diff --git a/accel/accel-common.c b/accel/accel-common.c
index 9901b0531c..0f6fb4fb66 100644
--- a/accel/accel-common.c
+++ b/accel/accel-common.c
@@ -89,6 +89,25 @@ void accel_init_interfaces(AccelClass *ac)
     accel_init_cpu_interfaces(ac);
 }
 
+void accel_cpu_instance_init(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+    CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+
+    if (cc->accel_cpu && cc->accel_cpu->cpu_instance_init) {
+        cc->accel_cpu->cpu_instance_init(cpu);
+    }
+}
+
+void accel_cpu_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
+{
+    CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+
+    if (cc->accel_cpu && cc->accel_cpu->cpu_realizefn) {
+        /* NB: errp parameter is unused currently */
+        cc->accel_cpu->cpu_realizefn(cpu, errp);
+    }
+}
+
 static const TypeInfo accel_cpu_type = {
     .name = TYPE_ACCEL_CPU,
     .parent = TYPE_OBJECT,
diff --git a/cpu.c b/cpu.c
index ba5d272c1e..25e6fbfa2c 100644
--- a/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu.c
@@ -130,11 +130,7 @@ void cpu_exec_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
     CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
 
     cpu_list_add(cpu);
-
-    if (cc->accel_cpu) {
-        /* NB: errp parameter is unused currently */
-        cc->accel_cpu->cpu_realizefn(cpu, errp);
-    }
+    accel_cpu_realizefn(cpu, errp);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCG
     /* NB: errp parameter is unused currently */
diff --git a/include/qemu/accel.h b/include/qemu/accel.h
index b9d6d69eb8..da0c8ab523 100644
--- a/include/qemu/accel.h
+++ b/include/qemu/accel.h
@@ -78,4 +78,17 @@ int accel_init_machine(AccelState *accel, MachineState *ms);
 void accel_setup_post(MachineState *ms);
 #endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 
+/**
+ * accel_cpu_instance_init:
+ * @cpu: The CPU that needs to do accel-specific object initializations.
+ */
+void accel_cpu_instance_init(CPUState *cpu);
+
+/**
+ * accel_cpu_realizefn:
+ * @cpu: The CPU that needs to call accel-specific cpu realization.
+ * @errp: currently unused.
+ */
+void accel_cpu_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
+
 #endif /* QEMU_ACCEL_H */
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index fb7a7be2fd..010db23379 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "sysemu/reset.h"
 #include "sysemu/hvf.h"
-#include "hw/core/accel-cpu.h"
 #include "sysemu/xen.h"
 #include "sysemu/whpx.h"
 #include "kvm/kvm_i386.h"
@@ -6800,8 +6799,6 @@ static void x86_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(obj);
     X86CPUClass *xcc = X86_CPU_GET_CLASS(obj);
-    CPUClass *cc = CPU_CLASS(xcc);
-
     CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
 
     env->nr_dies = 1;
@@ -6850,10 +6847,8 @@ static void x86_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
         x86_cpu_load_model(cpu, xcc->model);
     }
 
-    /* if required, do the accelerator-specific cpu initialization */
-    if (cc->accel_cpu) {
-        cc->accel_cpu->cpu_instance_init(CPU(obj));
-    }
+    /* if required, do accelerator-specific cpu initializations */
+    accel_cpu_instance_init(CPU(obj));
 }
 
 static int64_t x86_cpu_get_arch_id(CPUState *cs)