diff --git a/stubs/Makefile.objs b/stubs/Makefile.objs
index f5b47bfd74..e69c217aff 100644
--- a/stubs/Makefile.objs
+++ b/stubs/Makefile.objs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ stub-obj-y += is-daemonized.o
 stub-obj-$(CONFIG_LINUX_AIO) += linux-aio.o
 stub-obj-y += machine-init-done.o
 stub-obj-y += migr-blocker.o
+stub-obj-y += change-state-handler.o
 stub-obj-y += monitor.o
 stub-obj-y += notify-event.o
 stub-obj-y += qtest.o
diff --git a/stubs/change-state-handler.c b/stubs/change-state-handler.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01b1c6986d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stubs/change-state-handler.c
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+
+VMChangeStateEntry *qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(VMChangeStateHandler *cb,
+                                                     void *opaque)
+{
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void qemu_del_vm_change_state_handler(VMChangeStateEntry *e)
+{
+    /* Nothing to do. */
+}