diff --git a/include/hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h b/include/hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h
index 663efb9133c..9a01eb87bfb 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 
 struct TCGCPUOps {
     /**
-     * @initialize: Initialize TCG state
+     * @initialize_once: Initialize TCG state
      *
-     * Called when the first CPU is realized.
+     * Called once when the first CPU is realized.
      */
-    void (*initialize)(void);
+    void (*initialize_once)(void);
     /**
      * @synchronize_from_tb: Synchronize state from a TCG #TranslationBlock
      *
diff --git a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
index 18d9cf0ea58..ab77740c954 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cpu-exec.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ bool tcg_exec_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
         assert(tcg_ops->cpu_exec_halt);
         assert(tcg_ops->cpu_exec_interrupt);
 #endif /* !CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
-        tcg_ops->initialize();
+        tcg_ops->initialize_once();
         tcg_target_initialized = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/target/alpha/cpu.c b/target/alpha/cpu.c
index 5d75c941f7a..4a20b0c5d16 100644
--- a/target/alpha/cpu.c
+++ b/target/alpha/cpu.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps alpha_sysemu_ops = {
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps alpha_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = alpha_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = alpha_translate_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = alpha_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = alpha_restore_state_to_opc,
 
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 6938161b954..f5b0c33a6dc 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -2671,7 +2671,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps arm_sysemu_ops = {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TCG
 static const TCGCPUOps arm_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = arm_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = arm_translate_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = arm_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .debug_excp_handler = arm_debug_excp_handler,
     .restore_state_to_opc = arm_restore_state_to_opc,
diff --git a/target/arm/tcg/cpu-v7m.c b/target/arm/tcg/cpu-v7m.c
index 58e54578d67..7a887a29b75 100644
--- a/target/arm/tcg/cpu-v7m.c
+++ b/target/arm/tcg/cpu-v7m.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static void cortex_m55_initfn(Object *obj)
 }
 
 static const TCGCPUOps arm_v7m_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = arm_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = arm_translate_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = arm_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .debug_excp_handler = arm_debug_excp_handler,
     .restore_state_to_opc = arm_restore_state_to_opc,
diff --git a/target/avr/cpu.c b/target/avr/cpu.c
index 3132842d565..e69b5a6af9b 100644
--- a/target/avr/cpu.c
+++ b/target/avr/cpu.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps avr_sysemu_ops = {
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps avr_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = avr_cpu_tcg_init,
+    .initialize_once = avr_cpu_tcg_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = avr_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = avr_restore_state_to_opc,
     .cpu_exec_interrupt = avr_cpu_exec_interrupt,
diff --git a/target/hexagon/cpu.c b/target/hexagon/cpu.c
index 020038fc490..6f7777c607e 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/cpu.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static void hexagon_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps hexagon_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = hexagon_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = hexagon_translate_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = hexagon_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = hexagon_restore_state_to_opc,
 };
diff --git a/target/hppa/cpu.c b/target/hppa/cpu.c
index c38439c1800..e654f133636 100644
--- a/target/hppa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hppa/cpu.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps hppa_sysemu_ops = {
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps hppa_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = hppa_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = hppa_translate_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = hppa_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = hppa_restore_state_to_opc,
 
diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/tcg-cpu.c b/target/i386/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
index cca19cd40e8..b44d2f370d1 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static bool x86_debug_check_breakpoint(CPUState *cs)
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps x86_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = tcg_x86_init,
+    .initialize_once = tcg_x86_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = x86_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = x86_restore_state_to_opc,
     .cpu_exec_enter = x86_cpu_exec_enter,
diff --git a/target/loongarch/cpu.c b/target/loongarch/cpu.c
index 57cc4f314bf..32aa5468ceb 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/cpu.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/cpu.c
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ void loongarch_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cs, FILE *f, int flags)
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps loongarch_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = loongarch_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = loongarch_translate_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = loongarch_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = loongarch_restore_state_to_opc,
 
