diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/acpi.h b/include/hw/acpi/acpi.h
index 0e26f63..bc7e107 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/acpi.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/acpi.h
@@ -178,4 +178,6 @@ typedef struct acpi_table_std_header {
     char asl_compiler_id[4];  /* ASL compiler vendor ID */
     uint32_t asl_compiler_revision; /* ASL compiler revision number */
 } QEMU_PACKED AcpiTableStdHdr;
+
+extern const AcpiTableStdHdr acpi_dfl_hdr;
 #endif /* !QEMU_HW_ACPI_H */
diff --git a/hw/acpi/core.c b/hw/acpi/core.c
index d348f81..36a4d03 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/core.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/core.c
@@ -37,11 +37,20 @@ struct acpi_table_header {
 /* size of the extra prefix */
 #define ACPI_TABLE_PFX_SIZE offsetof(struct acpi_table_header, std)
 
-static const char unsigned dfl_hdr[sizeof(AcpiTableStdHdr)] =
-    "QEMU\0\0\0\0\1\0"       /* sig (4), len(4), revno (1), csum (1) */
-    "QEMUQEQEMUQEMU\1\0\0\0" /* OEM id (6), table (8), revno (4) */
-    "QEMU\1\0\0\0"           /* ASL compiler ID (4), version (4) */
-    ;
+const AcpiTableStdHdr acpi_dfl_hdr = {
+    .sig = "QEMU",
+    .revision = 1,
+    .oem_id = "QEMUQE",
+    .oem_table_id = "QEMUQEMU",
+    .asl_compiler_id = "QEMU",
+#ifdef HOST_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+    .oem_revision = 0x01000000,
+    .asl_compiler_revision = 0x01000000
+#else
+    .oem_revision = 1,
+    .asl_compiler_revision = 1
+#endif
+};
 
 char unsigned *acpi_tables;
 size_t acpi_tables_len;
@@ -74,8 +83,8 @@ static int acpi_checksum(const uint8_t *data, int len)
 /* Install a copy of the ACPI table specified in @blob.
  *
  * If @has_header is set, @blob starts with the System Description Table Header
- * structure. Otherwise, "dfl_hdr" is prepended. In any case, each header field
- * is optionally overwritten from @hdrs.
+ * structure. Otherwise, "acpi_dfl_hdr" is prepended. In any case, each header
+ * field is optionally overwritten from @hdrs.
  *
  * It is valid to call this function with
  * (@blob == NULL && @bloblen == 0 && !@has_header).
@@ -105,13 +114,13 @@ static void acpi_table_install(const char unsigned *blob, size_t bloblen,
     if (has_header) {
         /*   _length             | ACPI header in blob | blob body
          *   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   ^^^^^^^^^
-         *   ACPI_TABLE_PFX_SIZE     sizeof dfl_hdr      body_size
+         *   ACPI_TABLE_PFX_SIZE   sizeof acpi_dfl_hdr   body_size
          *                           == body_start
          *
          *                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          *                           acpi_payload_size == bloblen
          */
-        body_start = sizeof dfl_hdr;
+        body_start = sizeof acpi_dfl_hdr;
 
         if (bloblen < body_start) {
             error_setg(errp, "ACPI table claiming to have header is too "
@@ -123,17 +132,17 @@ static void acpi_table_install(const char unsigned *blob, size_t bloblen,
     } else {
         /*   _length             | ACPI header in template | blob body
          *   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   ^^^^^^^^^^
-         *   ACPI_TABLE_PFX_SIZE       sizeof dfl_hdr        body_size
+         *   ACPI_TABLE_PFX_SIZE     sizeof acpi_dfl_hdr     body_size
          *                                                   == bloblen
          *
          *                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          *                                  acpi_payload_size
          */
         body_start = 0;
-        hdr_src = dfl_hdr;
+        hdr_src = (const char unsigned *)&acpi_dfl_hdr;
     }
     body_size = bloblen - body_start;
-    acpi_payload_size = sizeof dfl_hdr + body_size;
+    acpi_payload_size = sizeof acpi_dfl_hdr + body_size;
 
     if (acpi_payload_size > UINT16_MAX) {
         error_setg(errp, "ACPI table too big, requested: %zu, max: %u",
@@ -149,13 +158,13 @@ static void acpi_table_install(const char unsigned *blob, size_t bloblen,
 
     acpi_tables = g_realloc(acpi_tables, acpi_tables_len +
                                          ACPI_TABLE_PFX_SIZE +
-                                         sizeof dfl_hdr + body_size);
+                                         sizeof acpi_dfl_hdr + body_size);
 
     ext_hdr = (struct acpi_table_header *)(acpi_tables + acpi_tables_len);
     acpi_tables_len += ACPI_TABLE_PFX_SIZE;
 
-    memcpy(acpi_tables + acpi_tables_len, hdr_src, sizeof dfl_hdr);
-    acpi_tables_len += sizeof dfl_hdr;
+    memcpy(acpi_tables + acpi_tables_len, hdr_src, sizeof acpi_dfl_hdr);
+    acpi_tables_len += sizeof acpi_dfl_hdr;
 
     if (blob != NULL) {
         memcpy(acpi_tables + acpi_tables_len, blob + body_start, body_size);
