diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index a11e1217b9..5192702504 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -1493,8 +1493,32 @@ static void spapr_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
     FWPathProviderClass *fwc = FW_PATH_PROVIDER_CLASS(oc);
+    QEMUMachine *qm = data;
 
     mc->qemu_machine = data;
+
+    mc->name = qm->name;
+    mc->alias = qm->alias;
+    mc->desc = qm->desc;
+    mc->init = qm->init;
+    mc->reset = qm->reset;
+    mc->hot_add_cpu = qm->hot_add_cpu;
+    mc->kvm_type = qm->kvm_type;
+    mc->block_default_type = qm->block_default_type;
+    mc->max_cpus = qm->max_cpus;
+    mc->no_serial = qm->no_serial;
+    mc->no_parallel = qm->no_parallel;
+    mc->use_virtcon = qm->use_virtcon;
+    mc->use_sclp = qm->use_sclp;
+    mc->no_floppy = qm->no_floppy;
+    mc->no_cdrom = qm->no_cdrom;
+    mc->no_sdcard = qm->no_sdcard;
+    mc->is_default = qm->is_default;
+    mc->default_machine_opts = qm->default_machine_opts;
+    mc->default_boot_order = qm->default_boot_order;
+    mc->compat_props = qm->compat_props;
+    mc->hw_version = qm->hw_version;
+
     fwc->get_dev_path = spapr_get_fw_dev_path;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index aaaa871687..c5f503d0f0 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -77,6 +77,30 @@ struct MachineClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     QEMUMachine *qemu_machine;
+
+    const char *name;
+    const char *alias;
+    const char *desc;
+
+    void (*init)(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args);
+    void (*reset)(void);
+    void (*hot_add_cpu)(const int64_t id, Error **errp);
+    int (*kvm_type)(const char *arg);
+
+    BlockInterfaceType block_default_type;
+    int max_cpus;
+    unsigned int no_serial:1,
+        no_parallel:1,
+        use_virtcon:1,
+        use_sclp:1,
+        no_floppy:1,
+        no_cdrom:1,
+        no_sdcard:1;
+    int is_default;
+    const char *default_machine_opts;
+    const char *default_boot_order;
+    GlobalProperty *compat_props;
+    const char *hw_version;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 236f95efd7..3229c2ff12 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1588,8 +1588,31 @@ MachineState *current_machine;
 static void machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
+    QEMUMachine *qm = data;
 
     mc->qemu_machine = data;
+
+    mc->name = qm->name;
+    mc->alias = qm->alias;
+    mc->desc = qm->desc;
+    mc->init = qm->init;
+    mc->reset = qm->reset;
+    mc->hot_add_cpu = qm->hot_add_cpu;
+    mc->kvm_type = qm->kvm_type;
+    mc->block_default_type = qm->block_default_type;
+    mc->max_cpus = qm->max_cpus;
+    mc->no_serial = qm->no_serial;
+    mc->no_parallel = qm->no_parallel;
+    mc->use_virtcon = qm->use_virtcon;
+    mc->use_sclp = qm->use_sclp;
+    mc->no_floppy = qm->no_floppy;
+    mc->no_cdrom = qm->no_cdrom;
+    mc->no_sdcard = qm->no_sdcard;
+    mc->is_default = qm->is_default;
+    mc->default_machine_opts = qm->default_machine_opts;
+    mc->default_boot_order = qm->default_boot_order;
+    mc->compat_props = qm->compat_props;
+    mc->hw_version = qm->hw_version;
 }
 
 int qemu_register_machine(QEMUMachine *m)