diff --git a/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug_acpi_table.c b/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug_acpi_table.c
index 4edf68009c..c2bfcd6b8a 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug_acpi_table.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug_acpi_table.c
@@ -152,6 +152,19 @@ void build_memory_hotplug_aml(Aml *ctx, uint32_t nr_mem,
             aml_append(method, aml_release(ctrl_lock));
         }
         aml_append(mem_ctrl_dev, method);
+
+        method = aml_method(stringify(MEMORY_SLOT_EJECT_METHOD), 2,
+                            AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
+        {
+            Aml *eject = aml_name(stringify(MEMORY_SLOT_EJECT));
+
+            aml_append(method, aml_acquire(ctrl_lock, 0xFFFF));
+            aml_append(method, aml_store(aml_to_integer(slot_arg0),
+                                         slot_selector));
+            aml_append(method, aml_store(one, eject));
+            aml_append(method, aml_release(ctrl_lock));
+        }
+        aml_append(mem_ctrl_dev, method);
     }
     aml_append(pci_scope, mem_ctrl_dev);
     aml_append(ctx, pci_scope);
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-dsdt-mem-hotplug.dsl b/hw/i386/acpi-dsdt-mem-hotplug.dsl
index 8889eca5ed..87d8d66bde 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-dsdt-mem-hotplug.dsl
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-dsdt-mem-hotplug.dsl
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
             External(MEMORY_SLOT_ADDR_HIGH, FieldUnitObj) // read only
             External(MEMORY_SLOT_SIZE_LOW, FieldUnitObj) // read only
             External(MEMORY_SLOT_SIZE_HIGH, FieldUnitObj) // read only
-            External(MEMORY_SLOT_EJECT, FieldUnitObj) // initiates device eject, write only
             External(MEMORY_SLOT_SLECTOR, FieldUnitObj) // DIMM selector, write only
             External(MEMORY_SLOT_LOCK, MutexObj)
 
@@ -92,12 +91,5 @@
                 Release(MEMORY_SLOT_LOCK)
                 Return(MR64)
             }
-
-            Method(MEMORY_SLOT_EJECT_METHOD, 2) {
-                Acquire(MEMORY_SLOT_LOCK, 0xFFFF)
-                Store(ToInteger(Arg0), MEMORY_SLOT_SLECTOR) // select DIMM
-                Store(1, MEMORY_SLOT_EJECT)
-                Release(MEMORY_SLOT_LOCK)
-            }
         } // Device()
     } // Scope()