diff --git a/rust/qemu-api/src/device_class.rs b/rust/qemu-api/src/device_class.rs
index aab6048409..4b14cb3ffd 100644
--- a/rust/qemu-api/src/device_class.rs
+++ b/rust/qemu-api/src/device_class.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 // Author(s): Manos Pitsidianakis <manos.pitsidianakis@linaro.org>
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 
-use std::sync::OnceLock;
-
-use crate::bindings::Property;
-
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! device_class_init {
     ($func:ident, props => $props:ident, realize_fn => $realize_fn:expr, legacy_reset_fn => $legacy_reset_fn:expr, vmsd => $vmsd:ident$(,)*) => {
@@ -19,7 +15,7 @@ macro_rules! device_class_init {
                 dc.as_mut().realize = $realize_fn;
                 dc.as_mut().vmsd = &$vmsd;
                 $crate::bindings::device_class_set_legacy_reset(dc.as_mut(), $legacy_reset_fn);
-                $crate::bindings::device_class_set_props(dc.as_mut(), $props.as_mut_ptr());
+                $crate::bindings::device_class_set_props(dc.as_mut(), $props.as_ptr());
             }
         }
     };
@@ -32,9 +28,7 @@ macro_rules! define_property {
             // use associated function syntax for type checking
             name: ::core::ffi::CStr::as_ptr($name),
             info: $prop,
-            offset: ::core::mem::offset_of!($state, $field)
-                .try_into()
-                .expect("Could not fit offset value to type"),
+            offset: ::core::mem::offset_of!($state, $field) as isize,
             set_default: true,
             defval: $crate::bindings::Property__bindgen_ty_1 { u: $defval as u64 },
             ..unsafe { ::core::mem::MaybeUninit::<$crate::bindings::Property>::zeroed().assume_init() }
@@ -45,47 +39,27 @@ macro_rules! define_property {
             // use associated function syntax for type checking
             name: ::core::ffi::CStr::as_ptr($name),
             info: $prop,
-            offset: ::core::mem::offset_of!($state, $field)
-                .try_into()
-                .expect("Could not fit offset value to type"),
+            offset: ::core::mem::offset_of!($state, $field) as isize,
             set_default: false,
             ..unsafe { ::core::mem::MaybeUninit::<$crate::bindings::Property>::zeroed().assume_init() }
         }
     };
 }
 
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct Properties<const N: usize>(pub OnceLock<[Property; N]>, pub fn() -> [Property; N]);
-
-impl<const N: usize> Properties<N> {
-    pub fn as_mut_ptr(&mut self) -> *mut Property {
-        _ = self.0.get_or_init(self.1);
-        self.0.get_mut().unwrap().as_mut_ptr()
-    }
-}
-
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! declare_properties {
     ($ident:ident, $($prop:expr),*$(,)*) => {
-
-        const fn _calc_prop_len() -> usize {
+        pub static $ident: [$crate::bindings::Property; {
             let mut len = 1;
             $({
                 _ = stringify!($prop);
                 len += 1;
             })*
             len
-        }
-        const PROP_LEN: usize = _calc_prop_len();
-
-        fn _make_properties() -> [$crate::bindings::Property; PROP_LEN] {
-            [
-                $($prop),*,
-                    unsafe { ::core::mem::MaybeUninit::<$crate::bindings::Property>::zeroed().assume_init() },
-            ]
-        }
-
-        pub static mut $ident: $crate::device_class::Properties<PROP_LEN> = $crate::device_class::Properties(::std::sync::OnceLock::new(), _make_properties);
+        }] = [
+            $($prop),*,
+            unsafe { ::core::mem::MaybeUninit::<$crate::bindings::Property>::zeroed().assume_init() },
+        ];
     };
 }