diff --git a/hw/acpi/aml-build.c b/hw/acpi/aml-build.c
index 56cce410a6..cfe1b29a4c 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/aml-build.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/aml-build.c
@@ -632,6 +632,13 @@ Aml *aml_if(Aml *predicate)
     return var;
 }
 
+/* ACPI 1.0b: 16.2.5.3 Type 1 Opcodes Encoding: DefElse */
+Aml *aml_else(void)
+{
+    Aml *var = aml_bundle(0xA1 /* ElseOp */, AML_PACKAGE);
+    return var;
+}
+
 /* ACPI 1.0b: 16.2.5.2 Named Objects Encoding: DefMethod */
 Aml *aml_method(const char *name, int arg_count)
 {
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/aml-build.h b/include/hw/acpi/aml-build.h
index 41b2cdd531..c999ef15a6 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/aml-build.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/aml-build.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ Aml *aml_scope(const char *name_format, ...) GCC_FMT_ATTR(1, 2);
 Aml *aml_device(const char *name_format, ...) GCC_FMT_ATTR(1, 2);
 Aml *aml_method(const char *name, int arg_count);
 Aml *aml_if(Aml *predicate);
+Aml *aml_else(void);
 Aml *aml_package(uint8_t num_elements);
 Aml *aml_buffer(int buffer_size, uint8_t *byte_list);
 Aml *aml_resource_template(void);