diff --git a/system/vl.c b/system/vl.c
index ed1623b26b..be029c52ef 100644
--- a/system/vl.c
+++ b/system/vl.c
@@ -2113,18 +2113,16 @@ static void parse_memory_options(void)
     loc_pop(&loc);
 }
 
-static const char *const machine_containers[] = {
-    "unattached",
-    "peripheral",
-    "peripheral-anon"
-};
-
 static void qemu_create_machine_containers(Object *machine)
 {
-    int i;
+    static const char *const containers[] = {
+        "unattached",
+        "peripheral",
+        "peripheral-anon",
+    };
 
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(machine_containers); i++) {
-        object_property_add_new_container(machine, machine_containers[i]);
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(containers); i++) {
+        object_property_add_new_container(machine, containers[i]);
     }
 }