diff --git a/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug_acpi_table.c b/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug_acpi_table.c
index c76a7d82a0..b5b79e6841 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug_acpi_table.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug_acpi_table.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void build_memory_hotplug_aml(Aml *ctx, uint32_t nr_mem,
 
     /* scope for memory hotplug controller device node */
     pci_scope = aml_scope("_SB.PCI0");
-    mem_ctrl_dev = aml_scope(stringify(MEMORY_HOTPLUG_DEVICE));
+    mem_ctrl_dev = aml_device(stringify(MEMORY_HOTPLUG_DEVICE));
     {
         Aml *one = aml_int(1);
         Aml *zero = aml_int(0);
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ void build_memory_hotplug_aml(Aml *ctx, uint32_t nr_mem,
         Aml *ctrl_lock = aml_name(stringify(MEMORY_SLOT_LOCK));
         Aml *slot_selector = aml_name(stringify(MEMORY_SLOT_SLECTOR));
 
+        aml_append(mem_ctrl_dev, aml_name_decl("_HID", aml_string("PNP0A06")));
+        aml_append(mem_ctrl_dev,
+            aml_name_decl("_UID", aml_string("Memory hotplug resources")));
+
         method = aml_method("_STA", 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
         ifctx = aml_if(aml_equal(slots_nr, zero));
         {
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-dsdt-mem-hotplug.dsl b/hw/i386/acpi-dsdt-mem-hotplug.dsl
index 50b7541372..20c5ec170e 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-dsdt-mem-hotplug.dsl
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-dsdt-mem-hotplug.dsl
@@ -14,10 +14,3 @@
  */
 
     External(\_SB.PCI0.MEMORY_HOTPLUG_DEVICE.MEMORY_SLOT_SCAN_METHOD, MethodObj)
-
-    Scope(\_SB.PCI0) {
-        Device(MEMORY_HOTPLUG_DEVICE) {
-            Name(_HID, "PNP0A06")
-            Name(_UID, "Memory hotplug resources")
-        } // Device()
-    } // Scope()