diff --git a/src/drivers/emulation/qemu/Kconfig b/src/drivers/emulation/qemu/Kconfig
index 5b01ae785b..cab06948f2 100644
--- a/src/drivers/emulation/qemu/Kconfig
+++ b/src/drivers/emulation/qemu/Kconfig
@@ -35,3 +35,9 @@ config DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_YRES
 	default 600
 	depends on LINEAR_FRAMEBUFFER
 	depends on DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_BOCHS || DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_CIRRUS
+
+config DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_FW_CFG
+	bool "qemu fw_cfg"
+	default n
+	help
+	  qemu fw_cfg driver
diff --git a/src/drivers/emulation/qemu/Makefile.mk b/src/drivers/emulation/qemu/Makefile.mk
index 619782fb1e..76bd864b0a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/emulation/qemu/Makefile.mk
+++ b/src/drivers/emulation/qemu/Makefile.mk
@@ -7,3 +7,9 @@ ramstage-$(CONFIG_CONSOLE_QEMU_DEBUGCON) += qemu_debugcon.c
 
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_BOCHS) += bochs.c
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_CIRRUS) += cirrus.c
+
+bootblock-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_FW_CFG) += fw_cfg.c
+romstage-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_FW_CFG) += fw_cfg.c
+verstage-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_FW_CFG) += fw_cfg.c
+postcar-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_FW_CFG) += fw_cfg.c
+ramstage-$(CONFIG_DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_FW_CFG) += fw_cfg.c
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/fw_cfg.c b/src/drivers/emulation/qemu/fw_cfg.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/fw_cfg.c
rename to src/drivers/emulation/qemu/fw_cfg.c
index ad664a6ee0..3725419e7b 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/fw_cfg.c
+++ b/src/drivers/emulation/qemu/fw_cfg.c
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
 #include <arch/io.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include <commonlib/endian.h>
-
-#include "fw_cfg.h"
-#include "fw_cfg_if.h"
+#include <device/fw_cfg.h>
+#include <device/fw_cfg_if.h>
 
 #define FW_CFG_PORT_CTL       0x0510
 #define FW_CFG_PORT_DATA      0x0511
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/fw_cfg.h b/src/include/device/fw_cfg.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/fw_cfg.h
rename to src/include/device/fw_cfg.h
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/fw_cfg_if.h b/src/include/device/fw_cfg_if.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/fw_cfg_if.h
rename to src/include/device/fw_cfg_if.h
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/Kconfig
index 6d6181c5bb..e17e25dbf5 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_NOT_SPI_FLASH
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_MEMORY_MAPPED
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_SUPPORTS_WRITES
+	select DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_FW_CFG
 
 config VBOOT
 	select VBOOT_MUST_REQUEST_DISPLAY
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/Makefile.mk b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/Makefile.mk
index 6ff2f73f11..c20f427474 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/Makefile.mk
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/Makefile.mk
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ ramstage-y += memmap.c
 ramstage-y += northbridge.c
 ramstage-y += rom_media.c
 
-all-y += fw_cfg.c
 all-y += bootmode.c
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/bootmode.c b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/bootmode.c
index 12990b2552..ce064788a6 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/bootmode.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/bootmode.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <bootmode.h>
 #include <console/console.h>
-#include "fw_cfg.h"
+#include <device/fw_cfg.h>
 
 /*
  * Enable recovery mode with fw_cfg option to qemu:
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/memmap.c b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/memmap.c
index be730b7516..a8033f21fd 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/memmap.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/memmap.c
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 #include <arch/romstage.h>
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/smm.h>
+#include <device/fw_cfg.h>
 #include "memory.h"
-#include "fw_cfg.h"
 
 #define CMOS_ADDR_PORT 0x70
 #define CMOS_DATA_PORT 0x71
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/northbridge.c b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/northbridge.c
index 609e389899..5c8636c8f0 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/northbridge.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/northbridge.c
@@ -9,15 +9,14 @@
 #include <device/pci_def.h>
 #include <device/pci_ops.h>
 #include <device/device.h>
+#include <device/fw_cfg.h>
+#include <device/fw_cfg_if.h>
 #include <identity.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <smbios.h>
 #include <types.h>
 #include "memory.h"
 
-#include "fw_cfg.h"
-#include "fw_cfg_if.h"
-
 #include "acpi.h"
 
 static void qemu_reserve_ports(struct device *dev, unsigned int idx,
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Kconfig b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Kconfig
index 70a7437fc8..854c0533c3 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Kconfig
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config BOARD_SPECIFIC_OPTIONS
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_NOT_SPI_FLASH
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_MEMORY_MAPPED
 	select BOOT_DEVICE_SUPPORTS_WRITES
+	select DRIVERS_EMULATION_QEMU_FW_CFG
 
 config VBOOT
 	select VBOOT_MUST_REQUEST_DISPLAY
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Makefile.mk b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Makefile.mk
index c1619f5ede..fc85e642b8 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Makefile.mk
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/Makefile.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ ramstage-y += ../qemu-i440fx/rom_media.c
 ramstage-y += memmap.c
 ramstage-y += cpu.c
 
-all-y += ../qemu-i440fx/fw_cfg.c
 all-y += ../qemu-i440fx/bootmode.c
 
 ramstage-$(CONFIG_CHROMEOS) += chromeos.c
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/acpi_tables.c
index e85ce659f6..c1c483da88 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/acpi_tables.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
+#include <device/fw_cfg.h>
 
-#include "../qemu-i440fx/fw_cfg.h"
 #include "../qemu-i440fx/acpi.h"
 
 void mainboard_fill_fadt(acpi_fadt_t *fadt)
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/cpu.c b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/cpu.c
index c57ec500fe..c30c833a50 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/cpu.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/cpu.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <cpu/x86/legacy_save_state.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/mp.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/smm.h>
-#include <mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/fw_cfg.h>
+#include <device/fw_cfg.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/memmap.c b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/memmap.c
index d57b25c2e3..3e8da5ca08 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/memmap.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-q35/memmap.c
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <console/console.h>
 #include <cpu/x86/smm.h>
+#include <device/fw_cfg.h>
 #include <device/pci_ops.h>
 #include <mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/memory.h>
-#include <mainboard/emulation/qemu-i440fx/fw_cfg.h>
 #include <cpu/intel/smm_reloc.h>
 
 #include "q35.h"