diff --git a/include/migration/vmstate.h b/include/migration/vmstate.h
index 42b946ce90..2b501d0466 100644
--- a/include/migration/vmstate.h
+++ b/include/migration/vmstate.h
@@ -923,6 +923,9 @@ extern const VMStateInfo vmstate_info_qtailq;
 #define VMSTATE_UINT16_ARRAY(_f, _s, _n)                               \
     VMSTATE_UINT16_ARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n, 0)
 
+#define VMSTATE_UINT16_SUB_ARRAY(_f, _s, _start, _num)                \
+    VMSTATE_SUB_ARRAY(_f, _s, _start, _num, 0, vmstate_info_uint16, uint16_t)
+
 #define VMSTATE_UINT16_2DARRAY(_f, _s, _n1, _n2)                      \
     VMSTATE_UINT16_2DARRAY_V(_f, _s, _n1, _n2, 0)