diff --git a/include/hw/m68k/q800.h b/include/hw/m68k/q800.h
index 17067dfad791..1ed38bf0b180 100644
--- a/include/hw/m68k/q800.h
+++ b/include/hw/m68k/q800.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct Q800MachineState {
     MemoryRegion rom;
     GLUEState glue;
     MemoryRegion macio;
+    MemoryRegion macio_alias;
 };
 
 #define TYPE_Q800_MACHINE MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("q800")
diff --git a/hw/m68k/q800.c b/hw/m68k/q800.c
index 359bdf3443a6..51b8d8ec3c14 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/q800.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/q800.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 
 #define IO_BASE               0x50000000
 #define IO_SLICE              0x00040000
+#define IO_SLICE_MASK         (IO_SLICE - 1)
 #define IO_SIZE               0x04000000
 
 #define VIA_BASE              (IO_BASE + 0x00000)
@@ -127,6 +128,68 @@ static uint8_t fake_mac_rom[] = {
     0x60, 0xFE                          /* bras [self] */
 };
 
+static MemTxResult macio_alias_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t *data,
+                                    unsigned size, MemTxAttrs attrs)
+{
+    MemTxResult r;
+    uint32_t val;
+
+    addr &= IO_SLICE_MASK;
+    addr |= IO_BASE;
+
+    switch (size) {
+    case 4:
+        val = address_space_ldl_be(&address_space_memory, addr, attrs, &r);
+        break;
+    case 2:
+        val = address_space_lduw_be(&address_space_memory, addr, attrs, &r);
+        break;
+    case 1:
+        val = address_space_ldub(&address_space_memory, addr, attrs, &r);
+        break;
+    default:
+        g_assert_not_reached();
+    }
+
+    *data = val;
+    return r;
+}
+
+static MemTxResult macio_alias_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t value,
+                                     unsigned size, MemTxAttrs attrs)
+{
+    MemTxResult r;
+
+    addr &= IO_SLICE_MASK;
+    addr |= IO_BASE;
+
+    switch (size) {
+    case 4:
+        address_space_stl_be(&address_space_memory, addr, value, attrs, &r);
+        break;
+    case 2:
+        address_space_stw_be(&address_space_memory, addr, value, attrs, &r);
+        break;
+    case 1:
+        address_space_stb(&address_space_memory, addr, value, attrs, &r);
+        break;
+    default:
+        g_assert_not_reached();
+    }
+
+    return r;
+}
+
+static const MemoryRegionOps macio_alias_ops = {
+    .read_with_attrs = macio_alias_read,
+    .write_with_attrs = macio_alias_write,
+    .endianness = DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN,
+    .valid = {
+        .min_access_size = 1,
+        .max_access_size = 4,
+    },
+};
+
 static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
     Q800MachineState *m = Q800_MACHINE(machine);
@@ -137,10 +200,8 @@ static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     int bios_size;
     ram_addr_t initrd_base;
     int32_t initrd_size;
-    MemoryRegion *io;
     MemoryRegion *dp8393x_prom = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     uint8_t *prom;
-    const int io_slice_nb = (IO_SIZE / IO_SLICE) - 1;
     int i, checksum;
     MacFbMode *macfb_mode;
     ram_addr_t ram_size = machine->ram_size;
@@ -187,16 +248,10 @@ static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
      * Memory from IO_BASE to IO_BASE + IO_SLICE is repeated
      * from IO_BASE + IO_SLICE to IO_BASE + IO_SIZE
      */
-    io = g_new(MemoryRegion, io_slice_nb);
-    for (i = 0; i < io_slice_nb; i++) {
-        char *name = g_strdup_printf("mac_m68k.io[%d]", i + 1);
-
-        memory_region_init_alias(&io[i], NULL, name, get_system_memory(),
-                                 IO_BASE, IO_SLICE);
-        memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(),
-                                    IO_BASE + (i + 1) * IO_SLICE, &io[i]);
-        g_free(name);
-    }
+    memory_region_init_io(&m->macio_alias, OBJECT(machine), &macio_alias_ops,
+                          &m->macio, "mac-io.alias", IO_SIZE - IO_SLICE);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), IO_BASE + IO_SLICE,
+                                &m->macio_alias);
 
     /* IRQ Glue */
     object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "glue", &m->glue, TYPE_GLUE);
@@ -212,7 +267,8 @@ static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
     sysbus = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(via1_dev);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(sysbus, &error_fatal);
-    sysbus_mmio_map(sysbus, 1, VIA_BASE);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(&m->macio, VIA_BASE - IO_BASE,
+                                sysbus_mmio_get_region(sysbus, 1));
     sysbus_connect_irq(sysbus, 0,
                        qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&m->glue), GLUE_IRQ_IN_VIA1));
     /* A/UX mode */
@@ -230,7 +286,8 @@ static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     via2_dev = qdev_new(TYPE_MOS6522_Q800_VIA2);
     sysbus = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(via2_dev);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(sysbus, &error_fatal);
-    sysbus_mmio_map(sysbus, 1, VIA_BASE + VIA_SIZE);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(&m->macio, VIA_BASE - IO_BASE + VIA_SIZE,
+                                sysbus_mmio_get_region(sysbus, 1));
     sysbus_connect_irq(sysbus, 0,
                        qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&m->glue), GLUE_IRQ_IN_VIA2));
 
@@ -264,7 +321,8 @@ static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
                              OBJECT(get_system_memory()), &error_abort);
     sysbus = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(sysbus, &error_fatal);
-    sysbus_mmio_map(sysbus, 0, SONIC_BASE);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(&m->macio, SONIC_BASE - IO_BASE,
+                                sysbus_mmio_get_region(sysbus, 0));
     sysbus_connect_irq(sysbus, 0,
                        qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&m->glue), GLUE_IRQ_IN_SONIC));
 
@@ -305,7 +363,8 @@ static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     qdev_connect_gpio_out(escc_orgate, 0,
                           qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(&m->glue),
                                            GLUE_IRQ_IN_ESCC));
-    sysbus_mmio_map(sysbus, 0, SCC_BASE);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(&m->macio, SCC_BASE - IO_BASE,
+                                sysbus_mmio_get_region(sysbus, 0));
 
     /* SCSI */
 
@@ -325,8 +384,10 @@ static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
                                                   VIA2_IRQ_SCSI_BIT)));
     sysbus_connect_irq(sysbus, 1, qemu_irq_invert(qdev_get_gpio_in(via2_dev,
                                                   VIA2_IRQ_SCSI_DATA_BIT)));
-    sysbus_mmio_map(sysbus, 0, ESP_BASE);
-    sysbus_mmio_map(sysbus, 1, ESP_PDMA);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(&m->macio, ESP_BASE - IO_BASE,
+                                sysbus_mmio_get_region(sysbus, 0));
+    memory_region_add_subregion(&m->macio, ESP_PDMA - IO_BASE,
+                                sysbus_mmio_get_region(sysbus, 1));
 
     scsi_bus_legacy_handle_cmdline(&esp->bus);
 
@@ -334,7 +395,8 @@ static void q800_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     dev = qdev_new(TYPE_SWIM);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
-    sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, SWIM_BASE);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(&m->macio, SWIM_BASE - IO_BASE,
+                                sysbus_mmio_get_region(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0));
 
     /* NuBus */
 
