diff --git a/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c b/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
index b67e9c3245..9338daba3d 100644
--- a/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
+++ b/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
@@ -495,10 +495,33 @@ static Property spapr_xive_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
+static int spapr_xive_cpu_intc_create(SpaprInterruptController *intc,
+                                      PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
+{
+    SpaprXive *xive = SPAPR_XIVE(intc);
+    Object *obj;
+    SpaprCpuState *spapr_cpu = spapr_cpu_state(cpu);
+
+    obj = xive_tctx_create(OBJECT(cpu), XIVE_ROUTER(xive), errp);
+    if (!obj) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    spapr_cpu->tctx = XIVE_TCTX(obj);
+
+    /*
+     * (TCG) Early setting the OS CAM line for hotplugged CPUs as they
+     * don't beneficiate from the reset of the XIVE IRQ backend
+     */
+    spapr_xive_set_tctx_os_cam(spapr_cpu->tctx);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static void spapr_xive_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     XiveRouterClass *xrc = XIVE_ROUTER_CLASS(klass);
+    SpaprInterruptControllerClass *sicc = SPAPR_INTC_CLASS(klass);
 
     dc->desc    = "sPAPR XIVE Interrupt Controller";
     dc->props   = spapr_xive_properties;
@@ -511,6 +534,8 @@ static void spapr_xive_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     xrc->get_nvt = spapr_xive_get_nvt;
     xrc->write_nvt = spapr_xive_write_nvt;
     xrc->get_tctx = spapr_xive_get_tctx;
+
+    sicc->cpu_intc_create = spapr_xive_cpu_intc_create;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo spapr_xive_info = {
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c b/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
index 4874e6be55..946311b858 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
@@ -330,13 +330,31 @@ void spapr_dt_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr, uint32_t nr_servers, void *fdt,
     _FDT(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, node, "phandle", phandle));
 }
 
+static int xics_spapr_cpu_intc_create(SpaprInterruptController *intc,
+                                       PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
+{
+    ICSState *ics = ICS_SPAPR(intc);
+    Object *obj;
+    SpaprCpuState *spapr_cpu = spapr_cpu_state(cpu);
+
+    obj = icp_create(OBJECT(cpu), TYPE_ICP, ics->xics, errp);
+    if (!obj) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    spapr_cpu->icp = ICP(obj);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static void ics_spapr_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     ICSStateClass *isc = ICS_CLASS(klass);
+    SpaprInterruptControllerClass *sicc = SPAPR_INTC_CLASS(klass);
 
     device_class_set_parent_realize(dc, ics_spapr_realize,
                                     &isc->parent_realize);
+    sicc->cpu_intc_create = xics_spapr_cpu_intc_create;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo ics_spapr_info = {
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
index 1d93de8161..3e4302c7d5 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
@@ -237,8 +237,7 @@ static void spapr_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, SpaprMachineState *spapr,
     qemu_register_reset(spapr_cpu_reset, cpu);
     spapr_cpu_reset(cpu);
 
-    spapr->irq->cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
+    if (spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, &local_err) < 0) {
         goto error_unregister;
     }
 
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
index 0603c82fe8..a855dfe4e9 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
@@ -138,23 +138,6 @@ static void spapr_irq_print_info_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Monitor *mon)
     ics_pic_print_info(spapr->ics, mon);
 }
 
-static void spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
-                                           PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
-{
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-    Object *obj;
-    SpaprCpuState *spapr_cpu = spapr_cpu_state(cpu);
-
-    obj = icp_create(OBJECT(cpu), TYPE_ICP, XICS_FABRIC(spapr),
-                     &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    spapr_cpu->icp = ICP(obj);
-}
-
 static int spapr_irq_post_load_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int version_id)
 {
     if (!kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
@@ -203,7 +186,6 @@ SpaprIrq spapr_irq_xics = {
     .free        = spapr_irq_free_xics,
     .print_info  = spapr_irq_print_info_xics,
     .dt_populate = spapr_dt_xics,
-    .cpu_intc_create = spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xics,
     .post_load   = spapr_irq_post_load_xics,
     .reset       = spapr_irq_reset_xics,
     .set_irq     = spapr_irq_set_irq_xics,
@@ -239,28 +221,6 @@ static void spapr_irq_print_info_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
     spapr_xive_pic_print_info(spapr->xive, mon);
 }
 
