diff --git a/include/qemu/thread-posix.h b/include/qemu/thread-posix.h
index 5f2f3d1386bc..758808b705e4 100644
--- a/include/qemu/thread-posix.h
+++ b/include/qemu/thread-posix.h
@@ -32,15 +32,6 @@ struct QemuSemaphore {
     unsigned int count;
 };
 
-struct QemuEvent {
-#ifndef __linux__
-    pthread_mutex_t lock;
-    pthread_cond_t cond;
-#endif
-    unsigned value;
-    bool initialized;
-};
-
 struct QemuThread {
     pthread_t thread;
 };
diff --git a/include/qemu/thread-win32.h b/include/qemu/thread-win32.h
index d95af4498fc9..da9e7322990c 100644
--- a/include/qemu/thread-win32.h
+++ b/include/qemu/thread-win32.h
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ struct QemuSemaphore {
     bool initialized;
 };
 
-struct QemuEvent {
-    int value;
-    HANDLE event;
-    bool initialized;
-};
-
 typedef struct QemuThreadData QemuThreadData;
 struct QemuThread {
     QemuThreadData *data;
diff --git a/include/qemu/thread.h b/include/qemu/thread.h
index 7eba27a70493..cab58a14404d 100644
--- a/include/qemu/thread.h
+++ b/include/qemu/thread.h
@@ -4,13 +4,22 @@
 #include "qemu/processor.h"
 #include "qemu/atomic.h"
 #include "qemu/clang-tsa.h"
+#include "qemu/futex.h"
 
 typedef struct QemuCond QemuCond;
 typedef struct QemuSemaphore QemuSemaphore;
-typedef struct QemuEvent QemuEvent;
 typedef struct QemuLockCnt QemuLockCnt;
 typedef struct QemuThread QemuThread;
 
