diff --git a/accel/tcg/backend-ldst.h b/accel/tcg/backend-ldst.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c3a407a5af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accel/tcg/backend-ldst.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Internal memory barrier helpers for QEMU (target agnostic)
+ *
+ *  Copyright (c) 2003 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+ */
+
+#ifndef ACCEL_TCG_BACKEND_LDST_H
+#define ACCEL_TCG_BACKEND_LDST_H
+
+#include "tcg-target-mo.h"
+
+/**
+ * tcg_req_mo:
+ * @guest_mo: Guest default memory order
+ * @type: TCGBar
+ *
+ * Filter @type to the barrier that is required for the guest
+ * memory ordering vs the host memory ordering.  A non-zero
+ * result indicates that some barrier is required.
+ */
+#define tcg_req_mo(guest_mo, type) \
+    ((type) & guest_mo & ~TCG_TARGET_DEFAULT_MO)
+
+/**
+ * cpu_req_mo:
+ * @cpu: CPUState
+ * @type: TCGBar
+ *
+ * If tcg_req_mo indicates a barrier for @type is required
+ * for the guest memory model, issue a host memory barrier.
+ */
+#define cpu_req_mo(cpu, type)     \
+    do {                          \
+        if (tcg_req_mo(cpu->cc->tcg_ops->guest_default_memory_order, type)) { \
+            smp_mb();             \
+        }                         \
+    } while (0)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/accel/tcg/internal-common.h b/accel/tcg/internal-common.h
index 2f00560d102..829ae9389d2 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/internal-common.h
+++ b/accel/tcg/internal-common.h
@@ -108,4 +108,31 @@ static inline tb_page_addr_t get_page_addr_code(CPUArchState *env,
     return get_page_addr_code_hostp(env, addr, NULL);
 }
 
+/**
+ * tcg_req_mo:
+ * @guest_mo: Guest default memory order
+ * @type: TCGBar
+ *
+ * Filter @type to the barrier that is required for the guest
+ * memory ordering vs the host memory ordering.  A non-zero
+ * result indicates that some barrier is required.
+ */
+#define tcg_req_mo(guest_mo, type) \
+    ((type) & guest_mo & ~TCG_TARGET_DEFAULT_MO)
+
+/**
+ * cpu_req_mo:
+ * @cpu: CPUState
+ * @type: TCGBar
+ *
+ * If tcg_req_mo indicates a barrier for @type is required
+ * for the guest memory model, issue a host memory barrier.
+ */
+#define cpu_req_mo(cpu, type)     \
+    do {                          \
+        if (tcg_req_mo(cpu->cc->tcg_ops->guest_default_memory_order, type)) { \
+            smp_mb();             \
+        }                         \
+    } while (0)
+
 #endif
diff --git a/accel/tcg/internal-target.h b/accel/tcg/internal-target.h
index f5a3fd7e402..9a9cef31406 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/internal-target.h
+++ b/accel/tcg/internal-target.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "exec/translation-block.h"
 #include "tb-internal.h"
-#include "tcg-target-mo.h"
 #include "exec/mmap-lock.h"
 
 /*
@@ -44,31 +43,4 @@ void page_table_config_init(void);
 G_NORETURN void cpu_io_recompile(CPUState *cpu, uintptr_t retaddr);
 #endif /* CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 
-/**
- * tcg_req_mo:
- * @guest_mo: Guest default memory order
- * @type: TCGBar
- *
- * Filter @type to the barrier that is required for the guest
- * memory ordering vs the host memory ordering.  A non-zero
- * result indicates that some barrier is required.
- */
-#define tcg_req_mo(guest_mo, type) \
-    ((type) & guest_mo & ~TCG_TARGET_DEFAULT_MO)
-
-/**
- * cpu_req_mo:
- * @cpu: CPUState
- * @type: TCGBar
- *
- * If tcg_req_mo indicates a barrier for @type is required
- * for the guest memory model, issue a host memory barrier.
- */
-#define cpu_req_mo(cpu, type)     \
-    do {                          \
-        if (tcg_req_mo(cpu->cc->tcg_ops->guest_default_memory_order, type)) { \
-            smp_mb();             \
-        }                         \
-    } while (0)
-
 #endif /* ACCEL_TCG_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/accel/tcg/cputlb.c b/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
index 35b1ff03a51..d9fb68d7198 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "qemu/plugin-memory.h"
 #endif
 #include "tcg/tcg-ldst.h"
+#include "backend-ldst.h"
 
 
 /* DEBUG defines, enable DEBUG_TLB_LOG to log to the CPU_LOG_MMU target */
diff --git a/accel/tcg/user-exec.c b/accel/tcg/user-exec.c
index 3f4d6824460..5eef8e7f186 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/user-exec.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/user-exec.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "qemu/int128.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "tcg/tcg-ldst.h"
+#include "backend-ldst.h"
 #include "internal-common.h"
 #include "internal-target.h"
 #include "tb-internal.h"
