diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h b/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h
index 0fbd8b7246..9666f54f65 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu-qom.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 OBJECT_DECLARE_CPU_TYPE(PowerPCCPU, PowerPCCPUClass, POWERPC_CPU)
 
+ObjectClass *ppc_cpu_class_by_name(const char *name);
+
 typedef struct CPUArchState CPUPPCState;
 typedef struct ppc_tb_t ppc_tb_t;
 typedef struct ppc_dcr_t ppc_dcr_t;
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
index abee71d407..d62ffe8a6f 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "disas/capstone.h"
 #include "fpu/softfloat.h"
-#include "qapi/qapi-commands-machine-target.h"
 
 #include "helper_regs.h"
 #include "internal.h"
@@ -6841,7 +6840,7 @@ static const char *ppc_cpu_lookup_alias(const char *alias)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static ObjectClass *ppc_cpu_class_by_name(const char *name)
+ObjectClass *ppc_cpu_class_by_name(const char *name)
 {
     char *cpu_model, *typename;
     ObjectClass *oc;
@@ -6981,51 +6980,6 @@ void ppc_cpu_list(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-static void ppc_cpu_defs_entry(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
-{
-    ObjectClass *oc = data;
-    CpuDefinitionInfoList **first = user_data;
-    const char *typename;
-    CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
-
-    typename = object_class_get_name(oc);
-    info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
-    info->name = g_strndup(typename,
-                           strlen(typename) - strlen(POWERPC_CPU_TYPE_SUFFIX));
-
-    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(*first, info);
-}
-
-CpuDefinitionInfoList *qmp_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)
-{
-    CpuDefinitionInfoList *cpu_list = NULL;
-    GSList *list;
-    int i;
-
-    list = object_class_get_list(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU, false);
-    g_slist_foreach(list, ppc_cpu_defs_entry, &cpu_list);
-    g_slist_free(list);
-
-    for (i = 0; ppc_cpu_aliases[i].alias != NULL; i++) {
-        PowerPCCPUAlias *alias = &ppc_cpu_aliases[i];
-        ObjectClass *oc;
-        CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
-
-        oc = ppc_cpu_class_by_name(alias->model);
-        if (oc == NULL) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
-        info->name = g_strdup(alias->alias);
-        info->q_typename = g_strdup(object_class_get_name(oc));
-
-        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(cpu_list, info);
-    }
-
-    return cpu_list;
-}
-
 static void ppc_cpu_set_pc(CPUState *cs, vaddr value)
 {
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
diff --git a/target/ppc/meson.build b/target/ppc/meson.build
index 79beaff147..7929de8360 100644
--- a/target/ppc/meson.build
+++ b/target/ppc/meson.build
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ppc_softmmu_ss.add(files(
   'machine.c',
   'mmu-hash32.c',
   'mmu_common.c',
-  'monitor.c',
+  'ppc-qmp-cmds.c',
 ))
 ppc_softmmu_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_TCG', if_true: files(
   'mmu_helper.c',
diff --git a/target/ppc/monitor.c b/target/ppc/ppc-qmp-cmds.c
similarity index 78%
rename from target/ppc/monitor.c
rename to target/ppc/ppc-qmp-cmds.c
index 8250b1304e..36e5b5eff8 100644
--- a/target/ppc/monitor.c
+++ b/target/ppc/ppc-qmp-cmds.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * QEMU monitor
+ * QEMU PPC (monitor definitions)
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2003-2004 Fabrice Bellard
  *
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 #include "qemu/ctype.h"
 #include "monitor/hmp-target.h"
 #include "monitor/hmp.h"
+#include "qapi/qapi-commands-machine-target.h"
+#include "cpu-models.h"
+#include "cpu-qom.h"
 
 static target_long monitor_get_ccr(Monitor *mon, const struct MonitorDef *md,
                                    int val)
@@ -172,3 +175,48 @@ int target_get_monitor_def(CPUState *cs, const char *name, uint64_t *pval)
 
     return -EINVAL;
 }
+
+static void ppc_cpu_defs_entry(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
+{
+    ObjectClass *oc = data;
+    CpuDefinitionInfoList **first = user_data;
+    const char *typename;
+    CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
+
+    typename = object_class_get_name(oc);
+    info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
+    info->name = g_strndup(typename,
+                           strlen(typename) - strlen(POWERPC_CPU_TYPE_SUFFIX));
+
+    QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(*first, info);
+}
+
+CpuDefinitionInfoList *qmp_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)
+{
+    CpuDefinitionInfoList *cpu_list = NULL;
+    GSList *list;
+    int i;
+
+    list = object_class_get_list(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU, false);
+    g_slist_foreach(list, ppc_cpu_defs_entry, &cpu_list);
+    g_slist_free(list);
+
+    for (i = 0; ppc_cpu_aliases[i].alias != NULL; i++) {
+        PowerPCCPUAlias *alias = &ppc_cpu_aliases[i];
+        ObjectClass *oc;
+        CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
+
+        oc = ppc_cpu_class_by_name(alias->model);
+        if (oc == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
+        info->name = g_strdup(alias->alias);
+        info->q_typename = g_strdup(object_class_get_name(oc));
+
+        QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(cpu_list, info);
+    }
+
+    return cpu_list;
+}
