diff --git a/include/hw/core/cpu.h b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
index 3c26471d0fa..471c99d9f04 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/cpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ struct AccelCPUClass;
  * 32-bit VM coredump.
  * @write_elf32_qemunote: Callback for writing a CPU- and QEMU-specific ELF
  * note to a 32-bit VM coredump.
- * @vmsd: State description for migration.
  * @gdb_num_core_regs: Number of core registers accessible to GDB.
  * @gdb_core_xml_file: File name for core registers GDB XML description.
  * @gdb_stop_before_watchpoint: Indicates whether GDB expects the CPU to stop
@@ -179,7 +178,6 @@ struct CPUClass {
     int (*write_elf32_qemunote)(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
                                 void *opaque);
 
-    const VMStateDescription *vmsd;
     const char *gdb_core_xml_file;
     gchar * (*gdb_arch_name)(CPUState *cpu);
     const char * (*gdb_get_dynamic_xml)(CPUState *cpu, const char *xmlname);
diff --git a/include/hw/core/sysemu-cpu-ops.h b/include/hw/core/sysemu-cpu-ops.h
index e54a08ea25e..05f19b22070 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/sysemu-cpu-ops.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/sysemu-cpu-ops.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
  * struct SysemuCPUOps: System operations specific to a CPU class
  */
 typedef struct SysemuCPUOps {
+    /**
+     * @vmsd: State description for migration.
+     */
+    const VMStateDescription *vmsd;
 } SysemuCPUOps;
 
 #endif /* SYSEMU_CPU_OPS_H */
diff --git a/cpu.c b/cpu.c
index bfbe5a66f95..64e17537e21 100644
--- a/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu.c
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_cpu_common = {
 
 void cpu_exec_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+#endif
 
     cpu_list_add(cpu);
 
@@ -137,27 +139,23 @@ void cpu_exec_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
     }
 #endif /* CONFIG_TCG */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    assert(cc->vmsd == NULL);
-#else
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     if (qdev_get_vmsd(DEVICE(cpu)) == NULL) {
         vmstate_register(NULL, cpu->cpu_index, &vmstate_cpu_common, cpu);
     }
-    if (cc->vmsd != NULL) {
-        vmstate_register(NULL, cpu->cpu_index, cc->vmsd, cpu);
+    if (cc->sysemu_ops->vmsd != NULL) {
+        vmstate_register(NULL, cpu->cpu_index, cc->sysemu_ops->vmsd, cpu);
     }
 #endif /* CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 }
 
 void cpu_exec_unrealizefn(CPUState *cpu)
 {
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    assert(cc->vmsd == NULL);
-#else
-    if (cc->vmsd != NULL) {
-        vmstate_unregister(NULL, cc->vmsd, cpu);
+    if (cc->sysemu_ops->vmsd != NULL) {
+        vmstate_unregister(NULL, cc->sysemu_ops->vmsd, cpu);
     }
     if (qdev_get_vmsd(DEVICE(cpu)) == NULL) {
         vmstate_unregister(NULL, &vmstate_cpu_common, cpu);
diff --git a/target/alpha/cpu.c b/target/alpha/cpu.c
index 663b1a4fc4e..de8f9c648fa 100644
--- a/target/alpha/cpu.c
+++ b/target/alpha/cpu.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ static void alpha_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps alpha_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_alpha_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -242,7 +243,6 @@ static void alpha_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->gdb_write_register = alpha_cpu_gdb_write_register;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = alpha_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_alpha_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &alpha_sysemu_ops;
 #endif
     cc->disas_set_info = alpha_cpu_disas_set_info;
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 1fe3c4ab273..403422c6e76 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -2262,6 +2262,7 @@ static gchar *arm_gdb_arch_name(CPUState *cs)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps arm_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_arm_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -2304,7 +2305,6 @@ static void arm_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_attrs_debug = arm_cpu_get_phys_page_attrs_debug;
     cc->asidx_from_attrs = arm_asidx_from_attrs;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_arm_cpu;
     cc->virtio_is_big_endian = arm_cpu_virtio_is_big_endian;
     cc->write_elf64_note = arm_cpu_write_elf64_note;
     cc->write_elf32_note = arm_cpu_write_elf32_note;
diff --git a/target/avr/cpu.c b/target/avr/cpu.c
index 78ef4473c50..20a48bdfbab 100644
--- a/target/avr/cpu.c
+++ b/target/avr/cpu.c
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ static void avr_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cs, FILE *f, int flags)
 }
 
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps avr_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vms_avr_cpu,
 };
 
