diff --git a/stubs/meson.build b/stubs/meson.build
index a252bffad0..4a524f5816 100644
--- a/stubs/meson.build
+++ b/stubs/meson.build
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ stub_ss.add(files('qmp-quit.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('qtest.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('ram-block.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('replay.c'))
+stub_ss.add(files('replay-mode.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('runstate-check.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('sysbus.c'))
 stub_ss.add(files('target-get-monitor-def.c'))
diff --git a/stubs/replay-mode.c b/stubs/replay-mode.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..264be9d96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stubs/replay-mode.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "sysemu/replay.h"
+
+ReplayMode replay_mode;
diff --git a/stubs/replay.c b/stubs/replay.c
index 42c92e4acb..b4dd6a566e 100644
--- a/stubs/replay.c
+++ b/stubs/replay.c
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "exec/replay-core.h"
 
-ReplayMode replay_mode;
-
 void replay_finish(void)
 {
 }