diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index e968386ff6..b3418dbae4 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ void ppce500_init(MachineState *machine, PPCE500Params *params)
     filename = qemu_find_file(QEMU_FILE_TYPE_BIOS, bios_name);
 
     bios_size = load_elf(filename, NULL, NULL, &bios_entry, &loadaddr, NULL,
-                         1, ELF_MACHINE, 0);
+                         1, PPC_ELF_MACHINE, 0);
     if (bios_size < 0) {
         /*
          * Hrm. No ELF image? Try a uImage, maybe someone is giving us an
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
index e1c5ed76bd..66d016c6fa 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* Load OpenBIOS (ELF) */
     if (filename) {
         bios_size = load_elf(filename, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-                             NULL, NULL, 1, ELF_MACHINE, 0);
+                             NULL, NULL, 1, PPC_ELF_MACHINE, 0);
 
         g_free(filename);
     } else {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
         kernel_base = KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR;
 
         kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, translate_kernel_address, NULL,
-                               NULL, &lowaddr, NULL, 1, ELF_MACHINE, 0);
+                               NULL, &lowaddr, NULL, 1, PPC_ELF_MACHINE, 0);
         if (kernel_size < 0)
             kernel_size = load_aout(kernel_filename, kernel_base,
                                     ram_size - kernel_base, bswap_needed,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
index 5cba2cb145..21eaf0e66b 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* Load OpenBIOS (ELF) */
     if (filename) {
         bios_size = load_elf(filename, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-                             1, ELF_MACHINE, 0);
+                             1, PPC_ELF_MACHINE, 0);
         g_free(filename);
     } else {
         bios_size = -1;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
 #endif
         kernel_base = KERNEL_LOAD_ADDR;
         kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, translate_kernel_address, NULL,
-                               NULL, &lowaddr, NULL, 1, ELF_MACHINE, 0);
+                               NULL, &lowaddr, NULL, 1, PPC_ELF_MACHINE, 0);
         if (kernel_size < 0)
             kernel_size = load_aout(kernel_filename, kernel_base,
                                     ram_size - kernel_base, bswap_needed,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c b/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
index ada676cc24..b66c11338d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void bamboo_init(MachineState *machine)
                               NULL, NULL);
         if (success < 0) {
             success = load_elf(kernel_filename, NULL, NULL, &elf_entry,
-                               &elf_lowaddr, NULL, 1, ELF_MACHINE, 0);
+                               &elf_lowaddr, NULL, 1, PPC_ELF_MACHINE, 0);
             entry = elf_entry;
             loadaddr = elf_lowaddr;
         }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/prep.c b/hw/ppc/prep.c
index 9d6d70a16c..d95222bd7d 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/prep.c
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ static void ppc_prep_init(MachineState *machine)
         bios_name = BIOS_FILENAME;
     }
     qdev_prop_set_string(dev, "bios-name", bios_name);
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "elf-machine", ELF_MACHINE);
+    qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "elf-machine", PPC_ELF_MACHINE);
     pcihost = PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
     object_property_add_child(qdev_get_machine(), "raven", OBJECT(dev), NULL);
     qdev_init_nofail(dev);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 7f4f196e53..a9b5f2a669 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -1860,11 +1860,11 @@ static void ppc_spapr_init(MachineState *machine)
         uint64_t lowaddr = 0;
 
         kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, translate_kernel_address, NULL,
-                               NULL, &lowaddr, NULL, 1, ELF_MACHINE, 0);
+                               NULL, &lowaddr, NULL, 1, PPC_ELF_MACHINE, 0);
         if (kernel_size == ELF_LOAD_WRONG_ENDIAN) {
             kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename,
                                    translate_kernel_address, NULL,
-                                   NULL, &lowaddr, NULL, 0, ELF_MACHINE, 0);
+                                   NULL, &lowaddr, NULL, 0, PPC_ELF_MACHINE, 0);
             kernel_le = kernel_size > 0;
         }
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
diff --git a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
index 457d762a1c..c2b5e441a5 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static void virtex_init(MachineState *machine)
 
         /* Boots a kernel elf binary.  */
         kernel_size = load_elf(kernel_filename, NULL, NULL,
-                               &entry, &low, &high, 1, ELF_MACHINE, 0);
+                               &entry, &low, &high, 1, PPC_ELF_MACHINE, 0);
         boot_info.bootstrap_pc = entry & 0x00ffffff;
 
         if (kernel_size < 0) {
diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 506b1ee5c4..a7ff58c8bb 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ static inline void init_thread(struct target_pt_regs *regs,
 
 #ifdef TARGET_PPC
 
+#define ELF_MACHINE    PPC_ELF_MACHINE
 #define ELF_START_MMAP 0x80000000
 
 #if defined(TARGET_PPC64) && !defined(TARGET_ABI32)
diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu.h b/target-ppc/cpu.h
index 406d308960..c6dbb38fea 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu.h
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@
 #include "fpu/softfloat.h"
 
 #if defined (TARGET_PPC64)
-#define ELF_MACHINE     EM_PPC64
+#define PPC_ELF_MACHINE     EM_PPC64
 #else
-#define ELF_MACHINE     EM_PPC
+#define PPC_ELF_MACHINE     EM_PPC
 #endif
 
 /*****************************************************************************/