diff --git a/include/hw/firmware/smbios.h b/include/hw/firmware/smbios.h
index c21b8d3285..36744b6cc9 100644
--- a/include/hw/firmware/smbios.h
+++ b/include/hw/firmware/smbios.h
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void smbios_set_defaults(const char *manufacturer, const char *product,
                          const char *version, bool legacy_mode,
                          bool uuid_encoded, SmbiosEntryPointType ep_type);
 void smbios_set_default_processor_family(uint16_t processor_family);
-uint8_t *smbios_get_table_legacy(MachineState *ms, size_t *length);
+uint8_t *smbios_get_table_legacy(uint32_t expected_t4_count, size_t *length);
 void smbios_get_tables(MachineState *ms,
                        const struct smbios_phys_mem_area *mem_array,
                        const unsigned int mem_array_size,
diff --git a/hw/i386/fw_cfg.c b/hw/i386/fw_cfg.c
index a635234e68..fcb4fb0769 100644
--- a/hw/i386/fw_cfg.c
+++ b/hw/i386/fw_cfg.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void fw_cfg_build_smbios(PCMachineState *pcms, FWCfgState *fw_cfg)
     /* tell smbios about cpuid version and features */
     smbios_set_cpuid(cpu->env.cpuid_version, cpu->env.features[FEAT_1_EDX]);
 
-    smbios_tables = smbios_get_table_legacy(ms, &smbios_tables_len);
+    smbios_tables = smbios_get_table_legacy(ms->smp.cpus, &smbios_tables_len);
     if (smbios_tables) {
         fw_cfg_add_bytes(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_SMBIOS_ENTRIES,
                          smbios_tables, smbios_tables_len);
diff --git a/hw/smbios/smbios.c b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
index 22369b49fb..50617fa585 100644
--- a/hw/smbios/smbios.c
+++ b/hw/smbios/smbios.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static SmbiosEntryPoint ep;
 static int smbios_type4_count = 0;
 static bool smbios_immutable;
 static bool smbios_have_defaults;
-static uint32_t smbios_cpuid_version, smbios_cpuid_features, smbios_smp_sockets;
+static uint32_t smbios_cpuid_version, smbios_cpuid_features;
 
 static DECLARE_BITMAP(have_binfile_bitmap, SMBIOS_MAX_TYPE+1);
 static DECLARE_BITMAP(have_fields_bitmap, SMBIOS_MAX_TYPE+1);
@@ -539,14 +539,11 @@ opts_init(smbios_register_config);
  */
 #define SMBIOS_21_MAX_TABLES_LEN 0xffff
 
-static void smbios_validate_table(MachineState *ms)
+static void smbios_validate_table(uint32_t expected_t4_count)
 {
-    uint32_t expect_t4_count = smbios_legacy ?
-                                        ms->smp.cpus : smbios_smp_sockets;
-
-    if (smbios_type4_count && smbios_type4_count != expect_t4_count) {
+    if (smbios_type4_count && smbios_type4_count != expected_t4_count) {
         error_report("Expected %d SMBIOS Type 4 tables, got %d instead",
-                     expect_t4_count, smbios_type4_count);
+                     expected_t4_count, smbios_type4_count);
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -634,7 +631,7 @@ static void smbios_build_type_1_fields(void)
     }
 }
 
-uint8_t *smbios_get_table_legacy(MachineState *ms, size_t *length)
+uint8_t *smbios_get_table_legacy(uint32_t expected_t4_count, size_t *length)
 {
     if (!smbios_legacy) {
         *length = 0;
@@ -644,7 +641,7 @@ uint8_t *smbios_get_table_legacy(MachineState *ms, size_t *length)
     if (!smbios_immutable) {
         smbios_build_type_0_fields();
         smbios_build_type_1_fields();
-        smbios_validate_table(ms);
+        smbios_validate_table(expected_t4_count);
         smbios_immutable = true;
     }
     *length = smbios_entries_len;
@@ -1235,10 +1232,9 @@ void smbios_get_tables(MachineState *ms,
         smbios_build_type_2_table();
         smbios_build_type_3_table();
 
-        smbios_smp_sockets = ms->smp.sockets;
-        assert(smbios_smp_sockets >= 1);
+        assert(ms->smp.sockets >= 1);
 
-        for (i = 0; i < smbios_smp_sockets; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < ms->smp.sockets; i++) {
             smbios_build_type_4_table(ms, i);
         }
 
@@ -1284,7 +1280,7 @@ void smbios_get_tables(MachineState *ms,
         smbios_build_type_41_table(errp);
         smbios_build_type_127_table();
 
-        smbios_validate_table(ms);
+        smbios_validate_table(ms->smp.sockets);
         smbios_entry_point_setup();
         smbios_immutable = true;
     }
