diff --git a/system/arch_init.c b/system/arch_init.c
index b1baed18a3..b9147af93c 100644
--- a/system/arch_init.c
+++ b/system/arch_init.c
@@ -24,18 +24,4 @@
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "system/arch_init.h"
 
-#ifdef TARGET_SPARC
-int graphic_width = 1024;
-int graphic_height = 768;
-int graphic_depth = 8;
-#elif defined(TARGET_M68K)
-int graphic_width = 800;
-int graphic_height = 600;
-int graphic_depth = 8;
-#else
-int graphic_width = 800;
-int graphic_height = 600;
-int graphic_depth = 32;
-#endif
-
 const uint32_t arch_type = QEMU_ARCH;
diff --git a/system/globals-target.c b/system/globals-target.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..989720591e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/globals-target.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Global variables that should not exist (target specific)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Fabrice Bellard
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "system/system.h"
+
+#ifdef TARGET_SPARC
+int graphic_width = 1024;
+int graphic_height = 768;
+int graphic_depth = 8;
+#elif defined(TARGET_M68K)
+int graphic_width = 800;
+int graphic_height = 600;
+int graphic_depth = 8;
+#else
+int graphic_width = 800;
+int graphic_height = 600;
+int graphic_depth = 32;
+#endif
diff --git a/system/meson.build b/system/meson.build
index c83d80fa24..eec07a9451 100644
--- a/system/meson.build
+++ b/system/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_SYSTEM_ONLY', if_true: [files(
   'arch_init.c',
   'ioport.c',
+  'globals-target.c',
   'memory.c',
   'physmem.c',
 )])