diff --git a/target-openrisc/cpu.c b/target-openrisc/cpu.c
index 7a55112bf1..e23100fa09 100644
--- a/target-openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target-openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -88,6 +88,22 @@ static void openrisc_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 }
 
 /* CPU models */
+
+static ObjectClass *openrisc_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
+{
+    ObjectClass *oc;
+
+    if (cpu_model == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    oc = object_class_by_name(cpu_model);
+    if (oc != NULL && !object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_OPENRISC_CPU)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return oc;
+}
+
 static void or1200_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     OpenRISCCPU *cpu = OPENRISC_CPU(obj);
@@ -120,6 +136,8 @@ static void openrisc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     occ->parent_reset = cc->reset;
     cc->reset = openrisc_cpu_reset;
+
+    cc->class_by_name = openrisc_cpu_class_by_name;
 }
 
 static void cpu_register(const OpenRISCCPUInfo *info)
@@ -158,11 +176,13 @@ static void openrisc_cpu_register_types(void)
 OpenRISCCPU *cpu_openrisc_init(const char *cpu_model)
 {
     OpenRISCCPU *cpu;
+    ObjectClass *oc;
 
-    if (!object_class_by_name(cpu_model)) {
+    oc = openrisc_cpu_class_by_name(cpu_model);
+    if (oc == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
-    cpu = OPENRISC_CPU(object_new(cpu_model));
+    cpu = OPENRISC_CPU(object_new(object_class_get_name(oc)));
     cpu->env.cpu_model_str = cpu_model;
 
     openrisc_cpu_realize(OBJECT(cpu), NULL);