diff --git a/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug_acpi_table.c b/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug_acpi_table.c
index 69c37fad71..90c4043f4d 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug_acpi_table.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug_acpi_table.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 void build_cpu_hotplug_aml(Aml *ctx)
 {
     Aml *method;
+    Aml *if_ctx;
+    Aml *else_ctx;
     Aml *sb_scope = aml_scope("_SB");
     uint8_t madt_tmpl[8] = {0x00, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0, 0, 0};
     Aml *cpu_id = aml_arg(0);
@@ -43,6 +45,26 @@ void build_cpu_hotplug_aml(Aml *ctx)
     aml_append(method, aml_return(madt));
     aml_append(sb_scope, method);
 
+    /*
+     * _STA method - return ON status of cpu
+     * cpu_id = Arg0 = Processor ID = Local APIC ID
+     * cpu_on = Local0 = CPON flag for this cpu
+     */
+    method = aml_method(CPU_STATUS_METHOD, 1, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
+    aml_append(method,
+        aml_store(aml_derefof(aml_index(cpus_map, cpu_id)), cpu_on));
+    if_ctx = aml_if(cpu_on);
+    {
+        aml_append(if_ctx, aml_return(aml_int(0xF)));
+    }
+    aml_append(method, if_ctx);
+    else_ctx = aml_else();
+    {
+        aml_append(else_ctx, aml_return(aml_int(0x0)));
+    }
+    aml_append(method, else_ctx);
+    aml_append(sb_scope, method);
+
     method = aml_method(CPU_EJECT_METHOD, 2, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
     aml_append(method, aml_sleep(200));
     aml_append(sb_scope, method);
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
index 88299fa285..69b7160189 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
@@ -1323,7 +1323,8 @@ build_ssdt(GArray *table_data, GArray *linker,
             aml_append(dev, method);
 
             method = aml_method("_STA", 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
-            aml_append(method, aml_return(aml_call1("CPST", aml_int(i))));
+            aml_append(method,
+                aml_return(aml_call1(CPU_STATUS_METHOD, aml_int(i))));
             aml_append(dev, method);
 
             method = aml_method("_EJ0", 1, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-dsdt-cpu-hotplug.dsl b/hw/i386/acpi-dsdt-cpu-hotplug.dsl
index 9739191417..fb75edaefe 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-dsdt-cpu-hotplug.dsl
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-dsdt-cpu-hotplug.dsl
@@ -24,18 +24,6 @@ Scope(\_SB) {
     External(PRS, FieldUnitObj)
 
     /* Methods called by run-time generated SSDT Processor objects */
-    Method(CPST, 1, NotSerialized) {
-        // _STA method - return ON status of cpu
-        // Arg0 = Processor ID = Local APIC ID
-        // Local0 = CPON flag for this cpu
-        Store(DerefOf(Index(CPON, Arg0)), Local0)
-        If (Local0) {
-            Return (0xF)
-        } Else {
-            Return (0x0)
-        }
-    }
-
     Method(PRSC, 0) {
         // Local5 = active cpu bitmap
         Store(PRS, Local5)
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.h b/include/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.h
index 40b9316cb8..0755dd3347 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ void acpi_cpu_hotplug_init(MemoryRegion *parent, Object *owner,
 #define CPU_EJECT_METHOD "CPEJ"
 #define CPU_MAT_METHOD "CPMA"
 #define CPU_ON_BITMAP "CPON"
+#define CPU_STATUS_METHOD "CPST"
 
 void build_cpu_hotplug_aml(Aml *ctx);
 #endif