diff --git a/hw/hw.h b/hw/hw.h
index b9ae33a127..9afe50a350 100644
--- a/hw/hw.h
+++ b/hw/hw.h
@@ -398,6 +398,18 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_buffer;
         + type_check_array(_type,typeof_field(_state, _field),_num)  \
 }
 
+#define VMSTATE_STRUCT_ARRAY_SIZE_UINT8(_field, _state, _field__num, _version, _vmsd, _type) { \
+    .name       = (stringify(_field)),                               \
+    .num_offset = offsetof(_state, _field_num)                       \
+        + type_check(uint8_t,typeof_field(_state, _field_num)),       \
+    .version_id = (_version),                                        \
+    .vmsd       = &(_vmsd),                                          \
+    .size       = sizeof(_type),                                     \
+    .flags      = VMS_STRUCT|VMS_ARRAY,                              \
+    .offset     = offsetof(_state, _field)                           \
+        + type_check_array(_type,typeof_field(_state, _field),_num)  \
+}
+
 #define VMSTATE_STATIC_BUFFER(_field, _state, _version) {            \
     .name       = (stringify(_field)),                               \
     .version_id = (_version),                                        \