diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua b/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
index 50adaa4421e..df26e8b59a0 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
@@ -3636,6 +3636,7 @@ files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/taito_x.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/includes/taito_x.h",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/cchip.cpp",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/cchip.h",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/taito_z.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/includes/taito_z.h",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/video/taito_z.cpp",
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/taito_x.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/taito_x.cpp
index ed18529079e..f85315c0535 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/taito_x.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/taito_x.cpp
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ Stephh's notes (based on the game M68000 code and some tests) :
 #include "includes/taitoipt.h"
 #include "audio/taitosnd.h"
 #include "includes/taito_x.h"
+#include "machine/cchip.h"
 #include "sound/2610intf.h"
 #include "sound/2151intf.h"
 
diff --git a/src/mame/machine/cchip.h b/src/mame/machine/cchip.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c86f3b56c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mame/machine/cchip.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// license:BSD-3-Clause
+// copyright-holders:Bryan McPhail, Nicola Salmoria
+// thanks-to:Richard Bush