diff --git a/linux-user/exit.c b/linux-user/exit.c
index 14e94e28fa..bdda720553 100644
--- a/linux-user/exit.c
+++ b/linux-user/exit.c
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
  */
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu.h"
+#ifdef TARGET_GPROF
+#include <sys/gmon.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GCOV
 extern void __gcov_dump(void);
diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 44b593b811..f5ff6f5dc8 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_TIMERFD
 #include <sys/timerfd.h>
 #endif
-#ifdef TARGET_GPROF
-#include <sys/gmon.h>
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_EVENTFD
 #include <sys/eventfd.h>
 #endif