diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
index b139824aab..2e0e78cbee 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
@@ -103,13 +103,6 @@ static void create_fdt(SiFiveUState *s, const MemMapEntry *memmap,
     char *nodename;
     uint32_t plic_phandle, prci_phandle, gpio_phandle, phandle = 1;
     uint32_t hfclk_phandle, rtcclk_phandle, phy_phandle;
-    static const char * const ethclk_names[2] = { "pclk", "hclk" };
-    static const char * const clint_compat[2] = {
-        "sifive,clint0", "riscv,clint0"
-    };
-    static const char * const plic_compat[2] = {
-        "sifive,plic-1.0.0", "riscv,plic0"
-    };
 
     if (ms->dtb) {
         fdt = s->fdt = load_device_tree(ms->dtb, &s->fdt_size);
@@ -221,8 +214,8 @@ static void create_fdt(SiFiveUState *s, const MemMapEntry *memmap,
     nodename = g_strdup_printf("/soc/clint@%lx",
         (long)memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_CLINT].base);
     qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, nodename);
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_string_array(fdt, nodename, "compatible",
-        (char **)&clint_compat, ARRAY_SIZE(clint_compat));
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_strings(fdt, nodename, "compatible",
+                             "sifive,clint0", "riscv,clint0");
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(fdt, nodename, "reg",
         0x0, memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_CLINT].base,
         0x0, memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_CLINT].size);
@@ -279,8 +272,8 @@ static void create_fdt(SiFiveUState *s, const MemMapEntry *memmap,
         (long)memmap[SIFIVE_U_DEV_PLIC].base);
     qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, nodename);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "#interrupt-cells", 1);
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_string_array(fdt, nodename, "compatible",
-        (char **)&plic_compat, ARRAY_SIZE(plic_compat));
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_strings(fdt, nodename, "compatbile",
+                             "sifive,plic-1.0.0", "riscv,plic0");
     qemu_fdt_setprop(fdt, nodename, "interrupt-controller", NULL, 0);
     qemu_fdt_setprop(fdt, nodename, "interrupts-extended",
         cells, (ms->smp.cpus * 4 - 2) * sizeof(uint32_t));
@@ -426,8 +419,7 @@ static void create_fdt(SiFiveUState *s, const MemMapEntry *memmap,
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "interrupts", SIFIVE_U_GEM_IRQ);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(fdt, nodename, "clocks",
         prci_phandle, PRCI_CLK_GEMGXLPLL, prci_phandle, PRCI_CLK_GEMGXLPLL);
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_string_array(fdt, nodename, "clock-names",
-        (char **)&ethclk_names, ARRAY_SIZE(ethclk_names));
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_strings(fdt, nodename, "clock-names", "pclk", "hclk");
     qemu_fdt_setprop(fdt, nodename, "local-mac-address",
         s->soc.gem.conf.macaddr.a, ETH_ALEN);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, nodename, "#address-cells", 1);
diff --git a/hw/riscv/spike.c b/hw/riscv/spike.c
index 1e1d752c00..80480d4ab4 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/spike.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/spike.c
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ static void create_fdt(SpikeState *s, const MemMapEntry *memmap,
     uint32_t cpu_phandle, intc_phandle, phandle = 1;
     char *name, *mem_name, *clint_name, *clust_name;
     char *core_name, *cpu_name, *intc_name;
-    static const char * const clint_compat[2] = {
-        "sifive,clint0", "riscv,clint0"
-    };
 
