diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
index 56351c4faa..d0ea6803db 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static void create_fdt(SiFiveUState *s, const struct MemmapEntry *memmap,
     g_free(nodename);
 }
 
-static void riscv_sifive_u_init(MachineState *machine)
+static void sifive_u_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
     const struct MemmapEntry *memmap = sifive_u_memmap;
     SiFiveUState *s = RISCV_U_MACHINE(machine);
@@ -403,6 +403,60 @@ static void riscv_sifive_u_init(MachineState *machine)
                           &address_space_memory);
 }
 
+static bool sifive_u_machine_get_start_in_flash(Object *obj, Error **errp)
+{
+    SiFiveUState *s = RISCV_U_MACHINE(obj);
+
+    return s->start_in_flash;
+}
+
+static void sifive_u_machine_set_start_in_flash(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
+{
+    SiFiveUState *s = RISCV_U_MACHINE(obj);
+
+    s->start_in_flash = value;
+}
+
+static void sifive_u_machine_instance_init(Object *obj)
+{
+    SiFiveUState *s = RISCV_U_MACHINE(obj);
+
+    s->start_in_flash = false;
+    object_property_add_bool(obj, "start-in-flash", sifive_u_machine_get_start_in_flash,
+                             sifive_u_machine_set_start_in_flash, NULL);
+    object_property_set_description(obj, "start-in-flash",
+                                    "Set on to tell QEMU's ROM to jump to " \
+                                    "flash. Otherwise QEMU will jump to DRAM",
+                                    NULL);
+}
+
+
+static void sifive_u_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
+
+    mc->desc = "RISC-V Board compatible with SiFive U SDK";
+    mc->init = sifive_u_machine_init;
+    mc->max_cpus = SIFIVE_U_MANAGEMENT_CPU_COUNT + SIFIVE_U_COMPUTE_CPU_COUNT;
+    mc->min_cpus = SIFIVE_U_MANAGEMENT_CPU_COUNT + 1;
+    mc->default_cpus = mc->min_cpus;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo sifive_u_machine_typeinfo = {
+    .name       = MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("sifive_u"),
+    .parent     = TYPE_MACHINE,
+    .class_init = sifive_u_machine_class_init,
+    .instance_init = sifive_u_machine_instance_init,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(SiFiveUState),
+};
+
+static void sifive_u_machine_init_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&sifive_u_machine_typeinfo);
+}
+
+type_init(sifive_u_machine_init_register_types)
+
 static void riscv_sifive_u_soc_init(Object *obj)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
@@ -443,33 +497,6 @@ static void riscv_sifive_u_soc_init(Object *obj)
                           TYPE_CADENCE_GEM);
 }
 
-static bool sifive_u_get_start_in_flash(Object *obj, Error **errp)
-{
-    SiFiveUState *s = RISCV_U_MACHINE(obj);
-
-    return s->start_in_flash;
-}
-
-static void sifive_u_set_start_in_flash(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
-{
-    SiFiveUState *s = RISCV_U_MACHINE(obj);
-
-    s->start_in_flash = value;
-}
-
-static void riscv_sifive_u_machine_instance_init(Object *obj)
-{
-    SiFiveUState *s = RISCV_U_MACHINE(obj);
-
-    s->start_in_flash = false;
-    object_property_add_bool(obj, "start-in-flash", sifive_u_get_start_in_flash,
-                             sifive_u_set_start_in_flash, NULL);
-    object_property_set_description(obj, "start-in-flash",
-                                    "Set on to tell QEMU's ROM to jump to " \
-                                    "flash. Otherwise QEMU will jump to DRAM",
-                                    NULL);
-}
-
 static void riscv_sifive_u_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
@@ -607,29 +634,3 @@ static void riscv_sifive_u_soc_register_types(void)
 }
 
 type_init(riscv_sifive_u_soc_register_types)
-
-static void riscv_sifive_u_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
-{
-    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
-
-    mc->desc = "RISC-V Board compatible with SiFive U SDK";
-    mc->init = riscv_sifive_u_init;
-    mc->max_cpus = SIFIVE_U_MANAGEMENT_CPU_COUNT + SIFIVE_U_COMPUTE_CPU_COUNT;
-    mc->min_cpus = SIFIVE_U_MANAGEMENT_CPU_COUNT + 1;
-    mc->default_cpus = mc->min_cpus;
-}
-
-static const TypeInfo riscv_sifive_u_machine_typeinfo = {
-    .name       = MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("sifive_u"),
-    .parent     = TYPE_MACHINE,
-    .class_init = riscv_sifive_u_machine_class_init,
-    .instance_init = riscv_sifive_u_machine_instance_init,
-    .instance_size = sizeof(SiFiveUState),
-};
-
-static void riscv_sifive_u_machine_init_register_types(void)
-{
-    type_register_static(&riscv_sifive_u_machine_typeinfo);
-}
-
-type_init(riscv_sifive_u_machine_init_register_types)