+typedef struct QemuEvent {
+#ifndef HAVE_FUTEX
+    pthread_mutex_t lock;
+    pthread_cond_t cond;
+#endif
+    unsigned value;
+    bool initialized;
+} QemuEvent;
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include "qemu/thread-win32.h"
 #else
diff --git a/util/event.c b/util/event.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34ac7a08d0bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/event.c
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/thread.h"
+
+/*
+ * Valid transitions:
+ * - free->set, when setting the event
+ * - busy->set, when setting the event, followed by qemu_futex_wake_all
+ * - set->free, when resetting the event
+ * - free->busy, when waiting
+ *
+ * set->busy does not happen (it can be observed from the outside but
+ * it really is set->free->busy).
+ *
+ * busy->free provably cannot happen; to enforce it, the set->free transition
+ * is done with an OR, which becomes a no-op if the event has concurrently
+ * transitioned to free or busy.
+ */
+
+#define EV_SET         0
+#define EV_FREE        1
+#define EV_BUSY       -1
+
+void qemu_event_init(QemuEvent *ev, bool init)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_FUTEX
+    pthread_mutex_init(&ev->lock, NULL);
+    pthread_cond_init(&ev->cond, NULL);
+#endif
+
+    ev->value = (init ? EV_SET : EV_FREE);
+    ev->initialized = true;
+}
+
+void qemu_event_destroy(QemuEvent *ev)
+{
+    assert(ev->initialized);
+    ev->initialized = false;
+#ifndef HAVE_FUTEX
+    pthread_mutex_destroy(&ev->lock);
+    pthread_cond_destroy(&ev->cond);
+#endif
+}
+
+void qemu_event_set(QemuEvent *ev)
+{
+    assert(ev->initialized);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_FUTEX
+    /*
+     * Pairs with both qemu_event_reset() and qemu_event_wait().
+     *
+     * qemu_event_set has release semantics, but because it *loads*
+     * ev->value we need a full memory barrier here.
+     */
+    smp_mb();
+    if (qatomic_read(&ev->value) != EV_SET) {
+        int old = qatomic_xchg(&ev->value, EV_SET);
+
+        /* Pairs with memory barrier in kernel futex_wait system call.  */
+        smp_mb__after_rmw();
+        if (old == EV_BUSY) {
+            /* There were waiters, wake them up.  */
+            qemu_futex_wake_all(ev);
+        }
+    }
+#else
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&ev->lock);
+    qatomic_set(&ev->value, EV_SET);
+    pthread_cond_broadcast(&ev->cond);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ev->lock);
+#endif
+}
+
+void qemu_event_reset(QemuEvent *ev)
+{
+    assert(ev->initialized);
+
+    /*
+     * If there was a concurrent reset (or even reset+wait),
+     * do nothing.  Otherwise change EV_SET->EV_FREE.
+     */
+    qatomic_or(&ev->value, EV_FREE);
+
+    /*
+     * Order reset before checking the condition in the caller.
+     * Pairs with the first memory barrier in qemu_event_set().
+     */
+    smp_mb__after_rmw();
+}
+
+void qemu_event_wait(QemuEvent *ev)
+{
+    assert(ev->initialized);
+
+#ifdef HAVE_FUTEX
+    while (true) {
+        /*
+         * qemu_event_wait must synchronize with qemu_event_set even if it does
+         * not go down the slow path, so this load-acquire is needed that
+         * synchronizes with the first memory barrier in qemu_event_set().
+         *
+         * If we do go down the slow path, there is no requirement at all: we
+         * might miss a qemu_event_set() here but ultimately the memory barrier
+         * in qemu_futex_wait() will ensure the check is done correctly.
+         */
+        unsigned value = qatomic_load_acquire(&ev->value);
+        if (value == EV_SET) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        if (value == EV_FREE) {
+            /*
+             * Leave the event reset and tell qemu_event_set that there are
+             * waiters.  No need to retry, because there cannot be a concurrent
+             * busy->free transition.  After the CAS, the event will be either
+             * set or busy.
+             *
+             * This cmpxchg doesn't have particular ordering requirements if it
+             * succeeds (moving the store earlier can only cause
+             * qemu_event_set() to issue _more_ wakeups), the failing case needs
+             * acquire semantics like the load above.
+             */
+            if (qatomic_cmpxchg(&ev->value, EV_FREE, EV_BUSY) == EV_SET) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * This is the final check for a concurrent set, so it does need
+         * a smp_mb() pairing with the second barrier of qemu_event_set().
+         * The barrier is inside the FUTEX_WAIT system call.
+         */
+        qemu_futex_wait(ev, EV_BUSY);
+    }
+#else
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&ev->lock);
+    if (qatomic_read(&ev->value) != EV_SET) {
+        pthread_cond_wait(&ev->cond, &ev->lock);
+    }
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ev->lock);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/util/qemu-thread-posix.c b/util/qemu-thread-posix.c
index 805cac444f15..ba725444ba63 100644
--- a/util/qemu-thread-posix.c
+++ b/util/qemu-thread-posix.c
@@ -317,149 +317,6 @@ void qemu_sem_wait(QemuSemaphore *sem)
     qemu_mutex_unlock(&sem->mutex);
 }
 
