diff --git a/hw/intc/xive.c b/hw/intc/xive.c
index ea33494338..410c53278a 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xive.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xive.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static void xive_tm_write(void *opaque, hwaddr offset,
                           uint64_t value, unsigned size)
 {
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(current_cpu);
-    XiveTCTX *tctx = XIVE_TCTX(cpu->intc);
+    XiveTCTX *tctx = cpu->tctx;
     const XiveTmOp *xto;
 
     /*
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static void xive_tm_write(void *opaque, hwaddr offset,
 static uint64_t xive_tm_read(void *opaque, hwaddr offset, unsigned size)
 {
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(current_cpu);
-    XiveTCTX *tctx = XIVE_TCTX(cpu->intc);
+    XiveTCTX *tctx = cpu->tctx;
     const XiveTmOp *xto;
 
     /*
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ static bool xive_presenter_match(XiveRouter *xrtr, uint8_t format,
 
     CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
         PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
-        XiveTCTX *tctx = XIVE_TCTX(cpu->intc);
+        XiveTCTX *tctx = cpu->tctx;
         int ring;
 
         /*
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
index 2739b2a4b8..1473ef8533 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
@@ -194,7 +194,12 @@ static void spapr_unrealize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRCPUCore *sc)
         vmstate_unregister(NULL, &vmstate_spapr_cpu_state, cpu->machine_data);
     }
     qemu_unregister_reset(spapr_cpu_reset, cpu);
-    object_unparent(cpu->intc);
+    if (cpu->intc) {
+        object_unparent(cpu->intc);
+    }
+    if (cpu->tctx) {
+        object_unparent(OBJECT(cpu->tctx));
+    }
     cpu_remove_sync(CPU(cpu));
     object_unparent(OBJECT(cpu));
 }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
index eca2317cf3..598b91a808 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static void spapr_irq_print_info_xive(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
     CPU_FOREACH(cs) {
         PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
 
-        xive_tctx_pic_print_info(XIVE_TCTX(cpu->intc), mon);
+        xive_tctx_pic_print_info(cpu->tctx, mon);
     }
 
     spapr_xive_pic_print_info(spapr->xive, mon);
@@ -333,13 +333,13 @@ static void spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xive(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
         return;
     }
 
-    cpu->intc = obj;
+    cpu->tctx = XIVE_TCTX(obj);
 
     /*
      * (TCG) Early setting the OS CAM line for hotplugged CPUs as they
      * don't beneficiate from the reset of the XIVE IRQ backend
      */
-    spapr_xive_set_tctx_os_cam(XIVE_TCTX(obj));
+    spapr_xive_set_tctx_os_cam(cpu->tctx);
 }
 
 static int spapr_irq_post_load_xive(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, int version_id)
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static void spapr_irq_reset_xive(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
         PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
 
         /* (TCG) Set the OS CAM line of the thread interrupt context. */
-        spapr_xive_set_tctx_os_cam(XIVE_TCTX(cpu->intc));
+        spapr_xive_set_tctx_os_cam(cpu->tctx);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu.h b/target/ppc/cpu.h
index 91951d7730..64e94fd83c 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu.h
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ do {                                            \
 
 typedef struct PPCVirtualHypervisor PPCVirtualHypervisor;
 typedef struct PPCVirtualHypervisorClass PPCVirtualHypervisorClass;
+typedef struct XiveTCTX XiveTCTX;
 
 /**
  * PowerPCCPU:
@@ -1196,6 +1197,7 @@ struct PowerPCCPU {
     uint32_t compat_pvr;
     PPCVirtualHypervisor *vhyp;
     Object *intc;
+    XiveTCTX *tctx;
     void *machine_data;
     int32_t node_id; /* NUMA node this CPU belongs to */
     PPCHash64Options *hash64_opts;