diff --git a/include/qemu-common.h b/include/qemu-common.h
index 3c913758c9..6010bba204 100644
--- a/include/qemu-common.h
+++ b/include/qemu-common.h
@@ -279,8 +279,10 @@ bool tcg_enabled(void);
 void cpu_exec_init_all(void);
 
 /* CPU save/load.  */
+#ifdef CPU_SAVE_VERSION
 void cpu_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque);
 int cpu_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id);
+#endif
 
 /* Unblock cpu */
 void qemu_cpu_kick_self(void);