diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
index 60f9ff9a31..3f4c9e7a02 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ out:
 /* virtio-9p device */
 
 static Property virtio_9p_properties[] = {
-    DEFINE_VIRTIO_9P_PROPERTIES(V9fsState, fsconf),
+    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("mount_tag", V9fsState, fsconf.tag),
+    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("fsdev", V9fsState, fsconf.fsdev_id),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h
index 58dafa9e14..2e7d488570 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p.h
@@ -391,8 +391,4 @@ extern int v9fs_name_to_path(V9fsState *s, V9fsPath *dirpath,
 #define VIRTIO_9P(obj) \
         OBJECT_CHECK(V9fsState, (obj), TYPE_VIRTIO_9P)
 
-#define DEFINE_VIRTIO_9P_PROPERTIES(_state, _field)             \
-        DEFINE_PROP_STRING("mount_tag", _state, _field.tag),    \
-        DEFINE_PROP_STRING("fsdev", _state, _field.fsdev_id)
-
 #endif