diff --git a/arm/aarch32/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h b/arm/aarch32/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e448bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arm/aarch32/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef KVM__KVM_FDT_H
+#define KVM__KVM_FDT_H
+
+#include "arm-common/fdt-arch.h"
+
+#endif /* KVM__KVM_FDT_H */
diff --git a/arm/aarch64/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h b/arm/aarch64/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e448bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arm/aarch64/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef KVM__KVM_FDT_H
+#define KVM__KVM_FDT_H
+
+#include "arm-common/fdt-arch.h"
+
+#endif /* KVM__KVM_FDT_H */
diff --git a/arm/fdt.c b/arm/fdt.c
index 381d48f..bcd0c3a 100644
--- a/arm/fdt.c
+++ b/arm/fdt.c
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ static int setup_fdt(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct device_header *dev_hdr;
 	u8 staging_fdt[FDT_MAX_SIZE];
-	u32 gic_phandle		= fdt__alloc_phandle();
 	u64 mem_reg_prop[]	= {
 		cpu_to_fdt64(kvm->arch.memory_guest_start),
 		cpu_to_fdt64(kvm->ram_size),
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ static int setup_fdt(struct kvm *kvm)
 
 	/* Header */
 	_FDT(fdt_begin_node(fdt, ""));
-	_FDT(fdt_property_cell(fdt, "interrupt-parent", gic_phandle));
+	_FDT(fdt_property_cell(fdt, "interrupt-parent", PHANDLE_GIC));
 	_FDT(fdt_property_string(fdt, "compatible", "linux,dummy-virt"));
 	_FDT(fdt_property_cell(fdt, "#address-cells", 0x2));
 	_FDT(fdt_property_cell(fdt, "#size-cells", 0x2));
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ static int setup_fdt(struct kvm *kvm)
 	/* CPU and peripherals (interrupt controller, timers, etc) */
 	generate_cpu_nodes(fdt, kvm);
 	if (generate_cpu_peripheral_fdt_nodes)
-		generate_cpu_peripheral_fdt_nodes(fdt, kvm, gic_phandle);
+		generate_cpu_peripheral_fdt_nodes(fdt, kvm, PHANDLE_GIC);
 
 	/* Virtio MMIO devices */
 	dev_hdr = device__first_dev(DEVICE_BUS_MMIO);
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ static int setup_fdt(struct kvm *kvm)
 	}
 
 	/* PCI host controller */
-	pci__generate_fdt_nodes(fdt, gic_phandle);
+	pci__generate_fdt_nodes(fdt, PHANDLE_GIC);
 
 	/* PSCI firmware */
 	_FDT(fdt_begin_node(fdt, "psci"));
diff --git a/arm/include/arm-common/fdt-arch.h b/arm/include/arm-common/fdt-arch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53ba633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arm/include/arm-common/fdt-arch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef ARM__FDT_H
+#define ARM__FDT_H
+
+enum phandles {PHANDLE_RESERVED = 0, PHANDLE_GIC, PHANDLES_MAX};
+
+#endif /* ARM__FDT_H */
diff --git a/include/kvm/fdt.h b/include/kvm/fdt.h
index 53d85a4..beadc7f 100644
--- a/include/kvm/fdt.h
+++ b/include/kvm/fdt.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
+#include "kvm/fdt-arch.h"
+
 #define FDT_MAX_SIZE	0x10000
 
 /* Those definitions are generic FDT values for specifying IRQ
@@ -33,10 +35,4 @@ enum irq_type {
 		}							\
 	} while (0)
 
-static inline u32 fdt__alloc_phandle(void)
-{
-	static u32 phandle = 0;
-	return ++phandle;
-}
-
 #endif /* KVM__FDT_H */
diff --git a/mips/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h b/mips/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b030245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mips/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef KVM__KVM_FDT_H
+#define KVM__KVM_FDT_H
+
+enum phandles {PHANDLE_RESERVED = 0, PHANDLES_MAX};
+
+#endif /* KVM__KVM_FDT_H */
diff --git a/powerpc/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h b/powerpc/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d48c055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/powerpc/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef KVM__KVM_FDT_H
+#define KVM__KVM_FDT_H
+
+enum phandles {PHANDLE_RESERVED = 0, PHANDLE_XICP, PHANDLES_MAX};
+
+#endif /* KVM__KVM_FDT_H */
diff --git a/powerpc/kvm.c b/powerpc/kvm.c
index 3c1596d..c738c1d 100644
--- a/powerpc/kvm.c
+++ b/powerpc/kvm.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 
 #define HUGETLBFS_PATH "/var/lib/hugetlbfs/global/pagesize-16MB/"
 
-#define PHANDLE_XICP		0x00001111
-
 static char kern_cmdline[2048];
 
 struct kvm_ext kvm_req_ext[] = {
diff --git a/x86/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h b/x86/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eebd73f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x86/include/kvm/fdt-arch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef X86__FDT_ARCH_H
+#define X86__FDT_ARCH_H
+
+enum phandles {PHANDLE_RESERVED = 0, PHANDLES_MAX};
+
+#endif /* KVM__KVM_FDT_H */