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
@@ -216,7 +217,6 @@ static void avr_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->set_pc = avr_cpu_set_pc;
     cc->memory_rw_debug = avr_cpu_memory_rw_debug;
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = avr_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vms_avr_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &avr_sysemu_ops;
     cc->disas_set_info = avr_cpu_disas_set_info;
     cc->gdb_read_register = avr_cpu_gdb_read_register;
diff --git a/target/cris/cpu.c b/target/cris/cpu.c
index 2e447bbf8bc..c05707bad2c 100644
--- a/target/cris/cpu.c
+++ b/target/cris/cpu.c
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ static void cris_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps cris_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_cris_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -298,7 +299,6 @@ static void cris_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->gdb_write_register = cris_cpu_gdb_write_register;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = cris_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_cris_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &cris_sysemu_ops;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/target/hppa/cpu.c b/target/hppa/cpu.c
index 4bc4fdbf105..110cc8a6d68 100644
--- a/target/hppa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hppa/cpu.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static ObjectClass *hppa_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps hppa_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_hppa_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -167,7 +168,6 @@ static void hppa_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->gdb_write_register = hppa_cpu_gdb_write_register;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = hppa_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_hppa_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &hppa_sysemu_ops;
 #endif
     cc->disas_set_info = hppa_cpu_disas_set_info;
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index d9ed1972eeb..b8f056849a7 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -7388,6 +7388,7 @@ static Property x86_cpu_properties[] = {
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps i386_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_x86_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -7431,7 +7432,6 @@ static void x86_cpu_common_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->write_elf64_qemunote = x86_cpu_write_elf64_qemunote;
     cc->write_elf32_note = x86_cpu_write_elf32_note;
     cc->write_elf32_qemunote = x86_cpu_write_elf32_qemunote;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_x86_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &i386_sysemu_ops;
 #endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 
diff --git a/target/lm32/cpu.c b/target/lm32/cpu.c
index 15935ae7ceb..4ff54fd9204 100644
--- a/target/lm32/cpu.c
+++ b/target/lm32/cpu.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static ObjectClass *lm32_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps lm32_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_lm32_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -246,7 +247,6 @@ static void lm32_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->gdb_write_register = lm32_cpu_gdb_write_register;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = lm32_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_lm32_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &lm32_sysemu_ops;
 #endif
     cc->gdb_num_core_regs = 32 + 7;
diff --git a/target/m68k/cpu.c b/target/m68k/cpu.c
index caa606303f7..e7ddcf2ee28 100644
--- a/target/m68k/cpu.c
+++ b/target/m68k/cpu.c
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_m68k_cpu = {
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps m68k_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_m68k_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -538,7 +539,6 @@ static void m68k_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
     cc->gdb_write_register = m68k_cpu_gdb_write_register;
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOFTMMU)
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = m68k_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_m68k_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &m68k_sysemu_ops;
 #endif
     cc->disas_set_info = m68k_cpu_disas_set_info;
diff --git a/target/microblaze/cpu.c b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
index 99c3def0ce6..8b86b99c15b 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/cpu.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ static ObjectClass *mb_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps mb_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_mb_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -392,7 +393,6 @@ static void mb_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_attrs_debug = mb_cpu_get_phys_page_attrs_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_mb_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &mb_sysemu_ops;
 #endif
     device_class_set_props(dc, mb_properties);
diff --git a/target/mips/cpu.c b/target/mips/cpu.c
index c8edc1f6ffa..ef997bcd67f 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu.c
+++ b/target/mips/cpu.c
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ static Property mips_cpu_properties[] = {
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps mips_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_mips_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -725,7 +726,6 @@ static void mips_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
     cc->gdb_write_register = mips_cpu_gdb_write_register;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = mips_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_mips_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &mips_sysemu_ops;
 #endif
     cc->disas_set_info = mips_cpu_disas_set_info;
diff --git a/target/moxie/cpu.c b/target/moxie/cpu.c
index 2cd631a7304..1e87f07ca73 100644
--- a/target/moxie/cpu.c
+++ b/target/moxie/cpu.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static ObjectClass *moxie_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
 }
 
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps moxie_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_moxie_cpu,
 };
 
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
@@ -125,7 +126,6 @@ static void moxie_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->set_pc = moxie_cpu_set_pc;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = moxie_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_moxie_cpu;
 #endif
     cc->disas_set_info = moxie_cpu_disas_set_info;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &moxie_sysemu_ops;
diff --git a/target/nios2/cpu.c b/target/nios2/cpu.c
index 296ccc0ed3c..a785f3ea7b6 100644
--- a/target/nios2/cpu.c
+++ b/target/nios2/cpu.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "exec/log.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
 #include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "migration/vmstate.h"
 
