diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 180695f5d3..067629b10e 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ S: Maintained
 F: target/riscv/
 F: hw/riscv/
 F: include/hw/riscv/
+F: linux-user/host/riscv32/
 F: disas/riscv.c
 
 S390
diff --git a/linux-user/host/riscv32/hostdep.h b/linux-user/host/riscv32/hostdep.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adf9edbf2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux-user/host/riscv32/hostdep.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * hostdep.h : things which are dependent on the host architecture
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
+ * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#ifndef RISCV32_HOSTDEP_H
+#define RISCV32_HOSTDEP_H
+
+#endif