diff --git a/hw/intc/loongarch_ipi.c b/hw/intc/loongarch_ipi.c
index 2ae1a42c46..c5ecd68952 100644
--- a/hw/intc/loongarch_ipi.c
+++ b/hw/intc/loongarch_ipi.c
@@ -36,17 +36,28 @@ static CPUArchId *find_cpu_by_archid(MachineState *ms, uint32_t id)
     return found_cpu;
 }
 
-static CPUState *loongarch_cpu_by_arch_id(int64_t arch_id)
+static int loongarch_cpu_by_arch_id(LoongsonIPICommonState *lics,
+                                    int64_t arch_id, int *index, CPUState **pcs)
 {
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     CPUArchId *archid;
+    CPUState *cs;
 
     archid = find_cpu_by_archid(machine, arch_id);
-    if (archid) {
-        return CPU(archid->cpu);
+    if (archid && archid->cpu) {
+        cs = archid->cpu;
+        if (index) {
+            *index = cs->cpu_index;
+        }
+
+        if (pcs) {
+            *pcs = cs;
+        }
+
+        return MEMTX_OK;
     }
 
-    return NULL;
+    return MEMTX_ERROR;
 }
 
 static void loongarch_ipi_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
diff --git a/hw/intc/loongson_ipi.c b/hw/intc/loongson_ipi.c
index 4e08f03510..885916e9cd 100644
--- a/hw/intc/loongson_ipi.c
+++ b/hw/intc/loongson_ipi.c
@@ -19,6 +19,27 @@ static AddressSpace *get_iocsr_as(CPUState *cpu)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+static int loongson_cpu_by_arch_id(LoongsonIPICommonState *lics,
+                                   int64_t arch_id, int *index, CPUState **pcs)
+{
+    CPUState *cs;
+
+    cs = cpu_by_arch_id(arch_id);
+    if (cs == NULL) {
+        return MEMTX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    if (index) {
+        *index = cs->cpu_index;
+    }
+
+    if (pcs) {
+        *pcs = cs;
+    }
+
+    return MEMTX_OK;
+}
+
 static const MemoryRegionOps loongson_ipi_core_ops = {
     .read_with_attrs = loongson_ipi_core_readl,
     .write_with_attrs = loongson_ipi_core_writel,
@@ -74,7 +95,7 @@ static void loongson_ipi_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     device_class_set_parent_unrealize(dc, loongson_ipi_unrealize,
                                       &lic->parent_unrealize);
     licc->get_iocsr_as = get_iocsr_as;
-    licc->cpu_by_arch_id = cpu_by_arch_id;
+    licc->cpu_by_arch_id = loongson_cpu_by_arch_id;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo loongson_ipi_types[] = {
diff --git a/hw/intc/loongson_ipi_common.c b/hw/intc/loongson_ipi_common.c
index a6ce0181f6..2f574947ef 100644
--- a/hw/intc/loongson_ipi_common.c
+++ b/hw/intc/loongson_ipi_common.c
@@ -105,16 +105,17 @@ static MemTxResult mail_send(LoongsonIPICommonState *ipi,
     uint32_t cpuid;
     hwaddr addr;
     CPUState *cs;
+    int cpu, ret;
 
     cpuid = extract32(val, 16, 10);
-    cs = licc->cpu_by_arch_id(cpuid);
-    if (cs == NULL) {
+    ret = licc->cpu_by_arch_id(ipi, cpuid, &cpu, &cs);
+    if (ret != MEMTX_OK) {
         return MEMTX_DECODE_ERROR;
     }
 
     /* override requester_id */
     addr = SMP_IPI_MAILBOX + CORE_BUF_20 + (val & 0x1c);
-    attrs.requester_id = cs->cpu_index;
+    attrs.requester_id = cpu;
     return send_ipi_data(ipi, cs, val, addr, attrs);
 }
 
@@ -125,16 +126,17 @@ static MemTxResult any_send(LoongsonIPICommonState *ipi,
     uint32_t cpuid;
     hwaddr addr;
     CPUState *cs;
+    int cpu, ret;
 
     cpuid = extract32(val, 16, 10);
-    cs = licc->cpu_by_arch_id(cpuid);
-    if (cs == NULL) {
+    ret = licc->cpu_by_arch_id(ipi, cpuid, &cpu, &cs);
+    if (ret != MEMTX_OK) {
         return MEMTX_DECODE_ERROR;
     }
 
     /* override requester_id */
     addr = val & 0xffff;
-    attrs.requester_id = cs->cpu_index;
+    attrs.requester_id = cpu;
     return send_ipi_data(ipi, cs, val, addr, attrs);
 }
 
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@ MemTxResult loongson_ipi_core_writel(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t val,
     uint32_t cpuid;
     uint8_t vector;
     CPUState *cs;
+    int cpu, ret;
 
     addr &= 0xff;
     trace_loongson_ipi_write(size, (uint64_t)addr, val);
@@ -178,11 +181,11 @@ MemTxResult loongson_ipi_core_writel(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t val,
         cpuid = extract32(val, 16, 10);
         /* IPI status vector */
         vector = extract8(val, 0, 5);
-        cs = licc->cpu_by_arch_id(cpuid);
-        if (cs == NULL || cs->cpu_index >= ipi->num_cpu) {
+        ret = licc->cpu_by_arch_id(ipi, cpuid, &cpu, &cs);
+        if (ret != MEMTX_OK || cpu >= ipi->num_cpu) {
             return MEMTX_DECODE_ERROR;
         }
-        loongson_ipi_core_writel(&ipi->cpu[cs->cpu_index], CORE_SET_OFF,
+        loongson_ipi_core_writel(&ipi->cpu[cpu], CORE_SET_OFF,
                                  BIT(vector), 4, attrs);
         break;
     default:
diff --git a/include/hw/intc/loongson_ipi_common.h b/include/hw/intc/loongson_ipi_common.h
index df9d9c5168..2f1646a5f9 100644
--- a/include/hw/intc/loongson_ipi_common.h
+++ b/include/hw/intc/loongson_ipi_common.h
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ struct LoongsonIPICommonClass {
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
     DeviceUnrealize parent_unrealize;
     AddressSpace *(*get_iocsr_as)(CPUState *cpu);
-    CPUState *(*cpu_by_arch_id)(int64_t id);
+    int (*cpu_by_arch_id)(LoongsonIPICommonState *lics, int64_t id,
+                          int *index, CPUState **pcs);
 };
 
 MemTxResult loongson_ipi_core_readl(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t *data,