 static void nios2_cpu_set_pc(CPUState *cs, vaddr value)
 {
@@ -208,7 +209,13 @@ static Property nios2_properties[] = {
 };
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_nios2_cpu = {
+    .name = "cpu",
+    .unmigratable = 1,
+};
+
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps nios2_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_nios2_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.c b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
index 7819413eeb3..2149e9564fa 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static void openrisc_any_initfn(Object *obj)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps openrisc_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_openrisc_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -209,7 +210,6 @@ static void openrisc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->gdb_write_register = openrisc_cpu_gdb_write_register;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = openrisc_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_openrisc_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &openrisc_sysemu_ops;
 #endif
     cc->gdb_num_core_regs = 32 + 3;
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 5e7efcf3feb..a6b1ff93299 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -582,6 +582,8 @@ static const char *riscv_gdb_get_dynamic_xml(CPUState *cs, const char *xmlname)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps riscv_sysemu_ops = {
+    /* For now, mark unmigratable: */
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_riscv_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -627,8 +629,6 @@ static void riscv_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
     cc->disas_set_info = riscv_cpu_disas_set_info;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = riscv_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    /* For now, mark unmigratable: */
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_riscv_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &riscv_sysemu_ops;
 #endif
     cc->gdb_arch_name = riscv_gdb_arch_name;
diff --git a/target/rx/cpu.c b/target/rx/cpu.c
index bbee1cb913f..f293f3630d0 100644
--- a/target/rx/cpu.c
+++ b/target/rx/cpu.c
@@ -174,7 +174,13 @@ static void rx_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_rx_cpu = {
+    .name = "cpu",
+    .unmigratable = 1,
+};
+
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps rx_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_rx_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu.c b/target/s390x/cpu.c
index 36085035d1f..fe908d9bc40 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu.c
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ static void s390_cpu_reset_full(DeviceState *dev)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps s390_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_s390_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -522,7 +523,6 @@ static void s390_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->gdb_write_register = s390_cpu_gdb_write_register;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = s390_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_s390_cpu;
     cc->get_crash_info = s390_cpu_get_crash_info;
     cc->write_elf64_note = s390_cpu_write_elf64_note;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &s390_sysemu_ops;
diff --git a/target/sh4/cpu.c b/target/sh4/cpu.c
index c3cdb08e0b2..8c1d0ba53b1 100644
--- a/target/sh4/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sh4/cpu.c
@@ -218,13 +218,14 @@ static void superh_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     env->movcal_backup_tail = &(env->movcal_backup);
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_sh_cpu = {
     .name = "cpu",
     .unmigratable = 1,
 };
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps sh4_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_sh_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -268,7 +269,6 @@ static void superh_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     cc->gdb_num_core_regs = 59;
 
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_sh_cpu;
     cc->tcg_ops = &superh_tcg_ops;
 }
 
diff --git a/target/sparc/cpu.c b/target/sparc/cpu.c
index a5dde9f7dd9..f5862e74baf 100644
--- a/target/sparc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sparc/cpu.c
@@ -850,6 +850,7 @@ static Property sparc_cpu_properties[] = {
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps sparc_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_sparc_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -894,7 +895,6 @@ static void sparc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->gdb_write_register = sparc_cpu_gdb_write_register;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = sparc_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_sparc_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &sparc_sysemu_ops;
 #endif
     cc->disas_set_info = cpu_sparc_disas_set_info;
diff --git a/target/tricore/cpu.c b/target/tricore/cpu.c
index 8865fa18fce..9374f8440a0 100644
--- a/target/tricore/cpu.c
+++ b/target/tricore/cpu.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "migration/vmstate.h"
 
 static inline void set_feature(CPUTriCoreState *env, int feature)
 {
@@ -142,7 +143,13 @@ static void tc27x_initfn(Object *obj)
     set_feature(&cpu->env, TRICORE_FEATURE_161);
 }
 
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_tricore_cpu = {
+    .name = "cpu",
+    .unmigratable = 1,
+};
+
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps tricore_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_tricore_cpu,
 };
 
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
diff --git a/target/unicore32/cpu.c b/target/unicore32/cpu.c
index 1c89168f172..345b6e9e417 100644
--- a/target/unicore32/cpu.c
+++ b/target/unicore32/cpu.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_uc32_cpu = {
 };
 
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps uc32_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_uc32_cpu,
 };
 
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
@@ -149,7 +150,6 @@ static void uc32_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->dump_state = uc32_cpu_dump_state;
     cc->set_pc = uc32_cpu_set_pc;
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = uc32_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_uc32_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &uc32_sysemu_ops;
     cc->tcg_ops = &uc32_tcg_ops;
 }
diff --git a/target/xtensa/cpu.c b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
index 28ad2a44878..fd65246015f 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
@@ -176,13 +176,14 @@ static void xtensa_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_xtensa_cpu = {
     .name = "cpu",
     .unmigratable = 1,
 };
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps xtensa_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_xtensa_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -224,7 +225,6 @@ static void xtensa_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = xtensa_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
 #endif
     cc->disas_set_info = xtensa_cpu_disas_set_info;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_xtensa_cpu;
     cc->tcg_ops = &xtensa_tcg_ops;
 }
 
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate_init.c.inc b/target/ppc/translate_init.c.inc
index 6d50af8c67b..819b807097d 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate_init.c.inc
+++ b/target/ppc/translate_init.c.inc
@@ -10845,6 +10845,7 @@ static Property ppc_cpu_properties[] = {
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static const struct SysemuCPUOps ppc_sysemu_ops = {
+    .vmsd = &vmstate_ppc_cpu,
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -10890,7 +10891,6 @@ static void ppc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->gdb_write_register = ppc_cpu_gdb_write_register;
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = ppc_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
-    cc->vmsd = &vmstate_ppc_cpu;
     cc->sysemu_ops = &ppc_sysemu_ops;
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOFTMMU)
