diff --git a/linux-user/mips/cpu_loop.c b/linux-user/mips/cpu_loop.c
index 0ba894fa7a..39915b3fde 100644
--- a/linux-user/mips/cpu_loop.c
+++ b/linux-user/mips/cpu_loop.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "qemu.h"
 #include "cpu_loop-common.h"
 #include "elf.h"
+#include "internal.h"
 
 # ifdef TARGET_ABI_MIPSO32
 #  define MIPS_SYS(name, args) args,
diff --git a/target/mips/cpu.h b/target/mips/cpu.h
index 21c0615e02..d235117dab 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu.h
+++ b/target/mips/cpu.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "cpu-qom.h"
 #include "exec/cpu-defs.h"
-#include "fpu/softfloat.h"
+#include "fpu/softfloat-types.h"
 #include "mips-defs.h"
 
 #define TCG_GUEST_DEFAULT_MO (0)
@@ -1195,12 +1195,6 @@ void itc_reconfigure(struct MIPSITUState *tag);
 /* helper.c */
 target_ulong exception_resume_pc(CPUMIPSState *env);
 
-static inline void restore_snan_bit_mode(CPUMIPSState *env)
-{
-    set_snan_bit_is_one((env->active_fpu.fcr31 & (1 << FCR31_NAN2008)) == 0,
-                        &env->active_fpu.fp_status);
-}
-
 static inline void cpu_get_tb_cpu_state(CPUMIPSState *env, target_ulong *pc,
                                         target_ulong *cs_base, uint32_t *flags)
 {
diff --git a/target/mips/internal.h b/target/mips/internal.h
index d5aa5490d3..ae29b578a4 100644
--- a/target/mips/internal.h
+++ b/target/mips/internal.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef MIPS_INTERNAL_H
 #define MIPS_INTERNAL_H
 
+#include "fpu/softfloat-helpers.h"
 
 /* MMU types, the first four entries have the same layout as the
    CP0C0_MT field.  */
@@ -226,6 +227,12 @@ static inline void restore_flush_mode(CPUMIPSState *env)
                       &env->active_fpu.fp_status);
 }
 
+static inline void restore_snan_bit_mode(CPUMIPSState *env)
+{
+    set_snan_bit_is_one((env->active_fpu.fcr31 & (1 << FCR31_NAN2008)) == 0,
+                        &env->active_fpu.fp_status);
+}
+
 static inline void restore_fp_status(CPUMIPSState *env)
 {
     restore_rounding_mode(env);
diff --git a/target/mips/msa_helper.c b/target/mips/msa_helper.c
index a5a86572b4..f24061e2af 100644
--- a/target/mips/msa_helper.c
+++ b/target/mips/msa_helper.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
+#include "fpu/softfloat.h"
 
 /* Data format min and max values */
 #define DF_BITS(df) (1 << ((df) + 3))
diff --git a/target/mips/op_helper.c b/target/mips/op_helper.c
index 9e2e02f858..f88a3ab904 100644
--- a/target/mips/op_helper.c
+++ b/target/mips/op_helper.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "exec/cpu_ldst.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
+#include "fpu/softfloat.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Exceptions processing helpers */