diff --git a/lib/libvmmapi/vmmapi.h b/lib/libvmmapi/vmmapi.h
--- a/lib/libvmmapi/vmmapi.h
+++ b/lib/libvmmapi/vmmapi.h
@@ -255,19 +255,6 @@
 /*
  * Save and restore
  */
-
-#define MAX_SNAPSHOT_VMNAME 100
-
-enum checkpoint_opcodes {
-	START_CHECKPOINT = 0,
-	START_SUSPEND = 1,
-};
-
-struct checkpoint_op {
-	unsigned int op;
-	char snapshot_filename[MAX_SNAPSHOT_VMNAME];
-};
-
 int	vm_snapshot_req(struct vm_snapshot_meta *meta);
 int	vm_restore_time(struct vmctx *ctx);
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.h b/usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.h
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 #include <libxo/xo.h>
 #include <ucl.h>
 
+#define MAX_SNAPSHOT_VMNAME 100
+
 struct vmctx;
 
 struct restore_state {
@@ -57,6 +59,16 @@
 	ucl_object_t *meta_root_obj;
 };
 
+enum checkpoint_opcodes {
+	START_CHECKPOINT = 0,
+	START_SUSPEND = 1,
+};
+
+struct checkpoint_op {
+	unsigned int op;
+	char snapshot_filename[MAX_SNAPSHOT_VMNAME];
+};
+
 struct checkpoint_thread_info {
 	struct vmctx *ctx;
 	int socket_fd;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/Makefile b/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/Makefile
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 
 .if ${MK_BHYVE_SNAPSHOT} != "no"
 CFLAGS+= -DBHYVE_SNAPSHOT
+
+# usr.sbin/bhyve/snapshot.h needs ucl header
+CFLAGS+= -I${SRCTOP}/contrib/libucl/include
+CFLAGS+= -I${SRCTOP}/usr.sbin/bhyve
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/bhyvectl.c b/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/bhyvectl.c
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/bhyvectl.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyvectl/bhyvectl.c
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
 #include "amd/vmcb.h"
 #include "intel/vmcs.h"
 
+#ifdef BHYVE_SNAPSHOT
+#include "snapshot.h"
+#endif
+
 #define	MB	(1UL << 20)
 #define	GB	(1UL << 30)