diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
index 40914fde6f..5ac315ac78 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ static const TypeInfo ccw_machine_info = {
     }                                                                         \
     type_init(ccw_machine_register_##suffix)
 
+#define CCW_COMPAT_2_9 \
+        HW_COMPAT_2_9
+
 #define CCW_COMPAT_2_8 \
         HW_COMPAT_2_8 \
         {\
@@ -402,14 +405,26 @@ static const TypeInfo ccw_machine_info = {
             .value    = "0",\
         },
 
+static void ccw_machine_2_10_instance_options(MachineState *machine)
+{
+}
+
+static void ccw_machine_2_10_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
+{
+}
+DEFINE_CCW_MACHINE(2_10, "2.10", true);
+
 static void ccw_machine_2_9_instance_options(MachineState *machine)
 {
+    ccw_machine_2_10_instance_options(machine);
 }
 
 static void ccw_machine_2_9_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
 {
+    ccw_machine_2_10_class_options(mc);
+    SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(mc, CCW_COMPAT_2_9);
 }
-DEFINE_CCW_MACHINE(2_9, "2.9", true);
+DEFINE_CCW_MACHINE(2_9, "2.9", false);
 
 static void ccw_machine_2_8_instance_options(MachineState *machine)
 {
diff --git a/include/hw/compat.h b/include/hw/compat.h
index 5d5be91daf..846b90eb67 100644
--- a/include/hw/compat.h
+++ b/include/hw/compat.h
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef HW_COMPAT_H
 #define HW_COMPAT_H
 
+#define HW_COMPAT_2_9 \
+    /* empty */
+
 #define HW_COMPAT_2_8 \
     {\
         .driver   = "fw_cfg_mem",\