diff --git a/cpu.c b/cpu.c
index e1799a15bc..9bce67ef55 100644
--- a/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu.c
@@ -179,6 +179,27 @@ void cpu_exec_unrealizefn(CPUState *cpu)
     cpu_list_remove(cpu);
 }
 
+static Property cpu_common_props[] = {
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    /*
+     * Create a memory property for softmmu CPU object,
+     * so users can wire up its memory. (This can't go in hw/core/cpu.c
+     * because that file is compiled only once for both user-mode
+     * and system builds.) The default if no link is set up is to use
+     * the system address space.
+     */
+    DEFINE_PROP_LINK("memory", CPUState, memory, TYPE_MEMORY_REGION,
+                     MemoryRegion *),
+#endif
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("start-powered-off", CPUState, start_powered_off, false),
+    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
+};
+
+void cpu_class_init_props(DeviceClass *dc)
+{
+    device_class_set_props(dc, cpu_common_props);
+}
+
 void cpu_exec_initfn(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     cpu->as = NULL;
diff --git a/hw/core/cpu-common.c b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
index e2f5a64604..9e3241b430 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu-common.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
@@ -257,21 +257,6 @@ static int64_t cpu_common_get_arch_id(CPUState *cpu)
     return cpu->cpu_index;
 }
 
-static Property cpu_common_props[] = {
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    /* Create a memory property for softmmu CPU object,
-     * so users can wire up its memory. (This can't go in hw/core/cpu.c
-     * because that file is compiled only once for both user-mode
-     * and system builds.) The default if no link is set up is to use
-     * the system address space.
-     */
-    DEFINE_PROP_LINK("memory", CPUState, memory, TYPE_MEMORY_REGION,
-                     MemoryRegion *),
-#endif
-    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("start-powered-off", CPUState, start_powered_off, false),
-    DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
-};
-
 static void cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
@@ -286,7 +271,7 @@ static void cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->realize = cpu_common_realizefn;
     dc->unrealize = cpu_common_unrealizefn;
     dc->reset = cpu_common_reset;
-    device_class_set_props(dc, cpu_common_props);
+    cpu_class_init_props(dc);
     /*
      * Reason: CPUs still need special care by board code: wiring up
      * IRQs, adding reset handlers, halting non-first CPUs, ...
diff --git a/include/hw/core/cpu.h b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
index b7d5bc1200..1a10497af3 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/cpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
@@ -1008,6 +1008,7 @@ void QEMU_NORETURN cpu_abort(CPUState *cpu, const char *fmt, ...)
     GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 
 /* $(top_srcdir)/cpu.c */
+void cpu_class_init_props(DeviceClass *dc);
 void cpu_exec_initfn(CPUState *cpu);
 void cpu_exec_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
 void cpu_exec_unrealizefn(CPUState *cpu);