diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
index 0e9a5b2e4053..9056644890dd 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "kvm_ppc.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/fdt.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_ovec.h"
+#include "hw/ppc/spapr_numa.h"
 #include "mmu-book3s-v3.h"
 #include "hw/mem/memory-device.h"
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_numa.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_numa.c
index 08e2d6aed8e3..dce9ce987a9f 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_numa.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_numa.c
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ static int get_vcpu_assoc_size(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
     return get_numa_assoc_size(spapr) + 1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Retrieves the ibm,associativity array of NUMA node 'node_id'
+ * for the current NUMA affinity.
+ */
+static const uint32_t *get_associativity(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int node_id)
+{
+    return spapr->FORM1_assoc_array[node_id];
+}
+
 static bool spapr_numa_is_symmetrical(MachineState *ms)
 {
     int src, dst;
@@ -124,7 +133,7 @@ static void spapr_numa_define_FORM1_domains(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
      */
     for (i = 1; i < nb_numa_nodes; i++) {
         for (j = 1; j < FORM1_DIST_REF_POINTS; j++) {
-            spapr->numa_assoc_array[i][j] = cpu_to_be32(i);
+            spapr->FORM1_assoc_array[i][j] = cpu_to_be32(i);
         }
     }
 
@@ -176,8 +185,8 @@ static void spapr_numa_define_FORM1_domains(SpaprMachineState *spapr)
              * and going up to 0x1.
              */
             for (i = n_level; i > 0; i--) {
-                assoc_src = spapr->numa_assoc_array[src][i];
-                spapr->numa_assoc_array[dst][i] = assoc_src;
+                assoc_src = spapr->FORM1_assoc_array[src][i];
+                spapr->FORM1_assoc_array[dst][i] = assoc_src;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -204,8 +213,8 @@ static void spapr_numa_FORM1_affinity_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
      * 'i' will be a valid node_id set by the user.
      */
     for (i = 0; i < nb_numa_nodes; i++) {
-        spapr->numa_assoc_array[i][0] = cpu_to_be32(FORM1_DIST_REF_POINTS);
-        spapr->numa_assoc_array[i][FORM1_DIST_REF_POINTS] = cpu_to_be32(i);
+        spapr->FORM1_assoc_array[i][0] = cpu_to_be32(FORM1_DIST_REF_POINTS);
+        spapr->FORM1_assoc_array[i][FORM1_DIST_REF_POINTS] = cpu_to_be32(i);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -219,15 +228,15 @@ static void spapr_numa_FORM1_affinity_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
     max_nodes_with_gpus = nb_numa_nodes + NVGPU_MAX_NUM;
 
     for (i = nb_numa_nodes; i < max_nodes_with_gpus; i++) {
-        spapr->numa_assoc_array[i][0] = cpu_to_be32(FORM1_DIST_REF_POINTS);
+        spapr->FORM1_assoc_array[i][0] = cpu_to_be32(FORM1_DIST_REF_POINTS);
 
         for (j = 1; j < FORM1_DIST_REF_POINTS; j++) {
             uint32_t gpu_assoc = smc->pre_5_1_assoc_refpoints ?
                                  SPAPR_GPU_NUMA_ID : cpu_to_be32(i);
-            spapr->numa_assoc_array[i][j] = gpu_assoc;
+            spapr->FORM1_assoc_array[i][j] = gpu_assoc;
         }
 
-        spapr->numa_assoc_array[i][FORM1_DIST_REF_POINTS] = cpu_to_be32(i);
+        spapr->FORM1_assoc_array[i][FORM1_DIST_REF_POINTS] = cpu_to_be32(i);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -259,14 +268,17 @@ void spapr_numa_associativity_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
 void spapr_numa_write_associativity_dt(SpaprMachineState *spapr, void *fdt,
                                        int offset, int nodeid)
 {
+    const uint32_t *associativity = get_associativity(spapr, nodeid);
+
     _FDT((fdt_setprop(fdt, offset, "ibm,associativity",
-                      spapr->numa_assoc_array[nodeid],
+                      associativity,
                       get_numa_assoc_size(spapr) * sizeof(uint32_t))));
 }
 
 static uint32_t *spapr_numa_get_vcpu_assoc(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
                                            PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 {
+    const uint32_t *associativity = get_associativity(spapr, cpu->node_id);
     int max_distance_ref_points = get_max_dist_ref_points(spapr);
     int vcpu_assoc_size = get_vcpu_assoc_size(spapr);
     uint32_t *vcpu_assoc = g_new(uint32_t, vcpu_assoc_size);
@@ -280,7 +292,7 @@ static uint32_t *spapr_numa_get_vcpu_assoc(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
      */
     vcpu_assoc[0] = cpu_to_be32(max_distance_ref_points + 1);
     vcpu_assoc[vcpu_assoc_size - 1] = cpu_to_be32(index);
-    memcpy(vcpu_assoc + 1, spapr->numa_assoc_array[cpu->node_id] + 1,
+    memcpy(vcpu_assoc + 1, associativity + 1,
            (vcpu_assoc_size - 2) * sizeof(uint32_t));
 
     return vcpu_assoc;
@@ -319,10 +331,10 @@ int spapr_numa_write_assoc_lookup_arrays(SpaprMachineState *spapr, void *fdt,
     cur_index += 2;
     for (i = 0; i < nr_nodes; i++) {
         /*
-         * For the lookup-array we use the ibm,associativity array,
-         * from numa_assoc_array. without the first element (size).
+         * For the lookup-array we use the ibm,associativity array of the
+         * current NUMA affinity, without the first element (size).
          */
-        uint32_t *associativity = spapr->numa_assoc_array[i];
+        const uint32_t *associativity = get_associativity(spapr, i);
         memcpy(cur_index, ++associativity,
                sizeof(uint32_t) * max_distance_ref_points);
         cur_index += max_distance_ref_points;
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
index 814e087e9800..6b3dfc5dc293 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ struct SpaprMachineState {
     unsigned gpu_numa_id;
     SpaprTpmProxy *tpm_proxy;
 
-    uint32_t numa_assoc_array[NUMA_NODES_MAX_NUM][FORM1_NUMA_ASSOC_SIZE];
+    uint32_t FORM1_assoc_array[NUMA_NODES_MAX_NUM][FORM1_NUMA_ASSOC_SIZE];
 
     Error *fwnmi_migration_blocker;
 };