diff --git a/docs/specs/acpi_mem_hotplug.txt b/docs/specs/acpi_mem_hotplug.txt
index dcc4808..68daa14 100644
--- a/docs/specs/acpi_mem_hotplug.txt
+++ b/docs/specs/acpi_mem_hotplug.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@
       [0xc-0x13] reserved, writes into it are ignored
       [0x14] Memory device control fields
           bits:
-              0: reserved, OSPM must clear it before writing to register
+              0: reserved, OSPM must clear it before writing to register.
+                 Due to BUG in versions prior 2.4 that field isn't cleared
+                 when other fields are written. Keep it reserved and don't
+                 try to reuse it.
               1: if set to 1 clears device insert event, set by OSPM
                  after it has emitted device check event for the
                  selected memory device
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
index 085dc6d..4202d76 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@
         aml_append(scope, field);
 
         field = aml_field(stringify(MEMORY_HOTPLUG_IO_REGION), aml_byte_acc,
-                          aml_preserve);
+                          aml_write_as_zeros);
         aml_append(field, aml_reserved_field(160 /* bits, Offset(20) */));
         aml_append(field, /* 1 if enabled, read only */
             aml_named_field(stringify(MEMORY_SLOT_ENABLED), 1));