diff --git a/hw/i2c.c b/hw/i2c.c
index 23dfccba149925bcd9de4f38185b4451240a4652..cb10b1dec6858072f69674c70f44a901c04e30b6 100644
--- a/hw/i2c.c
+++ b/hw/i2c.c
@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ struct i2c_bus
     uint8_t saved_address;
 };
 
+static Property i2c_props[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("address", struct I2CSlave, address, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
 static struct BusInfo i2c_bus_info = {
     .name = "I2C",
     .size = sizeof(i2c_bus),
-    .props = (Property[]) {
-        DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("address", struct I2CSlave, address, 0),
-        DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-    }
+    .props = i2c_props,
 };
 
 static void i2c_bus_pre_save(void *opaque)
diff --git a/hw/ide/qdev.c b/hw/ide/qdev.c
index a46578d685a779b96228dac4c807ed34a3573538..b67df3d1e628884458279d46fd868a13369a99bf 100644
--- a/hw/ide/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/ide/qdev.c
@@ -27,14 +27,16 @@
 
 static char *idebus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 
+static Property ide_props[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("unit", IDEDevice, unit, -1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
 static struct BusInfo ide_bus_info = {
     .name  = "IDE",
     .size  = sizeof(IDEBus),
     .get_fw_dev_path = idebus_get_fw_dev_path,
-    .props = (Property[]) {
-        DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("unit", IDEDevice, unit, -1),
-        DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-    },
+    .props = ide_props,
 };
 
 void ide_bus_new(IDEBus *idebus, DeviceState *dev, int bus_id)
diff --git a/hw/intel-hda.c b/hw/intel-hda.c
index bb11af286a81135d3c0384f5072411fa6dacd5b5..0994f6b2a5fff92a86c450d2b7082bed943a43c1 100644
--- a/hw/intel-hda.c
+++ b/hw/intel-hda.c
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* hda bus                                                               */
 
+static Property hda_props[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("cad", HDACodecDevice, cad, -1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
+};
+
 static struct BusInfo hda_codec_bus_info = {
     .name      = "HDA",
     .size      = sizeof(HDACodecBus),
-    .props     = (Property[]) {
-        DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("cad", HDACodecDevice, cad, -1),
-        DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
-    }
+    .props     = hda_props,
 };
 
 void hda_codec_bus_init(DeviceState *dev, HDACodecBus *bus,
diff --git a/hw/pci.c b/hw/pci.c
index 127b7aca7310b4a9fc77662961f567629ce31d05..377039ec99cf12008d3fa2aa29d157e922ee9a80 100644
--- a/hw/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci.c
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ static char *pcibus_get_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 static char *pcibus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 static int pcibus_reset(BusState *qbus);
 
+static Property pci_props[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_PCI_DEVFN("addr", PCIDevice, devfn, -1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("romfile", PCIDevice, romfile),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("rombar",  PCIDevice, rom_bar, 1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIT("multifunction", PCIDevice, cap_present,
+                    QEMU_PCI_CAP_MULTIFUNCTION_BITNR, false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIT("command_serr_enable", PCIDevice, cap_present,
+                    QEMU_PCI_CAP_SERR_BITNR, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
+};
+
 struct BusInfo pci_bus_info = {
     .name       = "PCI",
     .size       = sizeof(PCIBus),
@@ -51,16 +62,7 @@ struct BusInfo pci_bus_info = {
     .get_dev_path = pcibus_get_dev_path,
     .get_fw_dev_path = pcibus_get_fw_dev_path,
     .reset      = pcibus_reset,
-    .props      = (Property[]) {
-        DEFINE_PROP_PCI_DEVFN("addr", PCIDevice, devfn, -1),
-        DEFINE_PROP_STRING("romfile", PCIDevice, romfile),
-        DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("rombar",  PCIDevice, rom_bar, 1),
-        DEFINE_PROP_BIT("multifunction", PCIDevice, cap_present,
-                        QEMU_PCI_CAP_MULTIFUNCTION_BITNR, false),
-        DEFINE_PROP_BIT("command_serr_enable", PCIDevice, cap_present,
-                        QEMU_PCI_CAP_SERR_BITNR, true),
-        DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
-    }
+    .props      = pci_props,
 };
 
 static PCIBus *pci_find_bus_nr(PCIBus *bus, int bus_num);
diff --git a/hw/scsi-bus.c b/hw/scsi-bus.c
index 4a798210ce36ceb55d998cab2da29cab46e29878..3423b6c834436b90b74000e6cbe1bda4d887ce7d 100644
--- a/hw/scsi-bus.c
+++ b/hw/scsi-bus.c
@@ -12,17 +12,19 @@ static char *scsibus_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 static int scsi_req_parse(SCSICommand *cmd, SCSIDevice *dev, uint8_t *buf);
 static void scsi_req_dequeue(SCSIRequest *req);
 
