diff --git a/qapi/machine-target.json b/qapi/machine-target.json
index e7811654b7..9b56b81bea 100644
--- a/qapi/machine-target.json
+++ b/qapi/machine-target.json
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@
 ##
 { 'struct': 'CpuModelExpansionInfo',
   'data': { 'model': 'CpuModelInfo' },
-  'if': 'defined(TARGET_S390X) || defined(TARGET_I386) || defined(TARGET_ARM)' }
+  'if': { 'any': [ 'defined(TARGET_S390X)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_I386)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_ARM)'] } }
 
 ##
 # @query-cpu-model-expansion:
@@ -252,7 +254,9 @@
   'data': { 'type': 'CpuModelExpansionType',
             'model': 'CpuModelInfo' },
   'returns': 'CpuModelExpansionInfo',
-  'if': 'defined(TARGET_S390X) || defined(TARGET_I386) || defined(TARGET_ARM)' }
+  'if': { 'any': [ 'defined(TARGET_S390X)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_I386)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_ARM)' ] } }
 
 ##
 # @CpuDefinitionInfo:
@@ -316,7 +320,11 @@
             'typename': 'str',
             '*alias-of' : 'str',
             'deprecated' : 'bool' },
-  'if': 'defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_ARM) || defined(TARGET_I386) || defined(TARGET_S390X) || defined(TARGET_MIPS)' }
+  'if': { 'any': [ 'defined(TARGET_PPC)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_ARM)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_I386)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_S390X)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_MIPS)' ] } }
 
 ##
 # @query-cpu-definitions:
@@ -328,4 +336,8 @@
 # Since: 1.2
 ##
 { 'command': 'query-cpu-definitions', 'returns': ['CpuDefinitionInfo'],
-  'if': 'defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_ARM) || defined(TARGET_I386) || defined(TARGET_S390X) || defined(TARGET_MIPS)' }
+  'if': { 'any': [ 'defined(TARGET_PPC)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_ARM)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_I386)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_S390X)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_MIPS)' ] } }
diff --git a/qapi/misc-target.json b/qapi/misc-target.json
index 5573dcf8f0..9e2ea4a04a 100644
--- a/qapi/misc-target.json
+++ b/qapi/misc-target.json
@@ -23,7 +23,17 @@
 ##
 { 'event': 'RTC_CHANGE',
   'data': { 'offset': 'int' },
-  'if': 'defined(TARGET_ALPHA) || defined(TARGET_ARM) || defined(TARGET_HPPA) || defined(TARGET_I386) || defined(TARGET_MIPS) || defined(TARGET_MIPS64) || defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_PPC64) || defined(TARGET_S390X) || defined(TARGET_SH4) || defined(TARGET_SPARC)' }
+  'if': { 'any': [ 'defined(TARGET_ALPHA)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_ARM)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_HPPA)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_I386)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_MIPS)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_MIPS64)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_PPC)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_PPC64)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_S390X)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_SH4)',
+                   'defined(TARGET_SPARC)' ] } }
 
 ##
 # @rtc-reset-reinjection: