diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/sat_counter.hh b/src/base/sat_counter.hh
similarity index 97%
rename from src/cpu/pred/sat_counter.hh
rename to src/base/sat_counter.hh
index 513419a059..342a3382f0 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/sat_counter.hh
+++ b/src/base/sat_counter.hh
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
  *          Daniel Carvalho
  */
 
-#ifndef __CPU_PRED_SAT_COUNTER_HH__
-#define __CPU_PRED_SAT_COUNTER_HH__
+#ifndef __BASE_SAT_COUNTER_HH__
+#define __BASE_SAT_COUNTER_HH__
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
@@ -127,4 +127,4 @@ class SatCounter
     uint8_t counter;
 };
 
-#endif // __CPU_PRED_SAT_COUNTER_HH__
+#endif // __BASE_SAT_COUNTER_HH__
diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/2bit_local.hh b/src/cpu/pred/2bit_local.hh
index ef52974b75..636620a34f 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/2bit_local.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/2bit_local.hh
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "base/sat_counter.hh"
 #include "base/types.hh"
 #include "cpu/pred/bpred_unit.hh"
-#include "cpu/pred/sat_counter.hh"
 #include "params/LocalBP.hh"
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/bi_mode.hh b/src/cpu/pred/bi_mode.hh
index f28fdc9262..40909554b7 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/bi_mode.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/bi_mode.hh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 #ifndef __CPU_PRED_BI_MODE_PRED_HH__
 #define __CPU_PRED_BI_MODE_PRED_HH__
 
+#include "base/sat_counter.hh"
 #include "cpu/pred/bpred_unit.hh"
-#include "cpu/pred/sat_counter.hh"
 #include "params/BiModeBP.hh"
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/tournament.hh b/src/cpu/pred/tournament.hh
index 7b16e72242..76de16d7e8 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/tournament.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/tournament.hh
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "base/sat_counter.hh"
 #include "base/types.hh"
 #include "cpu/pred/bpred_unit.hh"
-#include "cpu/pred/sat_counter.hh"
 #include "params/TournamentBP.hh"
 
 /**