-#ifdef __linux__
-#include "qemu/futex.h"
-#endif
-
-/* Valid transitions:
- * - free->set, when setting the event
- * - busy->set, when setting the event, followed by qemu_futex_wake_all
- * - set->free, when resetting the event
- * - free->busy, when waiting
- *
- * set->busy does not happen (it can be observed from the outside but
- * it really is set->free->busy).
- *
- * busy->free provably cannot happen; to enforce it, the set->free transition
- * is done with an OR, which becomes a no-op if the event has concurrently
- * transitioned to free or busy.
- */
-
-#define EV_SET         0
-#define EV_FREE        1
-#define EV_BUSY       -1
-
-void qemu_event_init(QemuEvent *ev, bool init)
-{
-#ifndef CONFIG_LINUX
-    pthread_mutex_init(&ev->lock, NULL);
-    pthread_cond_init(&ev->cond, NULL);
-#endif
-
-    ev->value = (init ? EV_SET : EV_FREE);
-    ev->initialized = true;
-}
-
-void qemu_event_destroy(QemuEvent *ev)
-{
-    assert(ev->initialized);
-    ev->initialized = false;
-#ifndef CONFIG_LINUX
-    pthread_mutex_destroy(&ev->lock);
-    pthread_cond_destroy(&ev->cond);
-#endif
-}
-
-void qemu_event_set(QemuEvent *ev)
-{
-    assert(ev->initialized);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
-    /*
-     * Pairs with both qemu_event_reset() and qemu_event_wait().
-     *
-     * qemu_event_set has release semantics, but because it *loads*
-     * ev->value we need a full memory barrier here.
-     */
-    smp_mb();
-    if (qatomic_read(&ev->value) != EV_SET) {
-        int old = qatomic_xchg(&ev->value, EV_SET);
-
-        /* Pairs with memory barrier in kernel futex_wait system call.  */
-        smp_mb__after_rmw();
-        if (old == EV_BUSY) {
-            /* There were waiters, wake them up.  */
-            qemu_futex_wake_all(ev);
-        }
-    }
-#else
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&ev->lock);
-    qatomic_set(&ev->value, EV_SET);
-    pthread_cond_broadcast(&ev->cond);
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ev->lock);
-#endif
-}
-
-void qemu_event_reset(QemuEvent *ev)
-{
-    assert(ev->initialized);
-
-    /*
-     * If there was a concurrent reset (or even reset+wait),
-     * do nothing.  Otherwise change EV_SET->EV_FREE.
-     */
-    qatomic_or(&ev->value, EV_FREE);
-
-    /*
-     * Order reset before checking the condition in the caller.
-     * Pairs with the first memory barrier in qemu_event_set().
-     */
-    smp_mb__after_rmw();
-}
-
-void qemu_event_wait(QemuEvent *ev)
-{
-    assert(ev->initialized);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX
-    while (true) {
-        /*
-         * qemu_event_wait must synchronize with qemu_event_set even if it does
-         * not go down the slow path, so this load-acquire is needed that
-         * synchronizes with the first memory barrier in qemu_event_set().
-         *
-         * If we do go down the slow path, there is no requirement at all: we
-         * might miss a qemu_event_set() here but ultimately the memory barrier
-         * in qemu_futex_wait() will ensure the check is done correctly.
-         */
-        unsigned value = qatomic_load_acquire(&ev->value);
-        if (value == EV_SET) {
-            break;
-        }
-
-        if (value == EV_FREE) {
-            /*
-             * Leave the event reset and tell qemu_event_set that there are
-             * waiters.  No need to retry, because there cannot be a concurrent
-             * busy->free transition.  After the CAS, the event will be either
-             * set or busy.
-             *
-             * This cmpxchg doesn't have particular ordering requirements if it
-             * succeeds (moving the store earlier can only cause qemu_event_set()
-             * to issue _more_ wakeups), the failing case needs acquire semantics
-             * like the load above.
-             */
-            if (qatomic_cmpxchg(&ev->value, EV_FREE, EV_BUSY) == EV_SET) {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * This is the final check for a concurrent set, so it does need
-         * a smp_mb() pairing with the second barrier of qemu_event_set().
-         * The barrier is inside the FUTEX_WAIT system call.
-         */
-        qemu_futex_wait(ev, EV_BUSY);
-    }
-#else
-    pthread_mutex_lock(&ev->lock);
-    if (qatomic_read(&ev->value) != EV_SET) {
-        pthread_cond_wait(&ev->cond, &ev->lock);
-    }
-    pthread_mutex_unlock(&ev->lock);
-#endif
-}
-
 static __thread NotifierList thread_exit;
 
 /*
diff --git a/util/qemu-thread-win32.c b/util/qemu-thread-win32.c
index a7fe3cc345f0..ca2e0b512e26 100644
--- a/util/qemu-thread-win32.c
+++ b/util/qemu-thread-win32.c
@@ -231,135 +231,6 @@ void qemu_sem_wait(QemuSemaphore *sem)
     }
 }
 
