diff --git a/xen-common.c b/xen-common.c
index bacf962841..909976071c 100644
--- a/xen-common.c
+++ b/xen-common.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "hw/i386/pc.h"
 #include "hw/xen/xen_backend.h"
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
 #include "sysemu/char.h"
@@ -115,11 +114,6 @@ static void xen_change_state_handler(void *opaque, int running,
 
 static int xen_init(MachineState *ms)
 {
-    PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(ms);
-
-    /* Disable ACPI build because Xen handles it */
-    pcms->acpi_build_enabled = false;
-
     xen_xc = xc_interface_open(0, 0, 0);
     if (xen_xc == NULL) {
         xen_pv_printf(NULL, 0, "can't open xen interface\n");
diff --git a/xen-hvm.c b/xen-hvm.c
index 2f348edf86..150c7e7999 100644
--- a/xen-hvm.c
+++ b/xen-hvm.c
@@ -1316,6 +1316,10 @@ void xen_hvm_init(PCMachineState *pcms, MemoryRegion **ram_memory)
     }
     xen_be_register_common();
     xen_read_physmap(state);
+
+    /* Disable ACPI build because Xen handles it */
+    pcms->acpi_build_enabled = false;
+
     return;
 
 err: