diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 82b2fc8b96d883b23a34dc7f0932d9093b0dc773..7e881d88664f7ed98a36d2556d4b67007d27b8cd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ qemu-io$(EXESUF): qemu-io.o $(block-obj-y) $(crypto-obj-y) $(qom-obj-y) libqemuu
 
 qemu-bridge-helper$(EXESUF): qemu-bridge-helper.o
 
-fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper$(EXESUF): fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.o fsdev/virtio-9p-marshal.o libqemuutil.a libqemustub.a
+fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper$(EXESUF): fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper.o fsdev/9p-marshal.o fsdev/virtio-9p-marshal.o libqemuutil.a libqemustub.a
 fsdev/virtfs-proxy-helper$(EXESUF): LIBS += -lcap
 
 qemu-img-cmds.h: $(SRC_PATH)/qemu-img-cmds.hx
diff --git a/fsdev/9p-marshal.c b/fsdev/9p-marshal.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..991e35d24280d70539325b471ec968f0762fb055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fsdev/9p-marshal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * 9p backend
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2010
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2.  See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib/gprintf.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <utime.h>
+#include <sys/uio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "qemu/compiler.h"
+#include "9p-marshal.h"
+
+void v9fs_string_free(V9fsString *str)
+{
+    g_free(str->data);
+    str->data = NULL;
+    str->size = 0;
+}
+
+void v9fs_string_null(V9fsString *str)
+{
+    v9fs_string_free(str);
+}
+
+void GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3)
+v9fs_string_sprintf(V9fsString *str, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list ap;
+
+    v9fs_string_free(str);
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    str->size = g_vasprintf(&str->data, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+}
+
+void v9fs_string_copy(V9fsString *lhs, V9fsString *rhs)
+{
+    v9fs_string_free(lhs);
+    v9fs_string_sprintf(lhs, "%s", rhs->data);
+}
diff --git a/fsdev/9p-marshal.h b/fsdev/9p-marshal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e91b24e9ca6918d845f52412b66426179275c9d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fsdev/9p-marshal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#ifndef _QEMU_9P_MARSHAL_H
+#define _QEMU_9P_MARSHAL_H
+
+typedef struct V9fsString
+{
+    uint16_t size;
+    char *data;
+} V9fsString;
+
+typedef struct V9fsQID
+{
+    int8_t type;
+    int32_t version;
+    int64_t path;
+} V9fsQID;
+
+typedef struct V9fsStat
+{
+    int16_t size;
+    int16_t type;
+    int32_t dev;
+    V9fsQID qid;
+    int32_t mode;
+    int32_t atime;
+    int32_t mtime;
+    int64_t length;
+    V9fsString name;
+    V9fsString uid;
+    V9fsString gid;
+    V9fsString muid;
+    /* 9p2000.u */
+    V9fsString extension;
+    int32_t n_uid;
+    int32_t n_gid;
+    int32_t n_muid;
+} V9fsStat;
+
+typedef struct V9fsIattr
+{
+    int32_t valid;
+    int32_t mode;
+    int32_t uid;
+    int32_t gid;
+    int64_t size;
+    int64_t atime_sec;
+    int64_t atime_nsec;
+    int64_t mtime_sec;
+    int64_t mtime_nsec;
+} V9fsIattr;
+
+typedef struct V9fsStatDotl {
+    uint64_t st_result_mask;
+    V9fsQID qid;
+    uint32_t st_mode;
+    uint32_t st_uid;
+    uint32_t st_gid;
+    uint64_t st_nlink;
+    uint64_t st_rdev;
+    uint64_t st_size;
+    uint64_t st_blksize;
+    uint64_t st_blocks;
+    uint64_t st_atime_sec;
+    uint64_t st_atime_nsec;
+    uint64_t st_mtime_sec;
+    uint64_t st_mtime_nsec;
+    uint64_t st_ctime_sec;
+    uint64_t st_ctime_nsec;
+    uint64_t st_btime_sec;
+    uint64_t st_btime_nsec;
+    uint64_t st_gen;
+    uint64_t st_data_version;
+} V9fsStatDotl;
+
+static inline void v9fs_string_init(V9fsString *str)
+{
+    str->data = NULL;
+    str->size = 0;
+}
+extern void v9fs_string_free(V9fsString *str);
+extern void v9fs_string_null(V9fsString *str);
+extern void v9fs_string_sprintf(V9fsString *str, const char *fmt, ...);
+extern void v9fs_string_copy(V9fsString *lhs, V9fsString *rhs);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/fsdev/Makefile.objs b/fsdev/Makefile.objs
index c27dad3f6dc713bfb0474191db98fc7795f96df5..8357851fe7ba3b1529dc1676b9462404a59975f7 100644
--- a/fsdev/Makefile.objs
+++ b/fsdev/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_VIRTIO)$(CONFIG_VIRTFS)$(CONFIG_PCI),yyy)
 # Lots of the fsdev/9pcode is pulled in by vl.c via qemu_fsdev_add.
 # only pull in the actual virtio-9p device if we also enabled virtio.
-common-obj-y = qemu-fsdev.o virtio-9p-marshal.o
+common-obj-y = qemu-fsdev.o 9p-marshal.o virtio-9p-marshal.o
 else
 common-obj-y = qemu-fsdev-dummy.o
 endif
diff --git a/fsdev/virtio-9p-marshal.c b/fsdev/virtio-9p-marshal.c
index 7748d320751f049b1b9592970859bfc39d92196d..f236bab374cb8cd40ab2036b33f6daf152f2c027 100644
--- a/fsdev/virtio-9p-marshal.c
+++ b/fsdev/virtio-9p-marshal.c
@@ -25,37 +25,6 @@
 #include "virtio-9p-marshal.h"
 #include "qemu/bswap.h"
 
