diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/acpi_aml_interface.h b/include/hw/acpi/acpi_aml_interface.h
index 436da069d6..11748a8866 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/acpi_aml_interface.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/acpi_aml_interface.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/aml-build.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 
 #define TYPE_ACPI_DEV_AML_IF "acpi-dev-aml-interface"
 typedef struct AcpiDevAmlIfClass AcpiDevAmlIfClass;
@@ -46,4 +47,6 @@ static inline void call_dev_aml_func(DeviceState *dev, Aml *scope)
     }
 }
 
+void qbus_build_aml(BusState *bus, Aml *scope);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/isa/isa.h b/include/hw/isa/isa.h
index 6c8a8a92cb..25acd5c34c 100644
--- a/include/hw/isa/isa.h
+++ b/include/hw/isa/isa.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ bool isa_realize_and_unref(ISADevice *dev, ISABus *bus, Error **errp);
 ISADevice *isa_create_simple(ISABus *bus, const char *name);
 
 ISADevice *isa_vga_init(ISABus *bus);
-void isa_build_aml(ISABus *bus, Aml *scope);
 
 /**
  * isa_register_ioport: Install an I/O port region on the ISA bus.
diff --git a/hw/acpi/acpi_interface.c b/hw/acpi/acpi_interface.c
index c668d361f6..8637ff18fc 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/acpi_interface.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/acpi_interface.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi_dev_interface.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi_aml_interface.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
+#include "qemu/queue.h"
 
 void acpi_send_event(DeviceState *dev, AcpiEventStatusBits event)
 {
@@ -12,6 +13,15 @@ void acpi_send_event(DeviceState *dev, AcpiEventStatusBits event)
     }
 }
 
+void qbus_build_aml(BusState *bus, Aml *scope)
+{
+    BusChild *kid;
+
+    QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
+        call_dev_aml_func(DEVICE(kid->child), scope);
+    }
+}
+
 static void register_types(void)
 {
     static const TypeInfo acpi_dev_if_info = {
diff --git a/hw/i2c/smbus_ich9.c b/hw/i2c/smbus_ich9.c
index ee50ba1f2c..52ba77f3fc 100644
--- a/hw/i2c/smbus_ich9.c
+++ b/hw/i2c/smbus_ich9.c
@@ -97,13 +97,10 @@ static void ich9_smbus_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
 
 static void build_ich9_smb_aml(AcpiDevAmlIf *adev, Aml *scope)
 {
-    BusChild *kid;
     ICH9SMBState *s = ICH9_SMB_DEVICE(adev);
     BusState *bus = BUS(s->smb.smbus);
 
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
-            call_dev_aml_func(DEVICE(kid->child), scope);
-    }
+    qbus_build_aml(bus, scope);
 }
 
 static void ich9_smb_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-microvm.c b/hw/i386/acpi-microvm.c
index fb09185cbd..a075360d85 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-microvm.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-microvm.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 #include "exec/memory.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi.h"
+#include "hw/acpi/acpi_aml_interface.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/aml-build.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/bios-linker-loader.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/generic_event_device.h"
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ build_dsdt_microvm(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker,
 
     sb_scope = aml_scope("_SB");
     fw_cfg_add_acpi_dsdt(sb_scope, x86ms->fw_cfg);
-    isa_build_aml(ISA_BUS(isabus), sb_scope);
+    qbus_build_aml(BUS(isabus), sb_scope);
     build_ged_aml(sb_scope, GED_DEVICE, x86ms->acpi_dev,
                   GED_MMIO_IRQ, AML_SYSTEM_MEMORY, GED_MMIO_BASE);
     acpi_dsdt_add_power_button(sb_scope);
diff --git a/hw/isa/isa-bus.c b/hw/isa/isa-bus.c
index 1bee1a47f1..f155b80010 100644
--- a/hw/isa/isa-bus.c
+++ b/hw/isa/isa-bus.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "hw/isa/isa.h"
-#include "hw/acpi/acpi_aml_interface.h"
 
 static ISABus *isabus;
 
@@ -188,15 +187,6 @@ ISADevice *isa_vga_init(ISABus *bus)
     }
 }
 
-void isa_build_aml(ISABus *bus, Aml *scope)
-{
-    BusChild *kid;
-
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->parent_obj.children, sibling) {
-        call_dev_aml_func(DEVICE(kid->child), scope);
-    }
-}
-
 static void isabus_bridge_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
diff --git a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
index 8d541e2b54..1fba3c210c 100644
--- a/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
+++ b/hw/isa/lpc_ich9.c
@@ -813,7 +813,6 @@ static void ich9_send_gpe(AcpiDeviceIf *adev, AcpiEventStatusBits ev)
 static void build_ich9_isa_aml(AcpiDevAmlIf *adev, Aml *scope)
 {
     Aml *field;
-    BusChild *kid;
     ICH9LPCState *s = ICH9_LPC_DEVICE(adev);
     BusState *bus = BUS(s->isa_bus);
     Aml *sb_scope = aml_scope("\\_SB");
@@ -835,9 +834,7 @@ static void build_ich9_isa_aml(AcpiDevAmlIf *adev, Aml *scope)
     aml_append(sb_scope, field);
     aml_append(scope, sb_scope);
 
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
-            call_dev_aml_func(DEVICE(kid->child), scope);
-    }
+    qbus_build_aml(bus, scope);
 }
 
 static void ich9_lpc_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
diff --git a/hw/isa/piix3.c b/hw/isa/piix3.c
index 283b971ec4..a9cb39bf21 100644
--- a/hw/isa/piix3.c
+++ b/hw/isa/piix3.c
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ static void pci_piix3_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
 static void build_pci_isa_aml(AcpiDevAmlIf *adev, Aml *scope)
 {
     Aml *field;
-    BusChild *kid;
     Aml *sb_scope = aml_scope("\\_SB");
     BusState *bus = qdev_get_child_bus(DEVICE(adev), "isa.0");
 
@@ -322,9 +321,7 @@ static void build_pci_isa_aml(AcpiDevAmlIf *adev, Aml *scope)
     aml_append(sb_scope, field);
     aml_append(scope, sb_scope);
 
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
-        call_dev_aml_func(DEVICE(kid->child), scope);
-    }
+    qbus_build_aml(bus, scope);
 }
 
 static void pci_piix3_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
