diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
index a7c967633a..bfb9271862 100644
--- a/Makefile.objs
+++ b/Makefile.objs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ qemu-seccomp.o-libs := $(SECCOMP_LIBS)
 common-obj-$(CONFIG_FDT) += device_tree.o
 
 common-obj-y += qapi/
+common-obj-y += util/machine-notify.o
 
 endif # CONFIG_SOFTMMU
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
index ef81302e1a..2438dd7bea 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ extern bool qemu_uuid_set;
 
 void qemu_add_exit_notifier(Notifier *notify);
 void qemu_remove_exit_notifier(Notifier *notify);
+void qemu_run_exit_notifiers(void);
 
 extern bool machine_init_done;
 
 void qemu_add_machine_init_done_notifier(Notifier *notify);
 void qemu_remove_machine_init_done_notifier(Notifier *notify);
+void qemu_run_machine_init_done_notifiers(void);
 
 extern int autostart;
 
diff --git a/softmmu/vl.c b/softmmu/vl.c
index 814537bb42..380aefd56e 100644
--- a/softmmu/vl.c
+++ b/softmmu/vl.c
@@ -173,12 +173,6 @@ int icount_align_option;
 QemuUUID qemu_uuid;
 bool qemu_uuid_set;
 
-static NotifierList exit_notifiers =
-    NOTIFIER_LIST_INITIALIZER(exit_notifiers);
-
-static NotifierList machine_init_done_notifiers =
-    NOTIFIER_LIST_INITIALIZER(machine_init_done_notifiers);
-
 bool xen_allowed;
 uint32_t xen_domid;
 enum xen_mode xen_mode = XEN_EMULATE;
@@ -2326,21 +2320,6 @@ static MachineClass *machine_parse(const char *name, GSList *machines)
     return mc;
 }
 
-void qemu_add_exit_notifier(Notifier *notify)
-{
-    notifier_list_add(&exit_notifiers, notify);
-}
-
-void qemu_remove_exit_notifier(Notifier *notify)
-{
-    notifier_remove(notify);
-}
-
-static void qemu_run_exit_notifiers(void)
-{
-    notifier_list_notify(&exit_notifiers, NULL);
-}
-
 static const char *pid_file;
 static Notifier qemu_unlink_pidfile_notifier;
 
@@ -2353,25 +2332,6 @@ static void qemu_unlink_pidfile(Notifier *n, void *data)
 
 bool machine_init_done;
 
-void qemu_add_machine_init_done_notifier(Notifier *notify)
-{
-    notifier_list_add(&machine_init_done_notifiers, notify);
-    if (machine_init_done) {
-        notify->notify(notify, NULL);
-    }
-}
-
-void qemu_remove_machine_init_done_notifier(Notifier *notify)
-{
-    notifier_remove(notify);
-}
-
-static void qemu_run_machine_init_done_notifiers(void)
-{
-    machine_init_done = true;
-    notifier_list_notify(&machine_init_done_notifiers, NULL);
-}
-
 static const QEMUOption *lookup_opt(int argc, char **argv,
                                     const char **poptarg, int *poptind)
 {
diff --git a/stubs/machine-init-done.c b/stubs/machine-init-done.c
index cd8e81392d..fc8be8cead 100644
--- a/stubs/machine-init-done.c
+++ b/stubs/machine-init-done.c
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@
 
 bool machine_init_done = true;
 
+static NotifierList machine_init_done_notifiers =
+    NOTIFIER_LIST_INITIALIZER(machine_init_done_notifiers);
+
 void qemu_add_machine_init_done_notifier(Notifier *notify)
 {
 }
+
+void qemu_remove_machine_init_done_notifier(Notifier *notify)
+{
+}
+
+void qemu_run_machine_init_done_notifiers(void)
+{
+    notifier_list_notify(&machine_init_done_notifiers, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/util/machine-notify.c b/util/machine-notify.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63fc59a5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/machine-notify.c
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Machine notifiers.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/notify.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+
+static NotifierList machine_init_done_notifiers =
+    NOTIFIER_LIST_INITIALIZER(machine_init_done_notifiers);
+
+static NotifierList exit_notifiers =
+    NOTIFIER_LIST_INITIALIZER(exit_notifiers);
+
+void qemu_add_machine_init_done_notifier(Notifier *notify)
+{
+    notifier_list_add(&machine_init_done_notifiers, notify);
+    if (machine_init_done) {
+        notify->notify(notify, NULL);
+    }
+}
+
+void qemu_remove_machine_init_done_notifier(Notifier *notify)
+{
+    notifier_remove(notify);
+}
+
+void qemu_run_machine_init_done_notifiers(void)
+{
+    machine_init_done = true;
+    notifier_list_notify(&machine_init_done_notifiers, NULL);
+}
+
+void qemu_add_exit_notifier(Notifier *notify)
+{
+    notifier_list_add(&exit_notifiers, notify);
+}
+
+void qemu_remove_exit_notifier(Notifier *notify)
+{
+    notifier_remove(notify);
+}
+
+void qemu_run_exit_notifiers(void)
+{
+    notifier_list_notify(&exit_notifiers, NULL);
+}
