diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index 1135ee23ac..0023b72b02 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -315,4 +315,7 @@ extern const size_t hw_compat_2_7_len;
 extern GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_6[];
 extern const size_t hw_compat_2_6_len;
 
+extern GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_5[];
+extern const size_t hw_compat_2_5_len;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/compat.h b/include/hw/compat.h
index c744233fb6..a6eced34c6 100644
--- a/include/hw/compat.h
+++ b/include/hw/compat.h
@@ -1,30 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef HW_COMPAT_H
 #define HW_COMPAT_H
 
-#define HW_COMPAT_2_5 \
-    {\
-        .driver   = "isa-fdc",\
-        .property = "fallback",\
-        .value    = "144",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "pvscsi",\
-        .property = "x-old-pci-configuration",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "pvscsi",\
-        .property = "x-disable-pcie",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },\
-    {\
-        .driver   = "vmxnet3",\
-        .property = "x-old-msi-offsets",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },{\
-        .driver   = "vmxnet3",\
-        .property = "x-disable-pcie",\
-        .value    = "on",\
-    },
-
 #define HW_COMPAT_2_4 \
     {\
         .driver   = "virtio-blk-device",\
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index ca62def2c9..9a32031f25 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ extern const size_t pc_compat_2_7_len;
 extern GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_6[];
 extern const size_t pc_compat_2_6_len;
 
-#define PC_COMPAT_2_5 \
-    HW_COMPAT_2_5
+extern GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_5[];
+extern const size_t pc_compat_2_5_len;
 
 /* Helper for setting model-id for CPU models that changed model-id
  * depending on QEMU versions up to QEMU 2.4.
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index e27b1b5c34..4d05501775 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -210,6 +210,32 @@ GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_6[] = {
 };
 const size_t hw_compat_2_6_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_2_6);
 
+GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_5[] = {
+    {
+        .driver   = "isa-fdc",
+        .property = "fallback",
+        .value    = "144",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "pvscsi",
+        .property = "x-old-pci-configuration",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "pvscsi",
+        .property = "x-disable-pcie",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },
+    {
+        .driver   = "vmxnet3",
+        .property = "x-old-msi-offsets",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },{
+        .driver   = "vmxnet3",
+        .property = "x-disable-pcie",
+        .value    = "on",
+    },
+};
+const size_t hw_compat_2_5_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_2_5);
+
 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 6c8ff0e928..8eb69ff054 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ GlobalProperty pc_compat_2_6[] = {
 };
 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);
+
 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 89e81a028a..3a31de7316 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -539,14 +539,12 @@ DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v2_6, "pc-i440fx-2.6", NULL,
 static void pc_i440fx_2_5_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
-    static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        PC_COMPAT_2_5
-    };
 
     pc_i440fx_2_6_machine_options(m);
     pcmc->save_tsc_khz = false;
     m->legacy_fw_cfg_order = 1;
-    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_2_5, hw_compat_2_5_len);
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_2_5, pc_compat_2_5_len);
 }
 
 DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v2_5, "pc-i440fx-2.5", NULL,
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index efb70fb8af..418b8387d9 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -426,14 +426,12 @@ DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_6, "pc-q35-2.6", NULL,
 static void pc_q35_2_5_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
     PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
-    static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        PC_COMPAT_2_5
-    };
 
     pc_q35_2_6_machine_options(m);
     pcmc->save_tsc_khz = false;
     m->legacy_fw_cfg_order = 1;
-    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_2_5, hw_compat_2_5_len);
+    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, pc_compat_2_5, pc_compat_2_5_len);
 }
 
 DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_5, "pc-q35-2.5", NULL,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index eff015987d..6be74ae0c8 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -4285,7 +4285,6 @@ static void spapr_machine_2_5_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     sPAPRMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_CLASS(mc);
     static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        HW_COMPAT_2_5
         {
             .driver   = "spapr-vlan",
             .property = "use-rx-buffer-pools",
@@ -4295,6 +4294,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_2_5_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
 
     spapr_machine_2_6_class_options(mc);
     smc->use_ohci_by_default = true;
+    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_2_5, hw_compat_2_5_len);
     compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
index 6137c97875..1ab53a1332 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
@@ -836,12 +836,8 @@ static void ccw_machine_2_5_instance_options(MachineState *machine)
 
 static void ccw_machine_2_5_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
 {
-    static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        HW_COMPAT_2_5
-    };
-
     ccw_machine_2_6_class_options(mc);
-    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
+    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_2_5, hw_compat_2_5_len);
 }
 DEFINE_CCW_MACHINE(2_5, "2.5", false);
 
