diff --git a/include/migration/vmstate.h b/include/migration/vmstate.h
index 0b26bc68dde9e95012ee212203ebb6719e0d591b..c20f2d1fee184a64b402a66d1e0a24faf657901b 100644
--- a/include/migration/vmstate.h
+++ b/include/migration/vmstate.h
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ struct VMStateDescription {
     const VMStateSubsection *subsections;
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_dummy;
-#endif
 
 extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_bool;