-static void spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
-                                           PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
-{
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-    Object *obj;
-    SpaprCpuState *spapr_cpu = spapr_cpu_state(cpu);
-
-    obj = xive_tctx_create(OBJECT(cpu), XIVE_ROUTER(spapr->xive), &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    spapr_cpu->tctx = XIVE_TCTX(obj);
-
-    /*
-     * (TCG) Early setting the OS CAM line for hotplugged CPUs as they
-     * don't beneficiate from the reset of the XIVE IRQ backend
-     */
-    spapr_xive_set_tctx_os_cam(spapr_cpu->tctx);
-}
-
 static int spapr_irq_post_load_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int version_id)
 {
     return spapr_xive_post_load(spapr->xive, version_id);
@@ -316,7 +276,6 @@ SpaprIrq spapr_irq_xive = {
     .free        = spapr_irq_free_xive,
     .print_info  = spapr_irq_print_info_xive,
     .dt_populate = spapr_dt_xive,
-    .cpu_intc_create = spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xive,
     .post_load   = spapr_irq_post_load_xive,
     .reset       = spapr_irq_reset_xive,
     .set_irq     = spapr_irq_set_irq_xive,
@@ -381,20 +340,6 @@ static void spapr_irq_dt_populate_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
     spapr_irq_current(spapr)->dt_populate(spapr, nr_servers, fdt, phandle);
 }
 
-static void spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
-                                           PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
-{
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-
-    spapr_irq_xive.cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    spapr_irq_xics.cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, errp);
-}
-
 static int spapr_irq_post_load_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int version_id)
 {
     /*
@@ -460,7 +405,6 @@ SpaprIrq spapr_irq_dual = {
     .free        = spapr_irq_free_dual,
     .print_info  = spapr_irq_print_info_dual,
     .dt_populate = spapr_irq_dt_populate_dual,
-    .cpu_intc_create = spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_dual,
     .post_load   = spapr_irq_post_load_dual,
     .reset       = spapr_irq_reset_dual,
     .set_irq     = spapr_irq_set_irq_dual,
@@ -525,6 +469,30 @@ static void spapr_irq_check(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 /*
  * sPAPR IRQ frontend routines for devices
  */
+int spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
+                              PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
+{
+    if (spapr->xive) {
+        SpaprInterruptController *intc = SPAPR_INTC(spapr->xive);
+        SpaprInterruptControllerClass *sicc = SPAPR_INTC_GET_CLASS(intc);
+
+        if (sicc->cpu_intc_create(intc, cpu, errp) < 0) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (spapr->ics) {
+        SpaprInterruptController *intc = SPAPR_INTC(spapr->ics);
+        SpaprInterruptControllerClass *sicc = SPAPR_INTC_GET_CLASS(intc);
+
+        if (sicc->cpu_intc_create(intc, cpu, errp) < 0) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void spapr_irq_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(spapr);
@@ -763,7 +731,6 @@ SpaprIrq spapr_irq_xics_legacy = {
     .free        = spapr_irq_free_xics,
     .print_info  = spapr_irq_print_info_xics,
     .dt_populate = spapr_dt_xics,
-    .cpu_intc_create = spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xics,
     .post_load   = spapr_irq_post_load_xics,
     .reset       = spapr_irq_reset_xics,
     .set_irq     = spapr_irq_set_irq_xics,
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.h
index b9398e0be3..30d660ff1e 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.h
@@ -43,8 +43,22 @@ typedef struct SpaprInterruptController SpaprInterruptController;
 
 typedef struct SpaprInterruptControllerClass {
     InterfaceClass parent;
+
+    /*
+     * These methods will typically be called on all intcs, active and
+     * inactive
+     */
+    int (*cpu_intc_create)(SpaprInterruptController *intc,
+                            PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp);
 } SpaprInterruptControllerClass;
 
+void spapr_irq_print_info(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Monitor *mon);
+void spapr_irq_dt(SpaprMachineState *spapr, uint32_t nr_servers,
+                  void *fdt, uint32_t phandle);
+int spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
+                              PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp);
+
+
 void spapr_irq_msi_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, uint32_t nr_msis);
 int spapr_irq_msi_alloc(SpaprMachineState *spapr, uint32_t num, bool align,
                         Error **errp);
@@ -61,8 +75,6 @@ typedef struct SpaprIrq {
     void (*print_info)(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Monitor *mon);
     void (*dt_populate)(SpaprMachineState *spapr, uint32_t nr_servers,
                         void *fdt, uint32_t phandle);
-    void (*cpu_intc_create)(SpaprMachineState *spapr, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
-                            Error **errp);
     int (*post_load)(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int version_id);
     void (*reset)(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp);
     void (*set_irq)(void *opaque, int srcno, int val);