diff --git a/target/m68k/cpu.c b/target/m68k/cpu.c
index 5fe335558aa..230057b7375 100644
--- a/target/m68k/cpu.c
+++ b/target/m68k/cpu.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps m68k_sysemu_ops = {
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps m68k_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = m68k_tcg_init,
+    .initialize_once = m68k_tcg_init,
     .restore_state_to_opc = m68k_restore_state_to_opc,
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
diff --git a/target/microblaze/cpu.c b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
index 710eb1146c1..f75e1cf5ab1 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/cpu.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps mb_sysemu_ops = {
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps mb_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = mb_tcg_init,
+    .initialize_once = mb_tcg_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = mb_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = mb_restore_state_to_opc,
 
diff --git a/target/mips/cpu.c b/target/mips/cpu.c
index d0a43b6d5c7..4f7d9c03599 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu.c
+++ b/target/mips/cpu.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ static Property mips_cpu_properties[] = {
  * mips hardware (see hw/mips/jazz.c).
  */
 static const TCGCPUOps mips_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = mips_tcg_init,
+    .initialize_once = mips_tcg_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = mips_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = mips_restore_state_to_opc,
 
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.c b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
index b96561d1f26..24125eea1e7 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps openrisc_sysemu_ops = {
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps openrisc_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = openrisc_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = openrisc_translate_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = openrisc_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = openrisc_restore_state_to_opc,
 
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
index daf7f8a93bd..9f90de7f6bd 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
@@ -7416,7 +7416,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps ppc_sysemu_ops = {
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps ppc_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = ppc_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = ppc_translate_init,
     .restore_state_to_opc = ppc_restore_state_to_opc,
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     .record_sigsegv = ppc_cpu_record_sigsegv,
diff --git a/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c b/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
index c62c2216961..2be43b90908 100644
--- a/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/tcg/tcg-cpu.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void riscv_restore_state_to_opc(CPUState *cs,
 }
 
 static const TCGCPUOps riscv_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = riscv_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = riscv_translate_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = riscv_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = riscv_restore_state_to_opc,
 
diff --git a/target/rx/cpu.c b/target/rx/cpu.c
index 65a74ce720f..7c338b584e8 100644
--- a/target/rx/cpu.c
+++ b/target/rx/cpu.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps rx_sysemu_ops = {
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps rx_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = rx_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = rx_translate_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = rx_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = rx_restore_state_to_opc,
     .tlb_fill = rx_cpu_tlb_fill,
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu.c b/target/s390x/cpu.c
index 514c70f3010..a5ab2a083b5 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void cpu_get_tb_cpu_state(CPUS390XState *env, vaddr *pc,
 }
 
 static const TCGCPUOps s390_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = s390x_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = s390x_translate_init,
     .restore_state_to_opc = s390x_restore_state_to_opc,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
diff --git a/target/sh4/cpu.c b/target/sh4/cpu.c
index 8f07261dcfd..75d6504293f 100644
--- a/target/sh4/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sh4/cpu.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps sh4_sysemu_ops = {
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps superh_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = sh4_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = sh4_translate_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = superh_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = superh_restore_state_to_opc,
 
diff --git a/target/sparc/cpu.c b/target/sparc/cpu.c
index dd7af86de73..d803c329650 100644
--- a/target/sparc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sparc/cpu.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps sparc_sysemu_ops = {
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps sparc_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = sparc_tcg_init,
+    .initialize_once = sparc_tcg_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = sparc_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = sparc_restore_state_to_opc,
 
diff --git a/target/tricore/cpu.c b/target/tricore/cpu.c
index 1a261715907..19c583ed326 100644
--- a/target/tricore/cpu.c
+++ b/target/tricore/cpu.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps tricore_sysemu_ops = {
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps tricore_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = tricore_tcg_init,
+    .initialize_once = tricore_tcg_init,
     .synchronize_from_tb = tricore_cpu_synchronize_from_tb,
     .restore_state_to_opc = tricore_restore_state_to_opc,
     .tlb_fill = tricore_cpu_tlb_fill,
diff --git a/target/xtensa/cpu.c b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
index 6f9039abaee..71c0a10ef0c 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static const struct SysemuCPUOps xtensa_sysemu_ops = {
 #include "hw/core/tcg-cpu-ops.h"
 
 static const TCGCPUOps xtensa_tcg_ops = {
-    .initialize = xtensa_translate_init,
+    .initialize_once = xtensa_translate_init,
     .debug_excp_handler = xtensa_breakpoint_handler,
     .restore_state_to_opc = xtensa_restore_state_to_opc,
 
