diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index e7e3d2bc3c..2d82d80107 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -324,4 +324,7 @@ extern const size_t hw_compat_2_4_len;
 extern GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_3[];
 extern const size_t hw_compat_2_3_len;
 
+extern GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_2[];
+extern const size_t hw_compat_2_2_len;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/compat.h b/include/hw/compat.h
index fbe64d5983..3bd91908e4 100644
--- a/include/hw/compat.h
+++ b/include/hw/compat.h
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef HW_COMPAT_H
 #define HW_COMPAT_H
 
-#define HW_COMPAT_2_2 \
-    /* empty */
-
 #define HW_COMPAT_2_1 \
     {\
         .driver   = "intel-hda",\
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index def40cd545..49b45bb79d 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ extern const size_t pc_compat_2_4_len;
 extern GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_3[];
 extern const size_t pc_compat_2_3_len;
 
+extern GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_2[];
+extern const size_t pc_compat_2_2_len;
+
 /* Helper for setting model-id for CPU models that changed model-id
  * depending on QEMU versions up to QEMU 2.4.
  */
@@ -350,100 +353,6 @@ extern const size_t pc_compat_2_3_len;
         .value    = "QEMU Virtual CPU version " v,\
     },
 
-#define PC_COMPAT_2_2 \
-    HW_COMPAT_2_2 \
-    PC_CPU_MODEL_IDS("2.2.0") \
-    {\
-        .driver = "kvm64" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "kvm32" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Conroe" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Penryn" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Nehalem" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Westmere" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "SandyBridge" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Haswell" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Broadwell" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Opteron_G1" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Opteron_G2" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Opteron_G3" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Opteron_G4" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Opteron_G5" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "vme",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Haswell" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "f16c",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Haswell" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "rdrand",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Broadwell" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "f16c",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver = "Broadwell" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,\
-        .property = "rdrand",\
-        .value = "off",\
-    },
-
 #define PC_COMPAT_2_1 \
     HW_COMPAT_2_1 \
     PC_CPU_MODEL_IDS("2.1.0") \
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index d37cdc3153..cfa9a5d95f 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_3[] = {
 };
 const size_t hw_compat_2_3_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_2_3);
 
+GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_2[] = {};
+const size_t hw_compat_2_2_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_2_2);
+
 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 1f6d7809ce..b92d1900da 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -441,6 +441,101 @@ GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_3[] = {
 };
 const size_t pc_compat_2_3_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(pc_compat_2_3);
 
+GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_2[] = {
+    PC_CPU_MODEL_IDS("2.2.0")
+    {
+        .driver = "kvm64" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "kvm32" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Conroe" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Penryn" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Nehalem" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Westmere" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "SandyBridge" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Haswell" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Broadwell" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Opteron_G1" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Opteron_G2" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Opteron_G3" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Opteron_G4" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Opteron_G5" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "vme",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Haswell" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "f16c",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Haswell" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "rdrand",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Broadwell" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "f16c",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver = "Broadwell" "-" TYPE_X86_CPU,
+        .property = "rdrand",
+        .value = "off",
+    },
+};
+const size_t pc_compat_2_2_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(pc_compat_2_2);
+
 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 5b03f9ef80..d2a2bacba4 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -318,14 +318,14 @@ static void pc_compat_2_3_fn(MachineState *machine)
     }
 }
 
-static void pc_compat_2_2(MachineState *machine)
+static void pc_compat_2_2_fn(MachineState *machine)
 {
     pc_compat_2_3_fn(machine);
 }
 
 static void pc_compat_2_1(MachineState *machine)
 {
-    pc_compat_2_2(machine);
+    pc_compat_2_2_fn(machine);
     x86_cpu_change_kvm_default("svm", NULL);
 }
 
@@ -578,18 +578,16 @@ DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v2_3, "pc-i440fx-2.3", pc_compat_2_3_fn,
 static void pc_i440fx_2_2_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
-    static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        PC_COMPAT_2_2
-    };
 
     pc_i440fx_2_3_machine_options(m);
     m->hw_version = "2.2.0";
     m->default_machine_opts = "firmware=bios-256k.bin,suppress-vmdesc=on";
-    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_2_2, hw_compat_2_2_len);
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_2_2, pc_compat_2_2_len);
     pcmc->rsdp_in_ram = false;
 }
 
-DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v2_2, "pc-i440fx-2.2", pc_compat_2_2,
+DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v2_2, "pc-i440fx-2.2", pc_compat_2_2_fn,
                       pc_i440fx_2_2_machine_options);
 
 static void pc_i440fx_2_1_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index b99ed19baf..449c5dd58d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -4341,7 +4341,6 @@ DEFINE_SPAPR_MACHINE(2_3, "2.3", false);
 static void spapr_machine_2_2_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        HW_COMPAT_2_2
         {
             .driver   = TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE,
             .property = "mem_win_size",
@@ -4350,6 +4349,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_2_2_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
     };
 
     spapr_machine_2_3_class_options(mc);
+    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_2_2, hw_compat_2_2_len);
     compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
     mc->default_machine_opts = "modern-hotplug-events=off,suppress-vmdesc=on";
 }