-void v9fs_string_free(V9fsString *str)
-{
-    g_free(str->data);
-    str->data = NULL;
-    str->size = 0;
-}
-
-void v9fs_string_null(V9fsString *str)
-{
-    v9fs_string_free(str);
-}
-
-void GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3)
-v9fs_string_sprintf(V9fsString *str, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-    va_list ap;
-
-    v9fs_string_free(str);
-
-    va_start(ap, fmt);
-    str->size = g_vasprintf(&str->data, fmt, ap);
-    va_end(ap);
-}
-
-void v9fs_string_copy(V9fsString *lhs, V9fsString *rhs)
-{
-    v9fs_string_free(lhs);
-    v9fs_string_sprintf(lhs, "%s", rhs->data);
-}
-
-
 static ssize_t v9fs_packunpack(void *addr, struct iovec *sg, int sg_count,
                                size_t offset, size_t size, int pack)
 {
diff --git a/fsdev/virtio-9p-marshal.h b/fsdev/virtio-9p-marshal.h
index 5df65a835738ffe2bcf70df6f556ceb436a55429..0709bcd06da0db172a03985024aca81dfec9231a 100644
--- a/fsdev/virtio-9p-marshal.h
+++ b/fsdev/virtio-9p-marshal.h
@@ -1,85 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _QEMU_VIRTIO_9P_MARSHAL_H
 #define _QEMU_VIRTIO_9P_MARSHAL_H
 
-typedef struct V9fsString
-{
-    uint16_t size;
-    char *data;
-} V9fsString;
+#include "9p-marshal.h"
 
-typedef struct V9fsQID
-{
-    int8_t type;
-    int32_t version;
-    int64_t path;
-} V9fsQID;
-
-typedef struct V9fsStat
-{
-    int16_t size;
-    int16_t type;
-    int32_t dev;
-    V9fsQID qid;
-    int32_t mode;
-    int32_t atime;
-    int32_t mtime;
-    int64_t length;
-    V9fsString name;
-    V9fsString uid;
-    V9fsString gid;
-    V9fsString muid;
-    /* 9p2000.u */
-    V9fsString extension;
-   int32_t n_uid;
-    int32_t n_gid;
-    int32_t n_muid;
-} V9fsStat;
-
-typedef struct V9fsIattr
-{
-    int32_t valid;
-    int32_t mode;
-    int32_t uid;
-    int32_t gid;
-    int64_t size;
-    int64_t atime_sec;
-    int64_t atime_nsec;
-    int64_t mtime_sec;
-    int64_t mtime_nsec;
-} V9fsIattr;
-
-typedef struct V9fsStatDotl {
-    uint64_t st_result_mask;
-    V9fsQID qid;
-    uint32_t st_mode;
-    uint32_t st_uid;
-    uint32_t st_gid;
-    uint64_t st_nlink;
-    uint64_t st_rdev;
-    uint64_t st_size;
-    uint64_t st_blksize;
-    uint64_t st_blocks;
-    uint64_t st_atime_sec;
-    uint64_t st_atime_nsec;
-    uint64_t st_mtime_sec;
-    uint64_t st_mtime_nsec;
-    uint64_t st_ctime_sec;
-    uint64_t st_ctime_nsec;
-    uint64_t st_btime_sec;
-    uint64_t st_btime_nsec;
-    uint64_t st_gen;
-    uint64_t st_data_version;
-} V9fsStatDotl;
-
-static inline void v9fs_string_init(V9fsString *str)
-{
-    str->data = NULL;
-    str->size = 0;
-}
-extern void v9fs_string_free(V9fsString *str);
-extern void v9fs_string_null(V9fsString *str);
-extern void v9fs_string_sprintf(V9fsString *str, const char *fmt, ...);
-extern void v9fs_string_copy(V9fsString *lhs, V9fsString *rhs);
 
 ssize_t v9fs_pack(struct iovec *in_sg, int in_num, size_t offset,
                   const void *src, size_t size);