diff --git a/accel/accel-system.c b/accel/accel-system.c
index 150af05bf5..9176665202 100644
--- a/accel/accel-system.c
+++ b/accel/accel-system.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/accel.h"
+#include "qom/compat-properties.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-accelerator.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "hw/core/boards.h"
diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
index 15d4365b69..cd2085fb3c 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "qapi/qapi-builtin-visit.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
 #include "qemu/config-file.h"
+#include "qom/compat-properties.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 #include "qemu/mmap-alloc.h"
 #include "qemu/madvise.h"
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index 1abc8ae737..1b661fd36a 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "qapi/qapi-visit-machine.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-machine.h"
 #include "qemu/madvise.h"
+#include "qom/compat-properties.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 #include "system/cpus.h"
 #include "system/system.h"
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index ba8461e9a4..73539c727b 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
 #include "qdev-prop-internal.h"
+#include "qom/compat-properties.h"
 #include "qom/qom-qobject.h"
 
 void qdev_prop_set_after_realize(DeviceState *dev, const char *name,
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index e48616b2c6..b36101f3a7 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
+#include "qom/compat-properties.h"
 #include "hw/core/irq.h"
 #include "hw/core/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/core/boards.h"
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 972dd9275f..d8fed698c7 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "hw/usb/hcd-uhci.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "qom/compat-properties.h"
 #include "system/numa.h"
 #include "hw/hyperv/vmbus-bridge.h"
 #include "hw/mem/nvdimm.h"
diff --git a/include/qom/compat-properties.h b/include/qom/compat-properties.h
index 6e44aabc26..90f8320adf 100644
--- a/include/qom/compat-properties.h
+++ b/include/qom/compat-properties.h
@@ -29,4 +29,12 @@ typedef struct GlobalProperty {
     bool optional;
 } GlobalProperty;
 
+void object_set_machine_compat_props(GPtrArray *compat_props);
+void object_set_accelerator_compat_props(GPtrArray *compat_props);
+void object_register_sugar_prop(const char *driver, const char *prop,
+                                const char *value, bool optional);
+void object_apply_compat_props(Object *obj);
+bool object_apply_global_props(Object *obj, const GPtrArray *props,
+                               Error **errp);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index 26df6137b9..510885218b 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -700,14 +700,6 @@ Object *object_new_with_propv(const char *typename,
                               Error **errp,
                               va_list vargs);
 
-bool object_apply_global_props(Object *obj, const GPtrArray *props,
-                               Error **errp);
-void object_set_machine_compat_props(GPtrArray *compat_props);
-void object_set_accelerator_compat_props(GPtrArray *compat_props);
-void object_register_sugar_prop(const char *driver, const char *prop,
-                                const char *value, bool optional);
-void object_apply_compat_props(Object *obj);
-
 /**
  * object_set_props:
  * @obj: the object instance to set properties on
diff --git a/rust/bindings/qom-sys/lib.rs b/rust/bindings/qom-sys/lib.rs
index 464b929034..21b996aeaa 100644
--- a/rust/bindings/qom-sys/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/bindings/qom-sys/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     clippy::too_many_arguments
 )]
 
-use glib_sys::{GHashTable, GHashTableIter, GPtrArray, GSList};
+use glib_sys::{GHashTable, GHashTableIter, GSList};
 use util_sys::{Error, QDict, QObject, Visitor};
 
 #[cfg(MESON)]
diff --git a/system/rtc.c b/system/rtc.c
index 56951288c4..f13dd392a7 100644
--- a/system/rtc.c
+++ b/system/rtc.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
+#include "qom/compat-properties.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "system/replay.h"
 #include "system/system.h"
diff --git a/system/vl.c b/system/vl.c
index 246623b319..0e1fc217b4 100644
--- a/system/vl.c
+++ b/system/vl.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 #include "qapi/string-input-visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/opts-visitor.h"
 #include "qapi/clone-visitor.h"
+#include "qom/compat-properties.h"
 #include "qom/object_interfaces.h"
 #include "semihosting/semihost.h"
 #include "crypto/init.h"
diff --git a/target/i386/sev.c b/target/i386/sev.c
index 9dde972c11..261b6aaa37 100644
--- a/target/i386/sev.c
+++ b/target/i386/sev.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "system/reset.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "migration/blocker.h"
+#include "qom/compat-properties.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "monitor/monitor.h"
 #include "monitor/hmp.h"
diff --git a/ui/vdagent.c b/ui/vdagent.c
index bb0c4aa14c..bb55cbefc9 100644
--- a/ui/vdagent.c
+++ b/ui/vdagent.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
+#include "qom/compat-properties.h"
 #include "hw/core/qdev.h"
 #include "hw/core/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "migration/blocker.h"