diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
index 2e98dd60db..c6a8cb5516 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
@@ -238,6 +238,13 @@ extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_pcie_link_width;
 #define DEFINE_PROP_AUDIODEV(_n, _s, _f) \
     DEFINE_PROP(_n, _s, _f, qdev_prop_audiodev, QEMUSoundCard)
 
+#define DEFINE_PROP_UUID_NODEFAULT(_name, _state, _field) {        \
+        .name      = (_name),                                      \
+        .info      = &qdev_prop_uuid,                              \
+        .offset    = offsetof(_state, _field)                      \
+            + type_check(QemuUUID, typeof_field(_state, _field)),  \
+        }
+
 #define DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST()               \
     {}