diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua b/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
index 3cad06dd47a..2c6a57e6b31 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
@@ -3665,8 +3665,6 @@ files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/fd1089.h",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/fd1094.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/fd1094.h",
-	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/fddebug.cpp",
-	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/fddebug.h",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/mc8123.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/mc8123.h",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/segaic16.cpp",
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/fddebug.cpp b/src/mame/etc/fddebug.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mame/machine/fddebug.cpp
rename to src/mame/etc/fddebug.cpp
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/fddebug.h b/src/mame/etc/fddebug.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/mame/machine/fddebug.h
rename to src/mame/etc/fddebug.h