diff --git a/accel/tcg/user-exec-stub.c b/accel/tcg/user-exec-stub.c
index 4fbe2dbdc883..64baf917b55c 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/user-exec-stub.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/user-exec-stub.c
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ void cpu_remove_sync(CPUState *cpu)
 {
 }
 
+void qemu_early_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
+{
+}
+
 void qemu_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
 {
 }
diff --git a/hw/core/cpu-common.c b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
index 09c79035949b..3b60e62228e4 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu-common.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static void cpu_common_initfn(Object *obj)
     cpu->cpu_index = UNASSIGNED_CPU_INDEX;
     cpu->cluster_index = UNASSIGNED_CLUSTER_INDEX;
     /* user-mode doesn't have configurable SMP topology */
-    /* the default value is changed by qemu_init_vcpu() for system-mode */
+    /* the default value is changed by qemu_early_init_vcpu() for system-mode */
     cpu->nr_cores = 1;
     cpu->nr_threads = 1;
     cpu->cflags_next_tb = -1;
diff --git a/include/hw/core/cpu.h b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
index c3ca0babcb3f..99ecf18eec02 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/cpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
@@ -1063,6 +1063,14 @@ void start_exclusive(void);
  */
 void end_exclusive(void);
 
+/**
+ * qemu_early_init_vcpu:
+ * @cpu: The vCPU to initialize.
+ *
+ * Early initialize a vCPU.
+ */
+void qemu_early_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu);
+
 /**
  * qemu_init_vcpu:
  * @cpu: The vCPU to initialize.
diff --git a/system/cpus.c b/system/cpus.c
index 1c818ff6828c..a1b46f68476a 100644
--- a/system/cpus.c
+++ b/system/cpus.c
@@ -662,12 +662,16 @@ const AccelOpsClass *cpus_get_accel(void)
     return cpus_accel;
 }
 
-void qemu_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
+void qemu_early_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
 
     cpu->nr_cores = machine_topo_get_cores_per_socket(ms);
     cpu->nr_threads =  ms->smp.threads;
+}
+
+void qemu_init_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
+{
     cpu->stopped = true;
     cpu->random_seed = qemu_guest_random_seed_thread_part1();
 
diff --git a/target/alpha/cpu.c b/target/alpha/cpu.c
index 9db1dffc03ec..56309a647763 100644
--- a/target/alpha/cpu.c
+++ b/target/alpha/cpu.c
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ static void alpha_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     AlphaCPUClass *acc = ALPHA_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     /* Use pc-relative instructions in system-mode */
     cs->tcg_cflags |= CF_PCREL;
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 5b751439bdc7..98dcc0855868 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -1971,6 +1971,8 @@ static void arm_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     CPUARMState *env = &cpu->env;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_TCG) && !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     /* Use pc-relative instructions in system-mode */
     tcg_cflags_set(cs, CF_PCREL);
diff --git a/target/avr/cpu.c b/target/avr/cpu.c
index 3132842d5654..b8beaf9682c0 100644
--- a/target/avr/cpu.c
+++ b/target/avr/cpu.c
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ static void avr_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     AVRCPUClass *mcc = AVR_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
diff --git a/target/hexagon/cpu.c b/target/hexagon/cpu.c
index 020038fc4902..5931dce05bec 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/cpu.c
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ static void hexagon_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     HexagonCPUClass *mcc = HEXAGON_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
diff --git a/target/hppa/cpu.c b/target/hppa/cpu.c
index c38439c1800e..cf7b46e4ff42 100644
--- a/target/hppa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hppa/cpu.c
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ static void hppa_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     HPPACPUClass *acc = HPPA_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 3baa95481fbc..1179b7a3ce62 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -7757,6 +7757,8 @@ static void x86_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     unsigned requested_lbr_fmt;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_TCG) && !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     /* Use pc-relative instructions in system-mode */
     tcg_cflags_set(cs, CF_PCREL);
diff --git a/target/loongarch/cpu.c b/target/loongarch/cpu.c
index 57cc4f314bf7..9572cbd2a4f5 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/cpu.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/cpu.c
@@ -598,6 +598,8 @@ static void loongarch_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     LoongArchCPUClass *lacc = LOONGARCH_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
diff --git a/target/m68k/cpu.c b/target/m68k/cpu.c
index 1d49f4cb2382..77acbadeb65f 100644
--- a/target/m68k/cpu.c
+++ b/target/m68k/cpu.c
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@ static void m68k_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     M68kCPUClass *mcc = M68K_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     register_m68k_insns(&cpu->env);
 
     cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
diff --git a/target/microblaze/cpu.c b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
index 135947ee8004..0850043ca1a2 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/cpu.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ static void mb_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     int i = 0;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
diff --git a/target/mips/cpu.c b/target/mips/cpu.c
index 9724e71a5e0f..8cd1b794e0af 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu.c
+++ b/target/mips/cpu.c
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ static void mips_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     MIPSCPUClass *mcc = MIPS_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     if (!clock_get(cpu->clock)) {
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
         if (!qtest_enabled()) {
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.c b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
index 6ec54ad7a6cf..071239dd3134 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ static void openrisc_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     OpenRISCCPUClass *occ = OPENRISC_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
index 23881d09e9f3..5c2ab87319e7 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
@@ -6949,6 +6949,8 @@ static void ppc_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index f219f0c3b527..40cf24d2e759 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -1166,6 +1166,8 @@ static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     RISCVCPUClass *mcc = RISCV_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
diff --git a/target/rx/cpu.c b/target/rx/cpu.c
index 36d2a6f18906..a24b3f28b455 100644
--- a/target/rx/cpu.c
+++ b/target/rx/cpu.c
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ static void rx_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     RXCPUClass *rcc = RX_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu.c b/target/s390x/cpu.c
index 4e41a3dff59b..20f083834309 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu.c
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ static void s390_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     S390CPUClass *scc = S390_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     /* the model has to be realized before qemu_init_vcpu() due to kvm */
     s390_realize_cpu_model(cs, &err);
     if (err) {
diff --git a/target/sh4/cpu.c b/target/sh4/cpu.c
index 8f07261dcfd5..74488a1c0ba4 100644
--- a/target/sh4/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sh4/cpu.c
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ static void superh_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     SuperHCPUClass *scc = SUPERH_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
diff --git a/target/sparc/cpu.c b/target/sparc/cpu.c
index 54cb269e0af1..57cd7911263e 100644
--- a/target/sparc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sparc/cpu.c
@@ -788,6 +788,8 @@ static void sparc_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     CPUSPARCState *env = cpu_env(cs);
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     /* We are emulating the kernel, which will trap and emulate float128. */
     env->def.features |= CPU_FEATURE_FLOAT128;
diff --git a/target/tricore/cpu.c b/target/tricore/cpu.c
index 1a261715907d..d58271696631 100644
--- a/target/tricore/cpu.c
+++ b/target/tricore/cpu.c
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ static void tricore_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     CPUTriCoreState *env = &cpu->env;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
     cpu_exec_realizefn(cs, &local_err);
     if (local_err != NULL) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
diff --git a/target/xtensa/cpu.c b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
index a08c7a0b1f20..92120141fee2 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ static void xtensa_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     XtensaCPUClass *xcc = XTENSA_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    qemu_early_init_vcpu(cs);
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     xtensa_irq_init(&XTENSA_CPU(dev)->env);
 #endif
