diff --git a/hw/acpi/ich9.c b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
index 853c9c4..ed16940 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/ich9.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/ich9.c
@@ -306,6 +306,21 @@ static void ich9_pm_set_memory_hotplug_support(Object *obj, bool value,
     s->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled = value;
 }
 
+static bool ich9_pm_get_cpu_hotplug_legacy(Object *obj, Error **errp)
+{
+    ICH9LPCState *s = ICH9_LPC_DEVICE(obj);
+
+    return s->pm.cpu_hotplug_legacy;
+}
+
+static void ich9_pm_set_cpu_hotplug_legacy(Object *obj, bool value,
+                                           Error **errp)
+{
+    ICH9LPCState *s = ICH9_LPC_DEVICE(obj);
+
+    s->pm.cpu_hotplug_legacy = value;
+}
+
 static void ich9_pm_get_disable_s3(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                    void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -397,6 +412,7 @@ void ich9_pm_add_properties(Object *obj, ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm, Error **errp)
 {
     static const uint32_t gpe0_len = ICH9_PMIO_GPE0_LEN;
     pm->acpi_memory_hotplug.is_enabled = true;
+    pm->cpu_hotplug_legacy = true;
     pm->disable_s3 = 0;
     pm->disable_s4 = 0;
     pm->s4_val = 2;
@@ -412,6 +428,10 @@ void ich9_pm_add_properties(Object *obj, ICH9LPCPMRegs *pm, Error **errp)
                              ich9_pm_get_memory_hotplug_support,
                              ich9_pm_set_memory_hotplug_support,
                              NULL);
+    object_property_add_bool(obj, "cpu-hotplug-legacy",
+                             ich9_pm_get_cpu_hotplug_legacy,
+                             ich9_pm_set_cpu_hotplug_legacy,
+                             NULL);
     object_property_add(obj, ACPI_PM_PROP_S3_DISABLED, "uint8",
                         ich9_pm_get_disable_s3,
                         ich9_pm_set_disable_s3,
@@ -439,7 +459,8 @@ void ich9_pm_device_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
         object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
         acpi_memory_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &lpc->pm.acpi_memory_hotplug,
                             dev, errp);
-    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_CPU)) {
+    } else if (lpc->pm.cpu_hotplug_legacy &&
+               object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_CPU)) {
         legacy_acpi_cpu_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &lpc->pm.gpe_cpu, dev, errp);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "acpi: device plug request for not supported device"
diff --git a/hw/acpi/piix4.c b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
index c48cb1b..9ae3964 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/piix4.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ typedef struct PIIX4PMState {
     uint8_t disable_s4;
     uint8_t s4_val;
 
+    bool cpu_hotplug_legacy;
     AcpiCpuHotplug gpe_cpu;
 
     MemHotplugState acpi_memory_hotplug;
@@ -351,7 +352,8 @@ static void piix4_device_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
         acpi_memory_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &s->acpi_memory_hotplug, dev, errp);
     } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PCI_DEVICE)) {
         acpi_pcihp_device_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &s->acpi_pci_hotplug, dev, errp);
-    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_CPU)) {
+    } else if (s->cpu_hotplug_legacy &&
+               object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_CPU)) {
         legacy_acpi_cpu_plug_cb(hotplug_dev, &s->gpe_cpu, dev, errp);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "acpi: device plug request for not supported device"
@@ -560,6 +562,21 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps piix4_gpe_ops = {
     .endianness = DEVICE_LITTLE_ENDIAN,
 };
 
+
+static bool piix4_get_cpu_hotplug_legacy(Object *obj, Error **errp)
+{
+    PIIX4PMState *s = PIIX4_PM(obj);
+
+    return s->cpu_hotplug_legacy;
+}
+
+static void piix4_set_cpu_hotplug_legacy(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
+{
+    PIIX4PMState *s = PIIX4_PM(obj);
+
+    s->cpu_hotplug_legacy = value;
+}
+
 static void piix4_acpi_system_hot_add_init(MemoryRegion *parent,
                                            PCIBus *bus, PIIX4PMState *s)
 {
@@ -570,6 +587,11 @@ static void piix4_acpi_system_hot_add_init(MemoryRegion *parent,
     acpi_pcihp_init(OBJECT(s), &s->acpi_pci_hotplug, bus, parent,
                     s->use_acpi_pci_hotplug);
 
+    s->cpu_hotplug_legacy = true;
+    object_property_add_bool(OBJECT(s), "cpu-hotplug-legacy",
+                             piix4_get_cpu_hotplug_legacy,
+                             piix4_set_cpu_hotplug_legacy,
+                             NULL);
     legacy_acpi_cpu_hotplug_init(parent, OBJECT(s), &s->gpe_cpu,
                                  PIIX4_CPU_HOTPLUG_IO_BASE);
 
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h b/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h
index bbd657c..e29a856 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/ich9.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ typedef struct ICH9LPCPMRegs {
     uint32_t pm_io_base;
     Notifier powerdown_notifier;
 
+    bool cpu_hotplug_legacy;
     AcpiCpuHotplug gpe_cpu;
 
     MemHotplugState acpi_memory_hotplug;
