diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index 0023b72b02..254b7d8919 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -318,4 +318,7 @@ extern const size_t hw_compat_2_6_len;
 extern GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_5[];
 extern const size_t hw_compat_2_5_len;
 
+extern GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_4[];
+extern const size_t hw_compat_2_4_len;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/compat.h b/include/hw/compat.h
index a6eced34c6..05ff05e159 100644
--- a/include/hw/compat.h
+++ b/include/hw/compat.h
@@ -1,33 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef HW_COMPAT_H
 #define HW_COMPAT_H
 
-#define HW_COMPAT_2_4 \
-    {\
-        .driver   = "virtio-blk-device",\
-        .property = "scsi",\
-        .value    = "true",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "e1000",\
-        .property = "extra_mac_registers",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "virtio-pci",\
-        .property = "x-disable-pcie",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "virtio-pci",\
-        .property = "migrate-extra",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "fw_cfg_mem",\
-        .property = "dma_enabled",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "fw_cfg_io",\
-        .property = "dma_enabled",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },
-
 #define HW_COMPAT_2_3 \
     {\
         .driver   = "virtio-blk-pci",\
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index 9a32031f25..a9045f6bea 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ extern const size_t pc_compat_2_6_len;
 extern GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_5[];
 extern const size_t pc_compat_2_5_len;
 
+extern GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_4[];
+extern const size_t pc_compat_2_4_len;
+
 /* Helper for setting model-id for CPU models that changed model-id
  * depending on QEMU versions up to QEMU 2.4.
  */
@@ -344,77 +347,6 @@ extern const size_t pc_compat_2_5_len;
         .value    = "QEMU Virtual CPU version " v,\
     },
 
-#define PC_COMPAT_2_4 \
-    HW_COMPAT_2_4 \
-    PC_CPU_MODEL_IDS("2.4.0") \
-    {\
-        .driver   = "Haswell-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "abm",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "Haswell-noTSX-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "abm",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "Broadwell-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "abm",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "Broadwell-noTSX-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "abm",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "host" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "host-cache-info",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "check",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "qemu64" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "sse4a",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "qemu64" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "abm",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "qemu64" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "popcnt",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "qemu32" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "popcnt",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "Opteron_G2" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "rdtscp",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "Opteron_G3" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "rdtscp",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "Opteron_G4" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "rdtscp",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "Opteron_G5" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "rdtscp",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },
-
-
 #define PC_COMPAT_2_3 \
     HW_COMPAT_2_3 \
     PC_CPU_MODEL_IDS("2.3.0") \
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index 4d05501775..1808900c3a 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -236,6 +236,35 @@ GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_5[] = {
 };
 const size_t hw_compat_2_5_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_2_5);
 
+GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_4[] = {
+    {
+        .driver   = "virtio-blk-device",
+        .property = "scsi",
+        .value    = "true",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "e1000",
+        .property = "extra_mac_registers",
+        .value    = "off",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "virtio-pci",
+        .property = "x-disable-pcie",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "virtio-pci",
+        .property = "migrate-extra",
+        .value    = "off",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "fw_cfg_mem",
+        .property = "dma_enabled",
+        .value    = "off",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "fw_cfg_io",
+        .property = "dma_enabled",
+        .value    = "off",
+    }
+};
+const size_t hw_compat_2_4_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_2_4);
+
 static char *machine_get_accel(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 8eb69ff054..cc14cb42d5 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -284,6 +284,77 @@ const size_t pc_compat_2_6_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(pc_compat_2_6);
 GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_5[] = {};
 const size_t pc_compat_2_5_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(pc_compat_2_5);
 
+GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_4[] = {
+    PC_CPU_MODEL_IDS("2.4.0")
+    {
+        .driver   = "Haswell-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "abm",
+        .value    = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "Haswell-noTSX-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "abm",
+        .value    = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "Broadwell-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "abm",
+        .value    = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "Broadwell-noTSX-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "abm",
+        .value    = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "host" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "host-cache-info",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "check",
+        .value    = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "qemu64" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "sse4a",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "qemu64" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "abm",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "qemu64" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "popcnt",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "qemu32" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "popcnt",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "Opteron_G2" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "rdtscp",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "Opteron_G3" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "rdtscp",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "Opteron_G4" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "rdtscp",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "Opteron_G5" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "rdtscp",
+        .value    = "on",
+    }
+};
+const size_t pc_compat_2_4_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(pc_compat_2_4);
+
 void gsi_handler(void *opaque, int n, int level)
 {
     GSIState *s = opaque;
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 3a31de7316..125ab600ef 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -553,14 +553,12 @@ DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v2_5, "pc-i440fx-2.5", NULL,
 static void pc_i440fx_2_4_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
-    static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        PC_COMPAT_2_4
-    };
 
     pc_i440fx_2_5_machine_options(m);
     m->hw_version = "2.4.0";
     pcmc->broken_reserved_end = true;
-    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_2_4, hw_compat_2_4_len);
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_2_4, pc_compat_2_4_len);
 }
 
 DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v2_4, "pc-i440fx-2.4", NULL,
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 418b8387d9..94494e6441 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -440,14 +440,12 @@ DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_5, "pc-q35-2.5", NULL,
 static void pc_q35_2_4_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
-    static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        PC_COMPAT_2_4
-    };
 
     pc_q35_2_5_machine_options(m);
     m->hw_version = "2.4.0";
     pcmc->broken_reserved_end = true;
-    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_2_4, hw_compat_2_4_len);
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_2_4, pc_compat_2_4_len);
 }
 
 DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_4, "pc-q35-2.4", NULL,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 6be74ae0c8..a42cb49109 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -4307,13 +4307,10 @@ DEFINE_SPAPR_MACHINE(2_5, "2.5", false);
 static void spapr_machine_2_4_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     sPAPRMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_CLASS(mc);
-    static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        HW_COMPAT_2_4
-    };
 
     spapr_machine_2_5_class_options(mc);
     smc->dr_lmb_enabled = false;
-    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
+    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_2_4, hw_compat_2_4_len);
 }
 
 DEFINE_SPAPR_MACHINE(2_4, "2.4", false);
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
index 1ab53a1332..bf5f2f463c 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
@@ -849,7 +849,6 @@ static void ccw_machine_2_4_instance_options(MachineState *machine)
 static void ccw_machine_2_4_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        HW_COMPAT_2_4
         {
             .driver   = TYPE_S390_SKEYS,
             .property = "migration-enabled",
@@ -890,6 +889,7 @@ static void ccw_machine_2_4_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
     };
 
     ccw_machine_2_5_class_options(mc);
+    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_2_4, hw_compat_2_4_len);
     compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
 }
 DEFINE_CCW_MACHINE(2_4, "2.4", false);
