diff --git a/hw/acpi/core.c b/hw/acpi/core.c
index 51913d6932..8623993c16 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/core.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/core.c
@@ -666,6 +666,13 @@ uint32_t acpi_gpe_ioport_readb(ACPIREGS *ar, uint32_t addr)
     return val;
 }
 
+void acpi_send_gpe_event(ACPIREGS *ar, qemu_irq irq,
+                         AcpiGPEStatusBits status)
+{
+    ar->gpe.sts[0] |= status;
+    acpi_update_sci(ar, irq);
+}
+
 void acpi_update_sci(ACPIREGS *regs, qemu_irq irq)
 {
     int sci_level, pm1a_sts;
diff --git a/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c b/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c
index b8ebfadc30..f5b9972f2d 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ void acpi_cpu_plug_cb(ACPIREGS *ar, qemu_irq irq,
         return;
     }
 
-    ar->gpe.sts[0] |= ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_STATUS;
-    acpi_update_sci(ar, irq);
+    acpi_send_gpe_event(ar, irq, ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_STATUS);
 }
 
 void acpi_cpu_hotplug_init(MemoryRegion *parent, Object *owner,
diff --git a/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c b/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
index 34cef1e5c3..2ff0d5ce1b 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ void acpi_memory_plug_cb(ACPIREGS *ar, qemu_irq irq, MemHotplugState *mem_st,
     mdev->is_inserting = true;
 
     /* do ACPI magic */
-    ar->gpe.sts[0] |= ACPI_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_STATUS;
-    acpi_update_sci(ar, irq);
+    acpi_send_gpe_event(ar, irq, ACPI_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_STATUS);
     return;
 }
 
@@ -260,8 +259,7 @@ void acpi_memory_unplug_request_cb(ACPIREGS *ar, qemu_irq irq,
     mdev->is_removing = true;
 
     /* Do ACPI magic */
-    ar->gpe.sts[0] |= ACPI_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_STATUS;
-    acpi_update_sci(ar, irq);
+    acpi_send_gpe_event(ar, irq, ACPI_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_STATUS);
 }
 
 void acpi_memory_unplug_cb(MemHotplugState *mem_st,
diff --git a/hw/acpi/pcihp.c b/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
index 1e11af906d..fbbc4dde4f 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 # define ACPI_PCIHP_DPRINTF(format, ...)     do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
-#define ACPI_PCI_HOTPLUG_STATUS 2
 #define ACPI_PCIHP_ADDR 0xae00
 #define ACPI_PCIHP_SIZE 0x0014
 #define ACPI_PCIHP_LEGACY_SIZE 0x000f
@@ -202,8 +201,7 @@ void acpi_pcihp_device_plug_cb(ACPIREGS *ar, qemu_irq irq, AcpiPciHpState *s,
 
     s->acpi_pcihp_pci_status[bsel].up |= (1U << slot);
 
-    ar->gpe.sts[0] |= ACPI_PCI_HOTPLUG_STATUS;
-    acpi_update_sci(ar, irq);
+    acpi_send_gpe_event(ar, irq, ACPI_PCI_HOTPLUG_STATUS);
 }
 
 void acpi_pcihp_device_unplug_cb(ACPIREGS *ar, qemu_irq irq, AcpiPciHpState *s,
@@ -220,8 +218,7 @@ void acpi_pcihp_device_unplug_cb(ACPIREGS *ar, qemu_irq irq, AcpiPciHpState *s,
 
     s->acpi_pcihp_pci_status[bsel].down |= (1U << slot);
 
-    ar->gpe.sts[0] |= ACPI_PCI_HOTPLUG_STATUS;
-    acpi_update_sci(ar, irq);
+    acpi_send_gpe_event(ar, irq, ACPI_PCI_HOTPLUG_STATUS);
 }
 
 static uint64_t pci_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned int size)
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/acpi.h b/include/hw/acpi/acpi.h
index 1f678b4bf2..93909979cd 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/acpi.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/acpi.h
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@
 /* PM2_CNT */
 #define ACPI_BITMASK_ARB_DISABLE                0x0001
 
+/* These values are part of guest ABI, and can not be changed */
+typedef enum {
+    ACPI_PCI_HOTPLUG_STATUS = 2,
+    ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_STATUS = 4,
+    ACPI_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_STATUS = 8,
+} AcpiGPEStatusBits;
+
 /* structs */
 typedef struct ACPIPMTimer ACPIPMTimer;
 typedef struct ACPIPM1EVT ACPIPM1EVT;
@@ -172,6 +179,9 @@ void acpi_gpe_reset(ACPIREGS *ar);
 void acpi_gpe_ioport_writeb(ACPIREGS *ar, uint32_t addr, uint32_t val);
 uint32_t acpi_gpe_ioport_readb(ACPIREGS *ar, uint32_t addr);
 
+void acpi_send_gpe_event(ACPIREGS *ar, qemu_irq irq,
+                         AcpiGPEStatusBits status);
+
 void acpi_update_sci(ACPIREGS *acpi_regs, qemu_irq irq);
 
 /* acpi.c */
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.h b/include/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.h
index 986223b16c..1342adb08f 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/memory_hotplug.h
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 
-#define ACPI_MEMORY_HOTPLUG_STATUS 8
-
 /**
  * MemStatus:
  * @is_removing: the memory device in slot has been requested to be ejected.
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/pc-hotplug.h b/include/hw/acpi/pc-hotplug.h
index 0513c1c158..77b1569007 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/pc-hotplug.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/pc-hotplug.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  * ONLY DEFINEs are permited in this file since it's shared
  * between C and ASL code.
  */
-#define ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_STATUS 4
 
 /* Limit for CPU arch IDs for CPU hotplug. All hotpluggable CPUs should
  * have CPUClass.get_arch_id() < ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_ID_LIMIT.