diff --git a/target/mips/internal.h b/target/mips/internal.h
index 754135c14211d69c47747df6f88b15ba5f4f5888..3c8ccfbe929ee128d7442396ffc6a74750da0f5d 100644
--- a/target/mips/internal.h
+++ b/target/mips/internal.h
@@ -151,13 +151,12 @@ void mips_cpu_do_transaction_failed(CPUState *cs, hwaddr physaddr,
                                     MemTxResult response, uintptr_t retaddr);
 hwaddr cpu_mips_translate_address(CPUMIPSState *env, target_ulong address,
                                   MMUAccessType access_type, uintptr_t retaddr);
-#endif
-
-#define cpu_signal_handler cpu_mips_signal_handler
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_mips_cpu;
-#endif
+
+#endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
+
+#define cpu_signal_handler cpu_mips_signal_handler
 
 static inline bool cpu_mips_hw_interrupts_enabled(CPUMIPSState *env)
 {