-/* Wrap a Win32 manual-reset event with a fast userspace path.  The idea
- * is to reset the Win32 event lazily, as part of a test-reset-test-wait
- * sequence.  Such a sequence is, indeed, how QemuEvents are used by
- * RCU and other subsystems!
- *
- * Valid transitions:
- * - free->set, when setting the event
- * - busy->set, when setting the event, followed by SetEvent
- * - set->free, when resetting the event
- * - free->busy, when waiting
- *
- * set->busy does not happen (it can be observed from the outside but
- * it really is set->free->busy).
- *
- * busy->free provably cannot happen; to enforce it, the set->free transition
- * is done with an OR, which becomes a no-op if the event has concurrently
- * transitioned to free or busy (and is faster than cmpxchg).
- */
-
-#define EV_SET         0
-#define EV_FREE        1
-#define EV_BUSY       -1
-
-void qemu_event_init(QemuEvent *ev, bool init)
-{
-    /* Manual reset.  */
-    ev->event = CreateEvent(NULL, TRUE, TRUE, NULL);
-    ev->value = (init ? EV_SET : EV_FREE);
-    ev->initialized = true;
-}
-
-void qemu_event_destroy(QemuEvent *ev)
-{
-    assert(ev->initialized);
-    ev->initialized = false;
-    CloseHandle(ev->event);
-}
-
-void qemu_event_set(QemuEvent *ev)
-{
-    assert(ev->initialized);
-
-    /*
-     * Pairs with both qemu_event_reset() and qemu_event_wait().
-     *
-     * qemu_event_set has release semantics, but because it *loads*
-     * ev->value we need a full memory barrier here.
-     */
-    smp_mb();
-    if (qatomic_read(&ev->value) != EV_SET) {
-        int old = qatomic_xchg(&ev->value, EV_SET);
-
-        /* Pairs with memory barrier after ResetEvent.  */
-        smp_mb__after_rmw();
-        if (old == EV_BUSY) {
-            /* There were waiters, wake them up.  */
-            SetEvent(ev->event);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-void qemu_event_reset(QemuEvent *ev)
-{
-    assert(ev->initialized);
-
-    /*
-     * If there was a concurrent reset (or even reset+wait),
-     * do nothing.  Otherwise change EV_SET->EV_FREE.
-     */
-    qatomic_or(&ev->value, EV_FREE);
-
-    /*
-     * Order reset before checking the condition in the caller.
-     * Pairs with the first memory barrier in qemu_event_set().
-     */
-    smp_mb__after_rmw();
-}
-
-void qemu_event_wait(QemuEvent *ev)
-{
-    unsigned value;
-
-    assert(ev->initialized);
-
-    /*
-     * qemu_event_wait must synchronize with qemu_event_set even if it does
-     * not go down the slow path, so this load-acquire is needed that
-     * synchronizes with the first memory barrier in qemu_event_set().
-     *
-     * If we do go down the slow path, there is no requirement at all: we
-     * might miss a qemu_event_set() here but ultimately the memory barrier in
-     * qemu_futex_wait() will ensure the check is done correctly.
-     */
-    value = qatomic_load_acquire(&ev->value);
-    if (value != EV_SET) {
-        if (value == EV_FREE) {
-            /*
-             * Here the underlying kernel event is reset, but qemu_event_set is
-             * not yet going to call SetEvent.  However, there will be another
-             * check for EV_SET below when setting EV_BUSY.  At that point it
-             * is safe to call WaitForSingleObject.
-             */
-            ResetEvent(ev->event);
-
-            /*
-             * It is not clear whether ResetEvent provides this barrier; kernel
-             * APIs (KeResetEvent/KeClearEvent) do not.  Better safe than sorry!
-             */
-            smp_mb();
-
-            /*
-             * Leave the event reset and tell qemu_event_set that there are
-             * waiters.  No need to retry, because there cannot be a concurrent
-             * busy->free transition.  After the CAS, the event will be either
-             * set or busy.
-             */
-            if (qatomic_cmpxchg(&ev->value, EV_FREE, EV_BUSY) == EV_SET) {
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * ev->value is now EV_BUSY.  Since we didn't observe EV_SET,
-         * qemu_event_set() must observe EV_BUSY and call SetEvent().
-         */
-        WaitForSingleObject(ev->event, INFINITE);
-    }
-}
-
 struct QemuThreadData {
     /* Passed to win32_start_routine.  */
     void             *(*start_routine)(void *);
diff --git a/util/meson.build b/util/meson.build
index da5b49f1ea82..6d23df3d25d2 100644
--- a/util/meson.build
+++ b/util/meson.build
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ if glib_has_gslice
 endif
 util_ss.add(files('defer-call.c'))
 util_ss.add(files('envlist.c', 'path.c', 'module.c'))
+util_ss.add(files('event.c'))
 util_ss.add(files('host-utils.c'))
 util_ss.add(files('bitmap.c', 'bitops.c'))
 util_ss.add(files('fifo8.c'))
