diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.h b/target/arm/cpu.h
index 55a19e8539e..d1584bdb3b5 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.h
@@ -1173,6 +1173,11 @@ void arm_cpu_post_init(Object *obj);
 
 uint64_t arm_build_mp_affinity(int idx, uint8_t clustersz);
 
+static inline uint64_t arm_cpu_mp_affinity(ARMCPU *cpu)
+{
+    return cpu->mp_affinity;
+}
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 extern const VMStateDescription vmstate_arm_cpu;
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
index a22a2f43a56..2127778c1ea 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ build_madt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, VirtMachineState *vms)
         build_append_int_noprefix(table_data, vgic_interrupt, 4);
         build_append_int_noprefix(table_data, 0, 8);    /* GICR Base Address*/
         /* MPIDR */
-        build_append_int_noprefix(table_data, armcpu->mp_affinity, 8);
+        build_append_int_noprefix(table_data, arm_cpu_mp_affinity(armcpu), 8);
         /* Processor Power Efficiency Class */
         build_append_int_noprefix(table_data, 0, 1);
         /* Reserved */
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index eecde04fc77..b3592798ea9 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static void fdt_add_cpu_nodes(const VirtMachineState *vms)
     for (cpu = 0; cpu < smp_cpus; cpu++) {
         ARMCPU *armcpu = ARM_CPU(qemu_get_cpu(cpu));
 
-        if (armcpu->mp_affinity & ARM_AFF3_MASK) {
+        if (arm_cpu_mp_affinity(armcpu) & ARM_AFF3_MASK) {
             addr_cells = 2;
             break;
         }
@@ -397,10 +397,10 @@ static void fdt_add_cpu_nodes(const VirtMachineState *vms)
 
         if (addr_cells == 2) {
             qemu_fdt_setprop_u64(ms->fdt, nodename, "reg",
-                                 armcpu->mp_affinity);
+                                 arm_cpu_mp_affinity(armcpu));
         } else {
             qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(ms->fdt, nodename, "reg",
-                                  armcpu->mp_affinity);
+                                  arm_cpu_mp_affinity(armcpu));
         }
 
         if (ms->possible_cpus->cpus[cs->cpu_index].props.has_node_id) {
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c
index 537118224fb..841ef69df66 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal-virt.c
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ static void fdt_add_cpu_nodes(VersalVirt *s, uint32_t psci_conduit)
         ARMCPU *armcpu = ARM_CPU(qemu_get_cpu(i));
 
         qemu_fdt_add_subnode(s->fdt, name);
-        qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(s->fdt, name, "reg", armcpu->mp_affinity);
+        qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(s->fdt, name, "reg",
+                              arm_cpu_mp_affinity(armcpu));
         if (psci_conduit != QEMU_PSCI_CONDUIT_DISABLED) {
             qemu_fdt_setprop_string(s->fdt, name, "enable-method", "psci");
         }
diff --git a/hw/misc/xlnx-versal-crl.c b/hw/misc/xlnx-versal-crl.c
index ac6889fcf26..9bfa9baa157 100644
--- a/hw/misc/xlnx-versal-crl.c
+++ b/hw/misc/xlnx-versal-crl.c
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ static void crl_reset_cpu(XlnxVersalCRL *s, ARMCPU *armcpu,
                           bool rst_old, bool rst_new)
 {
     if (rst_new) {
-        arm_set_cpu_off(armcpu->mp_affinity);
+        arm_set_cpu_off(arm_cpu_mp_affinity(armcpu));
     } else {
-        arm_set_cpu_on_and_reset(armcpu->mp_affinity);
+        arm_set_cpu_on_and_reset(arm_cpu_mp_affinity(armcpu));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/target/arm/arm-powerctl.c b/target/arm/arm-powerctl.c
index 88503815659..6c86e901028 100644
--- a/target/arm/arm-powerctl.c
+++ b/target/arm/arm-powerctl.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ CPUState *arm_get_cpu_by_id(uint64_t id)
     CPU_FOREACH(cpu) {
         ARMCPU *armcpu = ARM_CPU(cpu);
 
-        if (armcpu->mp_affinity == id) {
+        if (arm_cpu_mp_affinity(armcpu) == id) {
             return cpu;
         }
     }
diff --git a/target/arm/hvf/hvf.c b/target/arm/hvf/hvf.c
index a537a5bc94c..659401e12c7 100644
--- a/target/arm/hvf/hvf.c
+++ b/target/arm/hvf/hvf.c
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ static void hvf_raise_exception(CPUState *cpu, uint32_t excp,
 
 static void hvf_psci_cpu_off(ARMCPU *arm_cpu)
 {
-    int32_t ret = arm_set_cpu_off(arm_cpu->mp_affinity);
+    int32_t ret = arm_set_cpu_off(arm_cpu_mp_affinity(arm_cpu));
     assert(ret == QEMU_ARM_POWERCTL_RET_SUCCESS);
 }
 
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ static bool hvf_handle_psci_call(CPUState *cpu)
     int32_t ret = 0;
 
     trace_hvf_psci_call(param[0], param[1], param[2], param[3],
-                        arm_cpu->mp_affinity);
+                        arm_cpu_mp_affinity(arm_cpu));
 
     switch (param[0]) {
     case QEMU_PSCI_0_2_FN_PSCI_VERSION:
diff --git a/target/arm/tcg/psci.c b/target/arm/tcg/psci.c
index 9080a91d9c6..50d4b23d26b 100644
--- a/target/arm/tcg/psci.c
+++ b/target/arm/tcg/psci.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ err:
     return;
 
 cpu_off:
-    ret = arm_set_cpu_off(cpu->mp_affinity);
+    ret = arm_set_cpu_off(arm_cpu_mp_affinity(cpu));
     /* notreached */
     /* sanity check in case something failed */
     assert(ret == QEMU_ARM_POWERCTL_RET_SUCCESS);
