diff --git a/semihosting/meson.build b/semihosting/meson.build
index b07cbd980f..34933e5a19 100644
--- a/semihosting/meson.build
+++ b/semihosting/meson.build
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ specific_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_SEMIHOSTING', 'CONFIG_SYSTEM_ONLY'], if_true: fil
   'uaccess.c',
 ))
 
+common_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_SEMIHOSTING', 'CONFIG_SYSTEM_ONLY'], if_false: files('stubs-all.c'))
+system_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_SEMIHOSTING'], if_false: files('stubs-system.c'))
+
 specific_ss.add(when: ['CONFIG_ARM_COMPATIBLE_SEMIHOSTING'],
 		if_true: files('arm-compat-semi.c'))
diff --git a/stubs/semihost-all.c b/semihosting/stubs-all.c
similarity index 100%
rename from stubs/semihost-all.c
rename to semihosting/stubs-all.c
diff --git a/stubs/semihost.c b/semihosting/stubs-system.c
similarity index 100%
rename from stubs/semihost.c
rename to semihosting/stubs-system.c
diff --git a/stubs/meson.build b/stubs/meson.build
index 60e32d363f..84ecaa4daa 100644
--- a/stubs/meson.build
+++ b/stubs/meson.build
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ if have_block or have_ga
 endif
 if have_system
   stub_ss.add(files('fw_cfg.c'))
-  stub_ss.add(files('semihost.c'))
   stub_ss.add(files('xen-hw-stub.c'))
 else
   stub_ss.add(files('qdev.c'))
 endif
-stub_ss.add(files('semihost-all.c'))