diff --git a/src/ffi/initconfig.rs b/src/ffi/cpython/initconfig.rs
similarity index 95%
rename from src/ffi/initconfig.rs
rename to src/ffi/cpython/initconfig.rs
index 5e46898f5b2..d6d67720b54 100644
--- a/src/ffi/initconfig.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/cpython/initconfig.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#![cfg(all(Py_3_8, not(PyPy)))]
+
 /* --- PyStatus ----------------------------------------------- */
 
 use crate::ffi::Py_ssize_t;
@@ -19,7 +21,6 @@ pub struct PyStatus {
     pub exitcode: c_int,
 }
 
-#[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {
     pub fn PyStatus_Ok() -> PyStatus;
     pub fn PyStatus_Error(err_msg: *const c_char) -> PyStatus;
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ pub struct PyWideStringList {
     pub items: *mut *mut wchar_t,
 }
 
-#[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {
     pub fn PyWideStringList_Append(list: *mut PyWideStringList, item: *const wchar_t) -> PyStatus;
     pub fn PyWideStringList_Insert(
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ pub struct PyPreConfig {
     pub allocator: c_int,
 }
 
-#[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {
     pub fn PyPreConfig_InitPythonConfig(config: *mut PyPreConfig);
     pub fn PyPreConfig_InitIsolatedConfig(config: *mut PyPreConfig);
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ pub struct PyConfig {
     pub orig_argv: PyWideStringList,
 }
 
-#[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {
     pub fn PyConfig_InitPythonConfig(config: *mut PyConfig);
     pub fn PyConfig_InitIsolatedConfig(config: *mut PyConfig);
@@ -186,7 +184,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /* --- Helper functions --------------------------------------- */
 
-#[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {
     pub fn Py_GetArgcArgv(argc: *mut c_int, argv: *mut *mut *mut wchar_t);
 }
diff --git a/src/ffi/cpython/mod.rs b/src/ffi/cpython/mod.rs
index 527de948f30..e92392ef43c 100644
--- a/src/ffi/cpython/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/cpython/mod.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ pub mod dictobject;
 // skipped fileobject.h
 pub mod frameobject;
 // skipped import.h
-// skipped initconfig.h
+pub mod initconfig;
 // skipped interpreteridobject.h
 pub mod listobject;
 pub mod object;
+pub mod pylifecycle;
 
 pub use self::abstract_::*;
 #[cfg(not(PyPy))]
@@ -22,5 +23,7 @@ pub use self::code::*;
 #[cfg(not(PyPy))]
 pub use self::dictobject::*;
 pub use self::frameobject::*;
+pub use self::initconfig::*;
 pub use self::listobject::*;
 pub use self::object::*;
+pub use self::pylifecycle::*;
diff --git a/src/ffi/cpython/pylifecycle.rs b/src/ffi/cpython/pylifecycle.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ab5d4fc943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ffi/cpython/pylifecycle.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#![cfg(all(Py_3_8, not(PyPy)))]
+
+use libc::wchar_t;
+use std::os::raw::{c_int, c_char};
+use crate::ffi::{Py_ssize_t, PyPreConfig, PyConfig, PyStatus};
+
+// "private" functions in cpython/pylifecycle.h accepted in PEP 587
+extern "C" {
+    // skipped _Py_SetStandardStreamEncoding;
+    pub fn Py_PreInitialize(src_config: *const PyPreConfig) -> PyStatus;
+    pub fn Py_PreInitializeFromBytesArgs(
+        src_config: *const PyPreConfig,
+        argc: Py_ssize_t,
+        argv: *mut *mut c_char,
+    ) -> PyStatus;
+    pub fn Py_PreInitializeFromArgs(
+        src_config: *const PyPreConfig,
+        argc: Py_ssize_t,
+        argv: *mut *mut wchar_t,
+    ) -> PyStatus;
+    pub fn _Py_IsCoreInitialized() -> c_int;
+
+    pub fn Py_InitializeFromConfig(config: *const PyConfig) -> PyStatus;
+    // skipped _Py_InitializeMain
+
+    pub fn Py_RunMain() -> c_int;
+
+    // skipped Py_ExitStatusException
+
+    // skipped _Py_RestoreSignals
+
+    // skipped Py_FdIsInteractive
+    // skipped _Py_FdIsInteractive
+
+    // skipped _Py_SetProgramFullPath
+
+    // skipped _Py_gitidentifier
+    // skipped _Py_getversion
+
+    // skipped _Py_IsFinalizing
+
+    // skipped _PyOS_URandom
+    // skipped _PyOS_URandomNonblock
+
+    // skipped _Py_CoerceLegacyLocale
+    // skipped _Py_LegacyLocaleDetected
+    // skipped _Py_SetLocaleFromEnv
+
+    // skipped _Py_NewInterpreter
+}
diff --git a/src/ffi/mod.rs b/src/ffi/mod.rs
index bc739b681db..7bf36fe825b 100644
--- a/src/ffi/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/mod.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ pub use self::funcobject::*;
 #[cfg(not(Py_LIMITED_API))]
 pub use self::genobject::*;
 pub use self::import::*;
-#[cfg(all(Py_3_8, not(any(PY_LIMITED_API, PyPy))))]
-pub use self::initconfig::*;
 pub use self::intrcheck::*;
 pub use self::iterobject::*;
 pub use self::listobject::*;
@@ -164,8 +162,6 @@ mod pyport;
 // [cfg(not(Py_LIMITED_API))]
 // mod pytime; contains nothing of interest
 
-#[cfg(all(Py_3_8, not(any(PY_LIMITED_API, PyPy))))]
-mod initconfig;
 mod objimpl;
 mod pydebug;
 mod pyhash;
diff --git a/src/ffi/pylifecycle.rs b/src/ffi/pylifecycle.rs
index 4d76ae93c1a..8cccd211ee3 100644
--- a/src/ffi/pylifecycle.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/pylifecycle.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 use crate::ffi::pystate::PyThreadState;
-#[cfg(all(Py_3_8, not(any(PY_LIMITED_API, PyPy))))]
-use crate::ffi::{PyConfig, PyPreConfig, PyStatus, Py_ssize_t};
 
 use libc::wchar_t;
 use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_int};
@@ -53,24 +51,3 @@ extern "C" {
     pub fn PyOS_getsig(arg1: c_int) -> PyOS_sighandler_t;
     pub fn PyOS_setsig(arg1: c_int, arg2: PyOS_sighandler_t) -> PyOS_sighandler_t;
 }
-
-// "private" functions in cpython/pylifecycle.h accepted in PEP 587
-#[cfg(all(Py_3_8, not(any(PY_LIMITED_API, PyPy))))]
-#[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
-extern "C" {
-    pub fn Py_PreInitialize(src_config: *const PyPreConfig) -> PyStatus;
-    pub fn Py_PreInitializeFromBytesArgs(
-        src_config: *const PyPreConfig,
-        argc: Py_ssize_t,
-        argv: *mut *mut c_char,
-    ) -> PyStatus;
-    pub fn Py_PreInitializeFromArgs(
-        src_config: *const PyPreConfig,
-        argc: Py_ssize_t,
-        argv: *mut *mut wchar_t,
-    ) -> PyStatus;
-
-    pub fn Py_InitializeFromConfig(config: *const PyConfig) -> PyStatus;
-
-    pub fn Py_RunMain() -> c_int;
-}