diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index f8aa034d0e..611b34b26a 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -308,4 +308,7 @@ extern const size_t hw_compat_2_9_len;
 extern GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_8[];
 extern const size_t hw_compat_2_8_len;
 
+extern GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_7[];
+extern const size_t hw_compat_2_7_len;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/compat.h b/include/hw/compat.h
index 65d6748054..7ceab17401 100644
--- a/include/hw/compat.h
+++ b/include/hw/compat.h
@@ -1,29 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef HW_COMPAT_H
 #define HW_COMPAT_H
 
-#define HW_COMPAT_2_7 \
-    {\
-        .driver   = "virtio-pci",\
-        .property = "page-per-vq",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "virtio-serial-device",\
-        .property = "emergency-write",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "ioapic",\
-        .property = "version",\
-        .value    = "0x11",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "intel-iommu",\
-        .property = "x-buggy-eim",\
-        .value    = "true",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "virtio-pci",\
-        .property = "x-ignore-backend-features",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },
-
 #define HW_COMPAT_2_6 \
     {\
         .driver   = "virtio-mmio",\
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index 12c47d2506..504fbc79a9 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -315,38 +315,8 @@ extern const size_t pc_compat_2_9_len;
 extern GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_8[];
 extern const size_t pc_compat_2_8_len;
 
-#define PC_COMPAT_2_7 \
-    HW_COMPAT_2_7 \
-    {\
-        .driver   = TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "l3-cache",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "full-cpuid-auto-level",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "Opteron_G3" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "family",\
-        .value    = "15",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "Opteron_G3" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "model",\
-        .value    = "6",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "Opteron_G3" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "stepping",\
-        .value    = "1",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "isa-pcspk",\
-        .property = "migrate",\
-        .value    = "off",\
-    },
+extern GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_7[];
+extern const size_t pc_compat_2_7_len;
 
 #define PC_COMPAT_2_6 \
     HW_COMPAT_2_6 \
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index 850a02cf43..e01d19e5e1 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -1939,12 +1939,9 @@ DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE(2, 8)
 static void virt_machine_2_7_options(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     VirtMachineClass *vmc = VIRT_MACHINE_CLASS(OBJECT_CLASS(mc));
-    static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        HW_COMPAT_2_7
-    };
 
     virt_machine_2_8_options(mc);
-    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
+    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_2_7, hw_compat_2_7_len);
     /* ITS was introduced with 2.8 */
     vmc->no_its = true;
     /* Stick with 1K pages for migration compatibility */
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index b3ea5bd777..92f4c71354 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -158,6 +158,31 @@ GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_8[] = {
 };
 const size_t hw_compat_2_8_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_2_8);
 
+GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_7[] = {
+    {
+        .driver   = "virtio-pci",
+        .property = "page-per-vq",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "virtio-serial-device",
+        .property = "emergency-write",
+        .value    = "off",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "ioapic",
+        .property = "version",
+        .value    = "0x11",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "intel-iommu",
+        .property = "x-buggy-eim",
+        .value    = "true",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "virtio-pci",
+        .property = "x-ignore-backend-features",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },
+};
+const size_t hw_compat_2_7_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_2_7);
+
 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 517ead567c..96c64ccc4f 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -218,6 +218,40 @@ GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_8[] = {
 };
 const size_t pc_compat_2_8_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(pc_compat_2_8);
 
+GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_7[] = {
+    {
+        .driver   = TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "l3-cache",
+        .value    = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "full-cpuid-auto-level",
+        .value    = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "Opteron_G3" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "family",
+        .value    = "15",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "Opteron_G3" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "model",
+        .value    = "6",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "Opteron_G3" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "stepping",
+        .value    = "1",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "isa-pcspk",
+        .property = "migrate",
+        .value    = "off",
+    },
+};
+const size_t pc_compat_2_7_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(pc_compat_2_7);
+
 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 deb5500624..b956b4abe0 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -514,12 +514,9 @@ DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v2_8, "pc-i440fx-2.8", NULL,
 
 static void pc_i440fx_2_7_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
-    static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        PC_COMPAT_2_7
-    };
-
     pc_i440fx_2_8_machine_options(m);
-    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_2_7, hw_compat_2_7_len);
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_2_7, pc_compat_2_7_len);
 }
 
 DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v2_7, "pc-i440fx-2.7", NULL,
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 57b46e1ecb..e321f14cb5 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -398,13 +398,10 @@ DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_8, "pc-q35-2.8", NULL,
 
 static void pc_q35_2_7_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
-    static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        PC_COMPAT_2_7
-    };
-
     pc_q35_2_8_machine_options(m);
     m->max_cpus = 255;
-    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_2_7, hw_compat_2_7_len);
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_2_7, pc_compat_2_7_len);
 }
 
 DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_7, "pc-q35-2.7", NULL,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index d2e46362fb..445996c0b4 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -4164,7 +4164,6 @@ static void spapr_machine_2_7_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     sPAPRMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_CLASS(mc);
     static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        HW_COMPAT_2_7
         {
             .driver   = TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE,
             .property = "mem_win_size",
@@ -4190,6 +4189,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_2_7_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
     spapr_machine_2_8_class_options(mc);
     mc->default_cpu_type = POWERPC_CPU_TYPE_NAME("power7_v2.3");
     mc->default_machine_opts = "modern-hotplug-events=off";
+    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_2_7, hw_compat_2_7_len);
     compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
     smc->phb_placement = phb_placement_2_7;
 }
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
index 22e96ab353..f28feedd4b 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
@@ -795,13 +795,10 @@ static void ccw_machine_2_7_instance_options(MachineState *machine)
 static void ccw_machine_2_7_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     S390CcwMachineClass *s390mc = S390_MACHINE_CLASS(mc);
-    static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        HW_COMPAT_2_7
-    };
 
     s390mc->cpu_model_allowed = false;
     ccw_machine_2_8_class_options(mc);
-    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
+    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_2_7, hw_compat_2_7_len);
 }
 DEFINE_CCW_MACHINE(2_7, "2.7", false);
 
