diff --git a/hw/acpi/cpu.c b/hw/acpi/cpu.c
index 21fe0463b9..867fdd6993 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/cpu.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/cpu.c
@@ -335,9 +335,10 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_cpu_hotplug = {
 #define CPU_EJECT_EVENT   "CEJ0"
 
 void build_cpus_aml(Aml *table, MachineState *machine, CPUHotplugFeatures opts,
-                    hwaddr io_base,
+                    hwaddr mmap_io_base,
                     const char *res_root,
-                    const char *event_handler_method)
+                    const char *event_handler_method,
+                    AmlRegionSpace rs)
 {
     Aml *ifctx;
     Aml *field;
@@ -365,13 +366,19 @@ void build_cpus_aml(Aml *table, MachineState *machine, CPUHotplugFeatures opts,
         aml_append(cpu_ctrl_dev, aml_mutex(CPU_LOCK, 0));
 
         crs = aml_resource_template();
-        aml_append(crs, aml_io(AML_DECODE16, io_base, io_base, 1,
+        if (rs == AML_SYSTEM_IO) {
+            aml_append(crs, aml_io(AML_DECODE16, mmap_io_base, mmap_io_base, 1,
                                ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_REG_LEN));
+        } else {
+            aml_append(crs, aml_memory32_fixed(mmap_io_base,
+                               ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_REG_LEN, AML_READ_WRITE));
+        }
+
         aml_append(cpu_ctrl_dev, aml_name_decl("_CRS", crs));
 
         /* declare CPU hotplug MMIO region with related access fields */
         aml_append(cpu_ctrl_dev,
-            aml_operation_region("PRST", AML_SYSTEM_IO, aml_int(io_base),
+            aml_operation_region("PRST", rs, aml_int(mmap_io_base),
                                  ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_REG_LEN));
 
         field = aml_field("PRST", AML_BYTE_ACC, AML_NOLOCK,
@@ -593,9 +600,11 @@ void build_cpus_aml(Aml *table, MachineState *machine, CPUHotplugFeatures opts,
     aml_append(sb_scope, cpus_dev);
     aml_append(table, sb_scope);
 
-    method = aml_method(event_handler_method, 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
-    aml_append(method, aml_call0("\\_SB.CPUS." CPU_SCAN_METHOD));
-    aml_append(table, method);
+    if (event_handler_method) {
+        method = aml_method(event_handler_method, 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
+        aml_append(method, aml_call0("\\_SB.CPUS." CPU_SCAN_METHOD));
+        aml_append(table, method);
+    }
 
     g_free(cphp_res_path);
 }
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
index ca31f70f7f..d40540db61 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
@@ -731,7 +731,18 @@ build_dsdt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, VirtMachineState *vms)
      * the RTC ACPI device at all when using UEFI.
      */
     scope = aml_scope("\\_SB");
-    acpi_dsdt_add_cpus(scope, vms->smp_cpus);
+    /* if GED is enabled then cpus AML shall be added as part build_cpus_aml */
+    if (vms->acpi_dev) {
+        CPUHotplugFeatures opts = {
+             .acpi_1_compatible = false,
+             .has_legacy_cphp = false
+        };
+
+        build_cpus_aml(scope, ms, opts, memmap[VIRT_CPUHP_ACPI].base,
+                       "\\_SB", NULL, AML_SYSTEM_MEMORY);
+    } else {
+        acpi_dsdt_add_cpus(scope, vms->smp_cpus);
+    }
     acpi_dsdt_add_uart(scope, &memmap[VIRT_UART],
                        (irqmap[VIRT_UART] + ARM_SPI_BASE));
     acpi_dsdt_add_flash(scope, &memmap[VIRT_FLASH]);
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
index 473cbdfffd..4b224d80a5 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ build_dsdt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker,
             .acpi_1_compatible = true, .has_legacy_cphp = true
         };
         build_cpus_aml(dsdt, machine, opts, pm->cpu_hp_io_base,
-                       "\\_SB.PCI0", "\\_GPE._E02");
+                       "\\_SB.PCI0", "\\_GPE._E02", AML_SYSTEM_IO);
     }
 
     if (pcms->memhp_io_base && nr_mem) {
diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/cpu.h b/include/hw/acpi/cpu.h
index 62f0278ba2..c3a9981dc3 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/cpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/cpu.h
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ typedef struct CPUHotplugFeatures {
 } CPUHotplugFeatures;
 
 void build_cpus_aml(Aml *table, MachineState *machine, CPUHotplugFeatures opts,
-                    hwaddr io_base,
+                    hwaddr mmap_io_base,
                     const char *res_root,
-                    const char *event_handler_method);
+                    const char *event_handler_method,
+                    AmlRegionSpace rs);
 
 void acpi_cpu_ospm_status(CPUHotplugState *cpu_st, ACPIOSTInfoList ***list);
 