+static Property scsi_props[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("channel", SCSIDevice, channel, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("scsi-id", SCSIDevice, id, -1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("lun", SCSIDevice, lun, -1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
 static struct BusInfo scsi_bus_info = {
     .name  = "SCSI",
     .size  = sizeof(SCSIBus),
     .get_dev_path = scsibus_get_dev_path,
     .get_fw_dev_path = scsibus_get_fw_dev_path,
-    .props = (Property[]) {
-        DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("channel", SCSIDevice, channel, 0),
-        DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("scsi-id", SCSIDevice, id, -1),
-        DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("lun", SCSIDevice, lun, -1),
-        DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-    },
+    .props = scsi_props,
 };
 static int next_scsi_bus;
 
diff --git a/hw/spapr_vio.c b/hw/spapr_vio.c
index 315ab8091ccc200b8b0991fef6085ff5447782ec..ab4362a230a38816161781bae6bc97c2623a961c 100644
--- a/hw/spapr_vio.c
+++ b/hw/spapr_vio.c
@@ -49,13 +49,15 @@
     do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
+static Property spapr_vio_props[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("irq", VIOsPAPRDevice, vio_irq_num, 0), \
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
 static struct BusInfo spapr_vio_bus_info = {
     .name       = "spapr-vio",
     .size       = sizeof(VIOsPAPRBus),
-    .props = (Property[]) {
-        DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("irq", VIOsPAPRDevice, vio_irq_num, 0), \
-        DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-    },
+    .props      = spapr_vio_props,
 };
 
 VIOsPAPRDevice *spapr_vio_find_by_reg(VIOsPAPRBus *bus, uint32_t reg)
diff --git a/hw/usb/bus.c b/hw/usb/bus.c
index 2068640a58bcdf57d9d0f47f411d720c06863fad..3faf4cb2ee0061ca3efd2307c822bbc2e501028f 100644
--- a/hw/usb/bus.c
+++ b/hw/usb/bus.c
@@ -11,19 +11,22 @@ static char *usb_get_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 static char *usb_get_fw_dev_path(DeviceState *qdev);
 static int usb_qdev_exit(DeviceState *qdev);
 
+static Property usb_props[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("port", USBDevice, port_path),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BIT("full-path", USBDevice, flags,
+                    USB_DEV_FLAG_FULL_PATH, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
+};
+
 static struct BusInfo usb_bus_info = {
     .name      = "USB",
     .size      = sizeof(USBBus),
     .print_dev = usb_bus_dev_print,
     .get_dev_path = usb_get_dev_path,
     .get_fw_dev_path = usb_get_fw_dev_path,
-    .props      = (Property[]) {
-        DEFINE_PROP_STRING("port", USBDevice, port_path),
-        DEFINE_PROP_BIT("full-path", USBDevice, flags,
-                        USB_DEV_FLAG_FULL_PATH, true),
-        DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
-    },
+    .props     = usb_props,
 };
+
 static int next_usb_bus = 0;
 static QTAILQ_HEAD(, USBBus) busses = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(busses);
 
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c b/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c
index 3b7604e8b1391387ece8284ff27483fb0e0f56f8..357b7e8a3e2797efef3d99ff58122322b7910e7b 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-smartcard-reader.c
@@ -1055,13 +1055,15 @@ static Answer *ccid_peek_next_answer(USBCCIDState *s)
         : &s->pending_answers[s->pending_answers_start % PENDING_ANSWERS_NUM];
 }
 
+static Property ccid_props[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("slot", struct CCIDCardState, slot, 0),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
 static struct BusInfo ccid_bus_info = {
     .name = "ccid-bus",
     .size = sizeof(CCIDBus),
-    .props = (Property[]) {
-        DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("slot", struct CCIDCardState, slot, 0),
-        DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-    }
+    .props = ccid_props,
 };
 
 void ccid_card_send_apdu_to_guest(CCIDCardState *card,
diff --git a/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c b/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
index 72287d10ce45d378e1515d8d1c7392cb6a8ca986..ccdbdb3addbbdff57292c1c54db4ab5e3d3a43d9 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-serial-bus.c
@@ -728,15 +728,17 @@ static int virtio_serial_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
 
 static void virtser_bus_dev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *qdev, int indent);
 
+static Property virtser_props[] = {
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("nr", VirtIOSerialPort, id, VIRTIO_CONSOLE_BAD_ID),
+    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("name", VirtIOSerialPort, name),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
+};
+
 static struct BusInfo virtser_bus_info = {
     .name      = "virtio-serial-bus",
     .size      = sizeof(VirtIOSerialBus),
     .print_dev = virtser_bus_dev_print,
-    .props      = (Property[]) {
-        DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("nr", VirtIOSerialPort, id, VIRTIO_CONSOLE_BAD_ID),
-        DEFINE_PROP_STRING("name", VirtIOSerialPort, name),
-        DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()
-    }
+    .props     = virtser_props,
 };
 
 static void virtser_bus_dev_print(Monitor *mon, DeviceState *qdev, int indent)