diff --git a/target-ppc/helper.c b/target-ppc/helper.c
index 0d904ddb10..c5de0eaa81 100644
--- a/target-ppc/helper.c
+++ b/target-ppc/helper.c
@@ -3196,10 +3196,11 @@ CPUPPCState *cpu_ppc_init (const char *cpu_model)
 
     cpu = POWERPC_CPU(object_new(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU));
     env = &cpu->env;
-    cpu_exec_init(env);
+
     if (tcg_enabled()) {
         ppc_translate_init();
     }
+
     env->cpu_model_str = cpu_model;
     cpu_ppc_register_internal(env, def);
 
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index e4d15a59a8..5a7ac77457 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -10217,6 +10217,14 @@ static void ppc_cpu_reset(CPUState *s)
     cpu_state_reset(env);
 }
 
+static void ppc_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
+{
+    PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(obj);
+    CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
+
+    cpu_exec_init(env);
+}
+
 static void ppc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_CLASS(oc);
@@ -10230,6 +10238,7 @@ static const TypeInfo ppc_cpu_type_info = {
     .name = TYPE_POWERPC_CPU,
     .parent = TYPE_CPU,
     .instance_size = sizeof(PowerPCCPU),
+    .instance_init = ppc_cpu_initfn,
     .abstract = false,
     .class_size = sizeof(PowerPCCPUClass),
     .class_init = ppc_cpu_class_init,