 1, 1);
+        emul_ops->handle_io(env_cpu(env), DX(env), &AL(env), 1, 1, 1);
         break;
     case 0xef:
-        hvf_handle_io(env_cpu(env), DX(env), &RAX(env), 1,
-                      decode->operand_size, 1);
+        emul_ops->handle_io(env_cpu(env), DX(env), &RAX(env), 1,
+                            decode->operand_size, 1);
         break;
     default:
         VM_PANIC("Bad out opcode\n");
@@ -421,10 +420,10 @@ static void exec_in(CPUX86State *env, struct x86_decode *decode)
     target_ulong val = 0;
     switch (decode->opcode[0]) {
     case 0xe4:
-        hvf_handle_io(env_cpu(env), decode->op[0].val, &AL(env), 0, 1, 1);
+        emul_ops->handle_io(env_cpu(env), decode->op[0].val, &AL(env), 0, 1, 1);
         break;
     case 0xe5:
-        hvf_handle_io(env_cpu(env), decode->op[0].val, &val, 0,
+        emul_ops->handle_io(env_cpu(env), decode->op[0].val, &val, 0,
                       decode->operand_size, 1);
         if (decode->operand_size == 2) {
             AX(env) = val;
@@ -433,10 +432,11 @@ static void exec_in(CPUX86State *env, struct x86_decode *decode)
         }
         break;
     case 0xec:
-        hvf_handle_io(env_cpu(env), DX(env), &AL(env), 0, 1, 1);
+        emul_ops->handle_io(env_cpu(env), DX(env), &AL(env), 0, 1, 1);
         break;
     case 0xed:
-        hvf_handle_io(env_cpu(env), DX(env), &val, 0, decode->operand_size, 1);
+        emul_ops->handle_io(env_cpu(env), DX(env), &val, 0,
+                            decode->operand_size, 1);
         if (decode->operand_size == 2) {
             AX(env) = val;
         } else {
@@ -486,8 +486,8 @@ static void exec_ins_single(CPUX86State *env, struct x86_decode *decode)
     target_ulong addr = linear_addr_size(env_cpu(env), RDI(env),
                                          decode->addressing_size, R_ES);
 
-    hvf_handle_io(env_cpu(env), DX(env), env->hvf_mmio_buf, 0,
-                  decode->operand_size, 1);
+    emul_ops->handle_io(env_cpu(env), DX(env), env->hvf_mmio_buf, 0,
+                        decode->operand_size, 1);
     vmx_write_mem(env_cpu(env), addr, env->hvf_mmio_buf,
                   decode->operand_size);
 
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ static void exec_outs_single(CPUX86State *env, struct x86_decode *decode)
 
     vmx_read_mem(env_cpu(env), env->hvf_mmio_buf, addr,
                  decode->operand_size);
-    hvf_handle_io(env_cpu(env), DX(env), env->hvf_mmio_buf, 1,
-                  decode->operand_size, 1);
+    emul_ops->handle_io(env_cpu(env), DX(env), env->hvf_mmio_buf, 1,
+                        decode->operand_size, 1);
 
     string_increment_reg(env, R_ESI, decode);
 }
diff --git a/target/i386/hvf/x86_emu.h b/target/i386/hvf/x86_emu.h
index ebad7df1cc..3bca541bae 100644
--- a/target/i386/hvf/x86_emu.h
+++ b/target/i386/hvf/x86_emu.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ struct x86_emul_ops {
     void (*read_mem)(CPUState *cpu, void *data, target_ulong addr, int bytes);
     void (*read_segment_descriptor)(CPUState *cpu, struct x86_segment_descriptor *desc,
                                     enum X86Seg seg);
+    void (*handle_io)(CPUState *cpu, uint16_t port, void *data, int direction,
+                      int size, int count);
 };
 
 extern const struct x86_emul_ops *emul_ops;
