diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.c
index 1d1a708dd9..f189712329 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.c
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ static void fsl_imx6ul_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cpu), "psci-conduit",
-                            QEMU_PSCI_CONDUIT_SMC, &error_abort);
     qdev_realize(DEVICE(&s->cpu), NULL, &error_abort);
 
     /*
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.c
index 149885f2b8..cc6fdb9373 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx7.c
@@ -159,9 +159,6 @@ static void fsl_imx7_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
         o = OBJECT(&s->cpu[i]);
 
-        object_property_set_int(o, "psci-conduit", QEMU_PSCI_CONDUIT_SMC,
-                                &error_abort);
-
         /* On uniprocessor, the CBAR is set to 0 */
         if (smp_cpus > 1) {
             object_property_set_int(o, "reset-cbar", FSL_IMX7_A7MPCORE_ADDR,
@@ -169,7 +166,10 @@ static void fsl_imx7_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         }
 
         if (i) {
-            /* Secondary CPUs start in PSCI powered-down state */
+            /*
+             * Secondary CPUs start in powered-down state (and can be
+             * powered up via the SRC system reset controller)
+             */
             object_property_set_bool(o, "start-powered-off", true,
                                      &error_abort);
         }
diff --git a/hw/arm/mcimx6ul-evk.c b/hw/arm/mcimx6ul-evk.c
index 28b4886f48..8131518426 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mcimx6ul-evk.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mcimx6ul-evk.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static void mcimx6ul_evk_init(MachineState *machine)
         .board_id = -1,
         .ram_size = machine->ram_size,
         .nb_cpus = machine->smp.cpus,
+        .psci_conduit = QEMU_PSCI_CONDUIT_SMC,
     };
 
     s = FSL_IMX6UL(object_new(TYPE_FSL_IMX6UL));
diff --git a/hw/arm/mcimx7d-sabre.c b/hw/arm/mcimx7d-sabre.c
index 50a5ecde31..ba84fc2192 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mcimx7d-sabre.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mcimx7d-sabre.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ static void mcimx7d_sabre_init(MachineState *machine)
         .board_id = -1,
         .ram_size = machine->ram_size,
         .nb_cpus = machine->smp.cpus,
+        .psci_conduit = QEMU_PSCI_CONDUIT_SMC,
     };
 
     s = FSL_IMX7(object_new(TYPE_FSL_IMX7));