diff --git a/include/hw/ide/ide-dev.h b/include/hw/ide/ide-dev.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e9663cda9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/hw/ide/ide-dev.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * ide device definitions
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef IDE_DEV_H
+#define IDE_DEV_H
+
+#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/block/block.h"
+#include "hw/ide/internal.h"
+
+typedef struct IDEDrive {
+    IDEDevice dev;
+} IDEDrive;
+
+#define DEFINE_IDE_DEV_PROPERTIES()                     \
+    DEFINE_BLOCK_PROPERTIES(IDEDrive, dev.conf),        \
+    DEFINE_BLOCK_ERROR_PROPERTIES(IDEDrive, dev.conf),  \
+    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("ver",  IDEDrive, dev.version),  \
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT64("wwn",  IDEDrive, dev.wwn, 0),   \
+    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("serial",  IDEDrive, dev.serial),\
+    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("model", IDEDrive, dev.model)
+
+void ide_dev_initfn(IDEDevice *dev, IDEDriveKind kind, Error **errp);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/hw/ide/cf.c b/hw/ide/cf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a425cb0f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/ide/cf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * ide CompactFlash support
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "hw/ide/ide-dev.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-types-block.h"
+
+static void ide_cf_realize(IDEDevice *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    ide_dev_initfn(dev, IDE_CFATA, errp);
+}
+
+static Property ide_cf_properties[] = {
+    DEFINE_IDE_DEV_PROPERTIES(),
+    DEFINE_BLOCK_CHS_PROPERTIES(IDEDrive, dev.conf),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIOS_CHS_TRANS("bios-chs-trans",
+                IDEDrive, dev.chs_trans, BIOS_ATA_TRANSLATION_AUTO),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
+static void ide_cf_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    IDEDeviceClass *k = IDE_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+
+    k->realize  = ide_cf_realize;
+    dc->fw_name = "drive";
+    dc->desc    = "virtual CompactFlash card";
+    device_class_set_props(dc, ide_cf_properties);
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo ide_cf_info = {
+    .name          = "ide-cf",
+    .parent        = TYPE_IDE_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(IDEDrive),
+    .class_init    = ide_cf_class_init,
+};
+
+static void ide_cf_register_type(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&ide_cf_info);
+}
+
+type_init(ide_cf_register_type)
diff --git a/hw/ide/qdev.c b/hw/ide/qdev.c
index 1b3b4da01d..4189313d30 100644
--- a/hw/ide/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/ide/qdev.c
@@ -24,12 +24,9 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
-#include "hw/ide/internal.h"
-#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
-#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h"
+#include "hw/ide/ide-dev.h"
 #include "sysemu/block-backend.h"
 #include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
-#include "hw/block/block.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/runstate.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
@@ -158,11 +155,7 @@ int ide_get_bios_chs_trans(BusState *bus, int unit)
 
 /* --------------------------------- */
 
-typedef struct IDEDrive {
-    IDEDevice dev;
-} IDEDrive;
-
-static void ide_dev_initfn(IDEDevice *dev, IDEDriveKind kind, Error **errp)
+void ide_dev_initfn(IDEDevice *dev, IDEDriveKind kind, Error **errp)
 {
     IDEBus *bus = DO_UPCAST(IDEBus, qbus, dev->qdev.parent_bus);
     IDEState *s = bus->ifs + dev->unit;
@@ -283,19 +276,6 @@ static void ide_cd_realize(IDEDevice *dev, Error **errp)
     ide_dev_initfn(dev, IDE_CD, errp);
 }
 
-static void ide_cf_realize(IDEDevice *dev, Error **errp)
-{
-    ide_dev_initfn(dev, IDE_CFATA, errp);
-}
-
-#define DEFINE_IDE_DEV_PROPERTIES()                     \
-    DEFINE_BLOCK_PROPERTIES(IDEDrive, dev.conf),        \
-    DEFINE_BLOCK_ERROR_PROPERTIES(IDEDrive, dev.conf),  \
-    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("ver",  IDEDrive, dev.version),  \
-    DEFINE_PROP_UINT64("wwn",  IDEDrive, dev.wwn, 0),   \
-    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("serial",  IDEDrive, dev.serial),\
-    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("model", IDEDrive, dev.model)
-
 static Property ide_hd_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_IDE_DEV_PROPERTIES(),
     DEFINE_BLOCK_CHS_PROPERTIES(IDEDrive, dev.conf),
@@ -346,32 +326,6 @@ static const TypeInfo ide_cd_info = {
     .class_init    = ide_cd_class_init,
 };
 
-static Property ide_cf_properties[] = {
-    DEFINE_IDE_DEV_PROPERTIES(),
-    DEFINE_BLOCK_CHS_PROPERTIES(IDEDrive, dev.conf),
-    DEFINE_PROP_BIOS_CHS_TRANS("bios-chs-trans",
-                IDEDrive, dev.chs_trans, BIOS_ATA_TRANSLATION_AUTO),
-    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-};
-
-static void ide_cf_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
-{
-    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-    IDEDeviceClass *k = IDE_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-
-    k->realize  = ide_cf_realize;
-    dc->fw_name = "drive";
-    dc->desc    = "virtual CompactFlash card";
-    device_class_set_props(dc, ide_cf_properties);
-}
-
-static const TypeInfo ide_cf_info = {
-    .name          = "ide-cf",
-    .parent        = TYPE_IDE_DEVICE,
-    .instance_size = sizeof(IDEDrive),
-    .class_init    = ide_cf_class_init,
-};
-
 static void ide_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *k = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
@@ -396,7 +350,6 @@ static void ide_register_types(void)
     type_register_static(&ide_bus_info);
     type_register_static(&ide_hd_info);
     type_register_static(&ide_cd_info);
-    type_register_static(&ide_cf_info);
     type_register_static(&ide_device_type_info);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/ide/Kconfig b/hw/ide/Kconfig
index dd85fa3619..b93d6743d5 100644
--- a/hw/ide/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/ide/Kconfig
@@ -57,3 +57,7 @@ config IDE_SII3112
     bool
     select IDE_PCI
     select IDE_QDEV
+
+config IDE_CF
+    bool
+    default y if IDE_QDEV
diff --git a/hw/ide/meson.build b/hw/ide/meson.build
index e050eef942..d2e5b45c9e 100644
--- a/hw/ide/meson.build
+++ b/hw/ide/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_AHCI', if_true: files('ahci.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_AHCI_ICH9', if_true: files('ich.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ALLWINNER_A10', if_true: files('ahci-allwinner.c'))
+system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_IDE_CF', if_true: files('cf.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_IDE_CMD646', if_true: files('cmd646.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_IDE_CORE', if_true: files('core.c', 'atapi.c'))
 system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_IDE_ISA', if_true: files('isa.c', 'ioport.c'))
