diff --git a/hw/core/cpu-common.c b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
index 3ccfe882e2..67db07741d 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu-common.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int64_t cpu_common_get_arch_id(CPUState *cpu)
     return cpu->cpu_index;
 }
 
-static void cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+static void cpu_common_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     ResettableClass *rc = RESETTABLE_CLASS(klass);
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static const TypeInfo cpu_type_info = {
     .instance_finalize = cpu_common_finalize,
     .abstract = true,
     .class_size = sizeof(CPUClass),
-    .class_init = cpu_class_init,
+    .class_init = cpu_common_class_init,
 };
 
 static void cpu_register_types(void)