     fdt = s->fdt = create_device_tree(&s->fdt_size);
     if (!fdt) {
@@ -161,8 +158,8 @@ static void create_fdt(SpikeState *s, const MemMapEntry *memmap,
             (memmap[SPIKE_CLINT].size * socket);
         clint_name = g_strdup_printf("/soc/clint@%lx", clint_addr);
         qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, clint_name);
-        qemu_fdt_setprop_string_array(fdt, clint_name, "compatible",
-            (char **)&clint_compat, ARRAY_SIZE(clint_compat));
+        qemu_fdt_setprop_strings(fdt, clint_name, "compatible",
+                                 "sifive,clint0", "riscv,clint0");
         qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(fdt, clint_name, "reg",
             0x0, clint_addr, 0x0, memmap[SPIKE_CLINT].size);
         qemu_fdt_setprop(fdt, clint_name, "interrupts-extended",
diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index a5bc7353b4..5c644212a2 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -303,9 +303,6 @@ static void create_fdt_socket_clint(RISCVVirtState *s,
     uint32_t *clint_cells;
     unsigned long clint_addr;
     MachineState *mc = MACHINE(s);
-    static const char * const clint_compat[2] = {
-        "sifive,clint0", "riscv,clint0"
-    };
 
     clint_cells = g_new0(uint32_t, s->soc[socket].num_harts * 4);
 
@@ -319,9 +316,8 @@ static void create_fdt_socket_clint(RISCVVirtState *s,
     clint_addr = memmap[VIRT_CLINT].base + (memmap[VIRT_CLINT].size * socket);
     clint_name = g_strdup_printf("/soc/clint@%lx", clint_addr);
     qemu_fdt_add_subnode(mc->fdt, clint_name);
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_string_array(mc->fdt, clint_name, "compatible",
-                                  (char **)&clint_compat,
-                                  ARRAY_SIZE(clint_compat));
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_strings(mc->fdt, clint_name, "compatible",
+                             "sifive,clint0", "riscv,clint0");
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(mc->fdt, clint_name, "reg",
         0x0, clint_addr, 0x0, memmap[VIRT_CLINT].size);
     qemu_fdt_setprop(mc->fdt, clint_name, "interrupts-extended",
@@ -430,9 +426,6 @@ static void create_fdt_socket_plic(RISCVVirtState *s,
     uint32_t *plic_cells;
     unsigned long plic_addr;
     MachineState *mc = MACHINE(s);
-    static const char * const plic_compat[2] = {
-        "sifive,plic-1.0.0", "riscv,plic0"
-    };
 
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
         plic_cells = g_new0(uint32_t, s->soc[socket].num_harts * 2);
@@ -460,9 +453,8 @@ static void create_fdt_socket_plic(RISCVVirtState *s,
         "#interrupt-cells", FDT_PLIC_INT_CELLS);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mc->fdt, plic_name,
         "#address-cells", FDT_PLIC_ADDR_CELLS);
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_string_array(mc->fdt, plic_name, "compatible",
-                                  (char **)&plic_compat,
-                                  ARRAY_SIZE(plic_compat));
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_strings(mc->fdt, plic_name, "compatible",
+                             "sifive,plic-1.0.0", "riscv,plic0");
     qemu_fdt_setprop(mc->fdt, plic_name, "interrupt-controller", NULL, 0);
     qemu_fdt_setprop(mc->fdt, plic_name, "interrupts-extended",
         plic_cells, s->soc[socket].num_harts * sizeof(uint32_t) * 4);
@@ -890,13 +882,8 @@ static void create_fdt_reset(RISCVVirtState *s, const MemMapEntry *memmap,
     name = g_strdup_printf("/soc/test@%lx",
         (long)memmap[VIRT_TEST].base);
     qemu_fdt_add_subnode(mc->fdt, name);
-    {
-        static const char * const compat[3] = {
-            "sifive,test1", "sifive,test0", "syscon"
-        };
-        qemu_fdt_setprop_string_array(mc->fdt, name, "compatible",
-                                      (char **)&compat, ARRAY_SIZE(compat));
-    }
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_strings(mc->fdt, name, "compatible",
+                             "sifive,test1", "sifive,test0", "syscon");
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(mc->fdt, name, "reg",
         0x0, memmap[VIRT_TEST].base, 0x0, memmap[VIRT_TEST].size);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(mc->fdt, name, "phandle", test_phandle);
