diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
index d27f626529..2a499d8ed2 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static void riscv_sifive_e_init(MachineState *machine)
 
 static void riscv_sifive_e_soc_init(Object *obj)
 {
+    MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     SiFiveESoCState *s = RISCV_E_SOC(obj);
 
     object_initialize_child(obj, "cpus", &s->cpus,
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ static void riscv_sifive_e_soc_init(Object *obj)
                             &error_abort, NULL);
     object_property_set_str(OBJECT(&s->cpus), SIFIVE_E_CPU, "cpu-type",
                             &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cpus), smp_cpus, "num-harts",
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cpus), ms->smp.cpus, "num-harts",
                             &error_abort);
     sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "riscv.sifive.e.gpio0",
                           &s->gpio, sizeof(s->gpio),
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ static void riscv_sifive_e_soc_init(Object *obj)
 
 static void riscv_sifive_e_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     const struct MemmapEntry *memmap = sifive_e_memmap;
     Error *err = NULL;
 
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ static void riscv_sifive_e_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         SIFIVE_E_PLIC_CONTEXT_STRIDE,
         memmap[SIFIVE_E_PLIC].size);
     sifive_clint_create(memmap[SIFIVE_E_CLINT].base,
-        memmap[SIFIVE_E_CLINT].size, smp_cpus,
+        memmap[SIFIVE_E_CLINT].size, ms->smp.cpus,
         SIFIVE_SIP_BASE, SIFIVE_TIMECMP_BASE, SIFIVE_TIME_BASE);
     sifive_mmio_emulate(sys_mem, "riscv.sifive.e.aon",
         memmap[SIFIVE_E_AON].base, memmap[SIFIVE_E_AON].size);
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_plic.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_plic.c
index 70a4413599..0950e89e15 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_plic.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_plic.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/pci/msi.h"
+#include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "target/riscv/cpu.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "hw/riscv/sifive_plic.h"
@@ -439,6 +440,8 @@ static void sifive_plic_irq_request(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
 
 static void sifive_plic_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
+    unsigned int smp_cpus = ms->smp.cpus;
     SiFivePLICState *plic = SIFIVE_PLIC(dev);
     int i;
 
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
index 4208671552..ca53a9290d 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
@@ -315,13 +315,14 @@ static void riscv_sifive_u_init(MachineState *machine)
 
 static void riscv_sifive_u_soc_init(Object *obj)
 {
+    MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     SiFiveUSoCState *s = RISCV_U_SOC(obj);
 
     object_initialize_child(obj, "cpus", &s->cpus, sizeof(s->cpus),
                             TYPE_RISCV_HART_ARRAY, &error_abort, NULL);
     object_property_set_str(OBJECT(&s->cpus), SIFIVE_U_CPU, "cpu-type",
                             &error_abort);
-    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cpus), smp_cpus, "num-harts",
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cpus), ms->smp.cpus, "num-harts",
                             &error_abort);
 
     sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "gem", &s->gem, sizeof(s->gem),
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ static void riscv_sifive_u_soc_init(Object *obj)
 
 static void riscv_sifive_u_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
+    MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     SiFiveUSoCState *s = RISCV_U_SOC(dev);
     const struct MemmapEntry *memmap = sifive_u_memmap;
     MemoryRegion *system_memory = get_system_memory();
@@ -351,9 +353,10 @@ static void riscv_sifive_u_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                                 mask_rom);
 
     /* create PLIC hart topology configuration string */
-    plic_hart_config_len = (strlen(SIFIVE_U_PLIC_HART_CONFIG) + 1) * smp_cpus;
+    plic_hart_config_len = (strlen(SIFIVE_U_PLIC_HART_CONFIG) + 1) *
+                           ms->smp.cpus;
     plic_hart_config = g_malloc0(plic_hart_config_len);
-    for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
+    for (i = 0; i < ms->smp.cpus; i++) {
         if (i != 0) {
             strncat(plic_hart_config, ",", plic_hart_config_len);
         }
@@ -379,7 +382,7 @@ static void riscv_sifive_u_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     sifive_uart_create(system_memory, memmap[SIFIVE_U_UART1].base,
         serial_hd(1), qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(s->plic), SIFIVE_U_UART1_IRQ));
     sifive_clint_create(memmap[SIFIVE_U_CLINT].base,
-        memmap[SIFIVE_U_CLINT].size, smp_cpus,
+        memmap[SIFIVE_U_CLINT].size, ms->smp.cpus,
         SIFIVE_SIP_BASE, SIFIVE_TIMECMP_BASE, SIFIVE_TIME_BASE);
 
     for (i = 0; i < SIFIVE_U_PLIC_NUM_SOURCES; i++) {
diff --git a/hw/riscv/spike.c b/hw/riscv/spike.c
index e68be00a5f..2991b341a2 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/spike.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/spike.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ static void spike_board_init(MachineState *machine)
     MemoryRegion *main_mem = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *mask_rom = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     int i;
+    unsigned int smp_cpus = machine->smp.cpus;
 
     /* Initialize SOC */
     object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", &s->soc, sizeof(s->soc),
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ static void spike_v1_10_0_board_init(MachineState *machine)
     MemoryRegion *main_mem = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *mask_rom = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     int i;
+    unsigned int smp_cpus = machine->smp.cpus;
 
     if (!qtest_enabled()) {
         info_report("The Spike v1.10.0 machine has been deprecated. "
@@ -329,6 +331,7 @@ static void spike_v1_09_1_board_init(MachineState *machine)
     MemoryRegion *main_mem = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *mask_rom = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     int i;
+    unsigned int smp_cpus = machine->smp.cpus;
 
     if (!qtest_enabled()) {
         info_report("The Spike v1.09.1 machine has been deprecated. "
diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index d8181a4ff1..ecdc77d728 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ static void riscv_virt_board_init(MachineState *machine)
     char *plic_hart_config;
     size_t plic_hart_config_len;
     int i;
+    unsigned int smp_cpus = machine->smp.cpus;
     void *fdt;
 
     /* Initialize SOC */