diff --git a/target/arm/cpu-qom.h b/target/arm/cpu-qom.h
index d135ff8e06..2049fa9612 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu-qom.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ struct arm_boot_info;
 
 #define TYPE_ARM_MAX_CPU "max-" TYPE_ARM_CPU
 
+typedef struct ARMCPUInfo ARMCPUInfo;
+
 /**
  * ARMCPUClass:
  * @parent_realize: The parent class' realize handler.
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ typedef struct ARMCPUClass {
     CPUClass parent_class;
     /*< public >*/
 
+    const ARMCPUInfo *info;
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
     void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
 } ARMCPUClass;
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index c8505eaaee..4c4e9e169e 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static Property arm_cpu_pmsav7_dregion_property =
 static Property arm_cpu_initsvtor_property =
             DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("init-svtor", ARMCPU, init_svtor, 0);
 
-static void arm_cpu_post_init(Object *obj)
+void arm_cpu_post_init(Object *obj)
 {
     ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(obj);
 
@@ -1457,8 +1457,10 @@ static void cortex_m33_initfn(Object *obj)
 
 static void arm_v7m_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
+    ARMCPUClass *acc = ARM_CPU_CLASS(oc);
     CPUClass *cc = CPU_CLASS(oc);
 
+    acc->info = data;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->do_interrupt = arm_v7m_cpu_do_interrupt;
 #endif
@@ -1959,11 +1961,11 @@ static void arm_max_initfn(Object *obj)
 
 #endif /* !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) || !defined(TARGET_AARCH64) */
 
-typedef struct ARMCPUInfo {
+struct ARMCPUInfo {
     const char *name;
     void (*initfn)(Object *obj);
     void (*class_init)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data);
-} ARMCPUInfo;
+};
 
 static const ARMCPUInfo arm_cpus[] = {
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) || !defined(TARGET_AARCH64)
@@ -2113,6 +2115,7 @@ static void arm_host_initfn(Object *obj)
     ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(obj);
 
     kvm_arm_set_cpu_features_from_host(cpu);
+    arm_cpu_post_init(obj);
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo host_arm_cpu_type_info = {
@@ -2127,14 +2130,30 @@ static const TypeInfo host_arm_cpu_type_info = {
 
 #endif
 
+static void arm_cpu_instance_init(Object *obj)
+{
+    ARMCPUClass *acc = ARM_CPU_GET_CLASS(obj);
+
+    acc->info->initfn(obj);
+    arm_cpu_post_init(obj);
+}
+
+static void cpu_register_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    ARMCPUClass *acc = ARM_CPU_CLASS(oc);
+
+    acc->info = data;
+}
+
 static void cpu_register(const ARMCPUInfo *info)
 {
     TypeInfo type_info = {
         .parent = TYPE_ARM_CPU,
         .instance_size = sizeof(ARMCPU),
-        .instance_init = info->initfn,
+        .instance_init = arm_cpu_instance_init,
         .class_size = sizeof(ARMCPUClass),
-        .class_init = info->class_init,
+        .class_init = info->class_init ?: cpu_register_class_init,
+        .class_data = (void *)info,
     };
 
     type_info.name = g_strdup_printf("%s-" TYPE_ARM_CPU, info->name);
@@ -2147,7 +2166,6 @@ static const TypeInfo arm_cpu_type_info = {
     .parent = TYPE_CPU,
     .instance_size = sizeof(ARMCPU),
     .instance_init = arm_cpu_initfn,
-    .instance_post_init = arm_cpu_post_init,
     .instance_finalize = arm_cpu_finalizefn,
     .abstract = true,
     .class_size = sizeof(ARMCPUClass),
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.h b/target/arm/cpu.h
index c943f35dd9..3aedfeeaf1 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.h
@@ -884,6 +884,8 @@ static inline ARMCPU *arm_env_get_cpu(CPUARMState *env)
     return container_of(env, ARMCPU, env);
 }
 
+void arm_cpu_post_init(Object *obj);
+
 uint64_t arm_cpu_mp_affinity(int idx, uint8_t clustersz);
 
 #define ENV_GET_CPU(e) CPU(arm_env_get_cpu(e))
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu64.c b/target/arm/cpu64.c
index 1d57be0c91..4b544a1c58 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu64.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu64.c
@@ -364,11 +364,11 @@ static void aarch64_max_initfn(Object *obj)
     }
 }
 
-typedef struct ARMCPUInfo {
+struct ARMCPUInfo {
     const char *name;
     void (*initfn)(Object *obj);
     void (*class_init)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data);
-} ARMCPUInfo;
+};
 
 static const ARMCPUInfo aarch64_cpus[] = {
     { .name = "cortex-a57",         .initfn = aarch64_a57_initfn },
@@ -452,14 +452,30 @@ static void aarch64_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->gdb_arch_name = aarch64_gdb_arch_name;
 }
 
+static void aarch64_cpu_instance_init(Object *obj)
+{
+    ARMCPUClass *acc = ARM_CPU_GET_CLASS(obj);
+
+    acc->info->initfn(obj);
+    arm_cpu_post_init(obj);
+}
+
+static void cpu_register_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    ARMCPUClass *acc = ARM_CPU_CLASS(oc);
+
+    acc->info = data;
+}
+
 static void aarch64_cpu_register(const ARMCPUInfo *info)
 {
     TypeInfo type_info = {
         .parent = TYPE_AARCH64_CPU,
         .instance_size = sizeof(ARMCPU),
-        .instance_init = info->initfn,
+        .instance_init = aarch64_cpu_instance_init,
         .class_size = sizeof(ARMCPUClass),
-        .class_init = info->class_init,
+        .class_init = info->class_init ?: cpu_register_class_init,
+        .class_data = (void *)info,
     };
 
     type_info.name = g_strdup_printf("%s-" TYPE_ARM_CPU, info->name);