diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 967171bcc6..57ce68b6d1 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -1721,6 +1721,17 @@ static void do_closefd(Monitor *mon, const char *fdname)
                    fdname);
 }
 
+static void do_loadvm(Monitor *mon, const char *name)
+{
+    int saved_vm_running  = vm_running;
+
+    vm_stop(0);
+
+    load_vmstate(mon, name);
+    if (saved_vm_running)
+        vm_start();
+}
+
 int monitor_get_fd(Monitor *mon, const char *fdname)
 {
     mon_fd_t *monfd;
diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 95947a9495..f14487cad2 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -1239,17 +1239,6 @@ void load_vmstate(Monitor *mon, const char *name)
     }
 }
 
-void do_loadvm(Monitor *mon, const char *name)
-{
-    int saved_vm_running  = vm_running;
-
-    vm_stop(0);
-
-    load_vmstate(mon, name);
-    if (saved_vm_running)
-        vm_start();
-}
-
 void do_delvm(Monitor *mon, const char *name)
 {
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index b2fc92efcf..cabe79d36b 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ extern qemu_irq qemu_system_powerdown;
 void qemu_system_reset(void);
 
 void do_savevm(Monitor *mon, const char *name);
-void do_loadvm(Monitor *mon, const char *name);
 void load_vmstate(Monitor *mon, const char *name);
 void do_delvm(Monitor *mon, const char *name);
 void do_info_snapshots(Monitor *mon);