diff --git a/hw/gpio/pl061.c b/hw/gpio/pl061.c
index 2a828260bd..6d3c36bc16 100644
--- a/hw/gpio/pl061.c
+++ b/hw/gpio/pl061.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ static const uint8_t pl061_id_luminary[12] =
 #define TYPE_PL061 "pl061"
 #define PL061(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(PL061State, (obj), TYPE_PL061)
 
+#define N_GPIOS 8
+
 typedef struct PL061State {
     SysBusDevice parent_obj;
 
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ typedef struct PL061State {
     uint32_t cr;
     uint32_t amsel;
     qemu_irq irq;
-    qemu_irq out[8];
+    qemu_irq out[N_GPIOS];
     const unsigned char *id;
     uint32_t rsvd_start; /* reserved area: [rsvd_start, 0xfcc] */
 } PL061State;
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ static void pl061_update(PL061State *s)
     changed = s->old_out_data ^ out;
     if (changed) {
         s->old_out_data = out;
-        for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < N_GPIOS; i++) {
             mask = 1 << i;
             if (changed & mask) {
                 DPRINTF("Set output %d = %d\n", i, (out & mask) != 0);
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ static void pl061_update(PL061State *s)
     changed = (s->old_in_data ^ s->data) & ~s->dir;
     if (changed) {
         s->old_in_data = s->data;
-        for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < N_GPIOS; i++) {
             mask = 1 << i;
             if (changed & mask) {
                 DPRINTF("Changed input %d = %d\n", i, (s->data & mask) != 0);
@@ -364,8 +366,8 @@ static void pl061_init(Object *obj)
     memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, obj, &pl061_ops, s, "pl061", 0x1000);
     sysbus_init_mmio(sbd, &s->iomem);
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->irq);
-    qdev_init_gpio_in(dev, pl061_set_irq, 8);
-    qdev_init_gpio_out(dev, s->out, 8);
+    qdev_init_gpio_in(dev, pl061_set_irq, N_GPIOS);
+    qdev_init_gpio_out(dev, s->out, N_GPIOS);
 }
 
 static void pl061_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)