diff --git a/include/qemu/log.h b/include/qemu/log.h
index 7597311..42d545f 100644
--- a/include/qemu/log.h
+++ b/include/qemu/log.h
@@ -3,46 +3,16 @@
 
 /* A small part of this API is split into its own header */
 #include "qemu/log-for-trace.h"
-#include "qemu/rcu.h"
-
-typedef struct QemuLogFile {
-    struct rcu_head rcu;
-    FILE *fd;
-} QemuLogFile;
-
-/* Private global variable, don't use */
-extern QemuLogFile *qemu_logfile;
-
 
 /* 
  * The new API:
- *
  */
 
-/* Log settings checking macros: */
+/* Returns true if qemu_log() will really write somewhere. */
+bool qemu_log_enabled(void);
 
-/* Returns true if qemu_log() will really write somewhere
- */
-static inline bool qemu_log_enabled(void)
-{
-    return qemu_logfile != NULL;
-}
-
-/* Returns true if qemu_log() will write somewhere else than stderr
- */
-static inline bool qemu_log_separate(void)
-{
-    QemuLogFile *logfile;
-    bool res = false;
-
-    rcu_read_lock();
-    logfile = qatomic_rcu_read(&qemu_logfile);
-    if (logfile && logfile->fd != stderr) {
-        res = true;
-    }
-    rcu_read_unlock();
-    return res;
-}
+/* Returns true if qemu_log() will write somewhere other than stderr. */
+bool qemu_log_separate(void);
 
 #define CPU_LOG_TB_OUT_ASM (1 << 0)
 #define CPU_LOG_TB_IN_ASM  (1 << 1)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-logging.c b/tests/unit/test-logging.c
index 87db7fe..7327de7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-logging.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-logging.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
+#include "qemu/rcu.h"
 
 static void test_parse_range(void)
 {
diff --git a/util/log.c b/util/log.c
index caa38e7..8b8b6a5 100644
--- a/util/log.c
+++ b/util/log.c
@@ -26,14 +26,42 @@
 #include "trace/control.h"
 #include "qemu/thread.h"
 #include "qemu/lockable.h"
+#include "qemu/rcu.h"
+
+
+typedef struct QemuLogFile {
+    struct rcu_head rcu;
+    FILE *fd;
+} QemuLogFile;
 
 static char *logfilename;
 static QemuMutex qemu_logfile_mutex;
-QemuLogFile *qemu_logfile;
+static QemuLogFile *qemu_logfile;
 int qemu_loglevel;
 static int log_append = 0;
 static GArray *debug_regions;
 
+/* Returns true if qemu_log() will really write somewhere. */
+bool qemu_log_enabled(void)
+{
+    return qemu_logfile != NULL;
+}
+
+/* Returns true if qemu_log() will write somewhere other than stderr. */
+bool qemu_log_separate(void)
+{
+    QemuLogFile *logfile;
+    bool res = false;
+
+    rcu_read_lock();
+    logfile = qatomic_rcu_read(&qemu_logfile);
+    if (logfile && logfile->fd != stderr) {
+        res = true;
+    }
+    rcu_read_unlock();
+    return res;
+}
+
 /* Lock/unlock output. */
 
 FILE *qemu_log_trylock(void)