diff --git a/os-win32.c b/os-win32.c
index 5a464cc..1f7e28b 100644
--- a/os-win32.c
+++ b/os-win32.c
@@ -109,3 +109,46 @@ void qemu_del_wait_object(HANDLE handle, WaitObjectFunc *func, void *opaque)
     if (found)
         w->num--;
 }
+
+void os_host_main_loop_wait(int *timeout)
+{
+    int ret, ret2, i;
+    PollingEntry *pe;
+
+    /* XXX: need to suppress polling by better using win32 events */
+    ret = 0;
+    for(pe = first_polling_entry; pe != NULL; pe = pe->next) {
+        ret |= pe->func(pe->opaque);
+    }
+    if (ret == 0) {
+        int err;
+        WaitObjects *w = &wait_objects;
+
+        ret = WaitForMultipleObjects(w->num, w->events, FALSE, *timeout);
+        if (WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 0 <= ret && ret <= WAIT_OBJECT_0 + w->num - 1) {
+            if (w->func[ret - WAIT_OBJECT_0])
+                w->func[ret - WAIT_OBJECT_0](w->opaque[ret - WAIT_OBJECT_0]);
+
+            /* Check for additional signaled events */
+            for(i = (ret - WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1); i < w->num; i++) {
+
+                /* Check if event is signaled */
+                ret2 = WaitForSingleObject(w->events[i], 0);
+                if(ret2 == WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
+                    if (w->func[i])
+                        w->func[i](w->opaque[i]);
+                } else if (ret2 == WAIT_TIMEOUT) {
+                } else {
+                    err = GetLastError();
+                    fprintf(stderr, "WaitForSingleObject error %d %d\n", i, err);
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (ret == WAIT_TIMEOUT) {
+        } else {
+            err = GetLastError();
+            fprintf(stderr, "WaitForMultipleObjects error %d %d\n", ret, err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    *timeout = 0;
+}
diff --git a/qemu-os-posix.h b/qemu-os-posix.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96d1036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qemu-os-posix.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * posix specific declarations
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@redhat.com>
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef QEMU_OS_POSIX_H
+#define QEMU_OS_POSIX_H
+
+static inline void os_host_main_loop_wait(int *timeout)
+{
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/qemu-os-win32.h b/qemu-os-win32.h
index be108ad..4d1cac8 100644
--- a/qemu-os-win32.h
+++ b/qemu-os-win32.h
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ typedef void WaitObjectFunc(void *opaque);
 int qemu_add_wait_object(HANDLE handle, WaitObjectFunc *func, void *opaque);
 void qemu_del_wait_object(HANDLE handle, WaitObjectFunc *func, void *opaque);
 
+void os_host_main_loop_wait(int *timeout);
 #endif
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index 13fc9a9..5e4feae 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #include "qemu-os-win32.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
+#include "qemu-os-posix.h"
+#endif
+
 /* vl.c */
 extern const char *bios_name;
 
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 8927559..4097762 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1722,56 +1722,6 @@ void qemu_system_powerdown_request(void)
     qemu_notify_event();
 }
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-static void host_main_loop_wait(int *timeout)
-{
-    int ret, ret2, i;
-    PollingEntry *pe;
-
-
-    /* XXX: need to suppress polling by better using win32 events */
-    ret = 0;
-    for(pe = first_polling_entry; pe != NULL; pe = pe->next) {
-        ret |= pe->func(pe->opaque);
-    }
-    if (ret == 0) {
-        int err;
-        WaitObjects *w = &wait_objects;
-
-        ret = WaitForMultipleObjects(w->num, w->events, FALSE, *timeout);
-        if (WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 0 <= ret && ret <= WAIT_OBJECT_0 + w->num - 1) {
-            if (w->func[ret - WAIT_OBJECT_0])
-                w->func[ret - WAIT_OBJECT_0](w->opaque[ret - WAIT_OBJECT_0]);
-
-            /* Check for additional signaled events */
-            for(i = (ret - WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1); i < w->num; i++) {
-
-                /* Check if event is signaled */
-                ret2 = WaitForSingleObject(w->events[i], 0);
-                if(ret2 == WAIT_OBJECT_0) {
-                    if (w->func[i])
-                        w->func[i](w->opaque[i]);
-                } else if (ret2 == WAIT_TIMEOUT) {
-                } else {
-                    err = GetLastError();
-                    fprintf(stderr, "WaitForSingleObject error %d %d\n", i, err);
-                }
-            }
-        } else if (ret == WAIT_TIMEOUT) {
-        } else {
-            err = GetLastError();
-            fprintf(stderr, "WaitForMultipleObjects error %d %d\n", ret, err);
-        }
-    }
-
-    *timeout = 0;
-}
-#else
-static void host_main_loop_wait(int *timeout)
-{
-}
-#endif
-
 void main_loop_wait(int nonblocking)
 {
     IOHandlerRecord *ioh;
@@ -1787,7 +1737,7 @@ void main_loop_wait(int nonblocking)
         qemu_bh_update_timeout(&timeout);
     }
 
-    host_main_loop_wait(&timeout);
+    os_host_main_loop_wait(&timeout);
 
     /* poll any events */
     /* XXX: separate device handlers from system ones */
