diff --git a/hw/alpha/dp264.c b/hw/alpha/dp264.c
index 0347eb897c..9dfb835013 100644
--- a/hw/alpha/dp264.c
+++ b/hw/alpha/dp264.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static void clipper_init(MachineState *machine)
     char *palcode_filename;
     uint64_t palcode_entry, palcode_low, palcode_high;
     uint64_t kernel_entry, kernel_low, kernel_high;
+    unsigned int smp_cpus = machine->smp.cpus;
 
     /* Create up to 4 cpus.  */
     memset(cpus, 0, sizeof(cpus));
diff --git a/hw/hppa/machine.c b/hw/hppa/machine.c
index 416e67bab1..662838d83b 100644
--- a/hw/hppa/machine.c
+++ b/hw/hppa/machine.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static void machine_hppa_init(MachineState *machine)
     MemoryRegion *ram_region;
     MemoryRegion *cpu_region;
     long i;
+    unsigned int smp_cpus = machine->smp.cpus;
 
     ram_size = machine->ram_size;
 
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ static void machine_hppa_init(MachineState *machine)
 
 static void hppa_machine_reset(MachineState *ms)
 {
+    unsigned int smp_cpus = ms->smp.cpus;
     int i;
 
     qemu_devices_reset();
diff --git a/hw/mips/boston.c b/hw/mips/boston.c
index 749582e5aa..9eeccbea9a 100644
--- a/hw/mips/boston.c
+++ b/hw/mips/boston.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static void boston_mach_init(MachineState *machine)
                           sizeof(s->cps), TYPE_MIPS_CPS);
     object_property_set_str(OBJECT(&s->cps), machine->cpu_type, "cpu-type",
                             &err);
-    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cps), smp_cpus, "num-vp", &err);
+    object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cps), machine->smp.cpus, "num-vp", &err);
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cps), true, "realized", &err);
 
     if (err != NULL) {
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index 132127882d..20e019bf66 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -1095,6 +1095,8 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (void)
 
 static void malta_mips_config(MIPSCPU *cpu)
 {
+    MachineState *ms = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
+    unsigned int smp_cpus = ms->smp.cpus;
     CPUMIPSState *env = &cpu->env;
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
 
diff --git a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
index 87b9feaa96..b85f0df323 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
+++ b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ static void openrisc_sim_init(MachineState *machine)
     qemu_irq *cpu_irqs[2];
     qemu_irq serial_irq;
     int n;
+    unsigned int smp_cpus = machine->smp.cpus;
 
     for (n = 0; n < smp_cpus; n++) {
         cpu = OPENRISC_CPU(cpu_create(machine->cpu_type));
diff --git a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
index 99f53e87f7..b2342f2a89 100644
--- a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
+++ b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
@@ -871,6 +871,8 @@ static void sun4m_hw_init(const struct sun4m_hwdef *hwdef,
     FWCfgState *fw_cfg;
     DeviceState *dev;
     SysBusDevice *s;
+    unsigned int smp_cpus = machine->smp.cpus;
+    unsigned int max_cpus = machine->smp.max_cpus;
 
     /* init CPUs */
     for(i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
index 4230b17b87..5d87be811d 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
@@ -697,8 +697,8 @@ static void sun4uv_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem,
                                 &FW_CFG_IO(dev)->comb_iomem);
 
     fw_cfg = FW_CFG(dev);
-    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, (uint16_t)smp_cpus);
-    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS, (uint16_t)max_cpus);
+    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_NB_CPUS, (uint16_t)machine->smp.cpus);
+    fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MAX_CPUS, (uint16_t)machine->smp.max_cpus);
     fw_cfg_add_i64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_RAM_SIZE, (uint64_t)ram_size);
     fw_cfg_add_i16(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_MACHINE_ID, hwdef->machine_id);
     fw_cfg_add_i64(fw_cfg, FW_CFG_KERNEL_ADDR, kernel_entry);
diff --git a/hw/xtensa/sim.c b/hw/xtensa/sim.c
index b6922c39d5..09165b6f4d 100644
--- a/hw/xtensa/sim.c
+++ b/hw/xtensa/sim.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void xtensa_sim_init(MachineState *machine)
     const char *kernel_filename = machine->kernel_filename;
     int n;
 
-    for (n = 0; n < smp_cpus; n++) {
+    for (n = 0; n < machine->smp.cpus; n++) {
         cpu = XTENSA_CPU(cpu_create(machine->cpu_type));
         env = &cpu->env;
 
diff --git a/hw/xtensa/xtfpga.c b/hw/xtensa/xtfpga.c
index e05ef75a75..f7f3e11e93 100644
--- a/hw/xtensa/xtfpga.c
+++ b/hw/xtensa/xtfpga.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ static void xtfpga_init(const XtfpgaBoardDesc *board, MachineState *machine)
     const unsigned system_io_size = 224 * MiB;
     uint32_t freq = 10000000;
     int n;
+    unsigned int smp_cpus = machine->smp.cpus;
 
     if (smp_cpus > 1) {
         mx_pic = xtensa_mx_pic_init(31);