diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index ca77bb0dea..79d36b377c 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -2312,8 +2312,8 @@ static void spapr_machine_device_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     }
 }
 
-static HotplugHandler *spapr_get_hotpug_handler(MachineState *machine,
-                                             DeviceState *dev)
+static HotplugHandler *spapr_get_hotplug_handler(MachineState *machine,
+                                                 DeviceState *dev)
 {
     if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM) ||
         object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE)) {
@@ -2385,7 +2385,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->kvm_type = spapr_kvm_type;
     mc->has_dynamic_sysbus = true;
     mc->pci_allow_0_address = true;
-    mc->get_hotplug_handler = spapr_get_hotpug_handler;
+    mc->get_hotplug_handler = spapr_get_hotplug_handler;
     hc->pre_plug = spapr_machine_device_pre_plug;
     hc->plug = spapr_machine_device_plug;
     hc->unplug = spapr_machine_device_unplug;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
index bcb483dbe6..6f0533c342 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ char *spapr_get_cpu_core_type(const char *model)
 static void spapr_core_release(DeviceState *dev, void *opaque)
 {
     sPAPRCPUCore *sc = SPAPR_CPU_CORE(OBJECT(dev));
-    const char *typename = object_class_get_name(sc->cpu_class);
+    sPAPRCPUCoreClass *scc = SPAPR_CPU_CORE_GET_CLASS(OBJECT(dev));
+    const char *typename = object_class_get_name(scc->cpu_class);
     size_t size = object_type_get_instance_size(typename);
     sPAPRMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
     CPUCore *cc = CPU_CORE(dev);
@@ -287,8 +288,9 @@ static void spapr_cpu_core_realize_child(Object *child, Error **errp)
 static void spapr_cpu_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     sPAPRCPUCore *sc = SPAPR_CPU_CORE(OBJECT(dev));
+    sPAPRCPUCoreClass *scc = SPAPR_CPU_CORE_GET_CLASS(OBJECT(dev));
     CPUCore *cc = CPU_CORE(OBJECT(dev));
-    const char *typename = object_class_get_name(sc->cpu_class);
+    const char *typename = object_class_get_name(scc->cpu_class);
     size_t size = object_type_get_instance_size(typename);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     void *obj;
@@ -331,83 +333,43 @@ err:
     error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
-static void spapr_cpu_core_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
-{
-    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
-    dc->realize = spapr_cpu_core_realize;
-}
-
-/*
- * instance_init routines from different flavours of sPAPR CPU cores.
- */
-#define SPAPR_CPU_CORE_INITFN(_type, _fname) \
-static void glue(glue(spapr_cpu_core_, _fname), _initfn(Object *obj)) \
-{ \
-    sPAPRCPUCore *core = SPAPR_CPU_CORE(obj); \
-    char *name = g_strdup_printf("%s-" TYPE_POWERPC_CPU, stringify(_type)); \
-    ObjectClass *oc = object_class_by_name(name); \
-    g_assert(oc); \
-    g_free((void *)name); \
-    core->cpu_class = oc; \
-}
-
-SPAPR_CPU_CORE_INITFN(970mp_v1.0, 970MP_v10);
-SPAPR_CPU_CORE_INITFN(970mp_v1.1, 970MP_v11);
-SPAPR_CPU_CORE_INITFN(970_v2.2, 970);
-SPAPR_CPU_CORE_INITFN(POWER5+_v2.1, POWER5plus);
-SPAPR_CPU_CORE_INITFN(POWER7_v2.3, POWER7);
-SPAPR_CPU_CORE_INITFN(POWER7+_v2.1, POWER7plus);
-SPAPR_CPU_CORE_INITFN(POWER8_v2.0, POWER8);
-SPAPR_CPU_CORE_INITFN(POWER8E_v2.1, POWER8E);
-SPAPR_CPU_CORE_INITFN(POWER8NVL_v1.0, POWER8NVL);
-
-typedef struct SPAPRCoreInfo {
-    const char *name;
-    void (*initfn)(Object *obj);
-} SPAPRCoreInfo;
-
-static const SPAPRCoreInfo spapr_cores[] = {
+static const char *spapr_core_models[] = {
     /* 970 */
-    { .name = "970_v2.2", .initfn = spapr_cpu_core_970_initfn },
+    "970_v2.2",
 
     /* 970MP variants */
-    { .name = "970MP_v1.0", .initfn = spapr_cpu_core_970MP_v10_initfn },
-    { .name = "970mp_v1.0", .initfn = spapr_cpu_core_970MP_v10_initfn },
-    { .name = "970MP_v1.1", .initfn = spapr_cpu_core_970MP_v11_initfn },
-    { .name = "970mp_v1.1", .initfn = spapr_cpu_core_970MP_v11_initfn },
+    "970MP_v1.0",
+    "970mp_v1.0",
+    "970MP_v1.1",
+    "970mp_v1.1",
 
     /* POWER5+ */
-    { .name = "POWER5+_v2.1", .initfn = spapr_cpu_core_POWER5plus_initfn },
+    "POWER5+_v2.1",
 
     /* POWER7 */
-    { .name = "POWER7_v2.3", .initfn = spapr_cpu_core_POWER7_initfn },
+    "POWER7_v2.3",
 
     /* POWER7+ */
-    { .name = "POWER7+_v2.1", .initfn = spapr_cpu_core_POWER7plus_initfn },
+    "POWER7+_v2.1",
 
     /* POWER8 */
-    { .name = "POWER8_v2.0", .initfn = spapr_cpu_core_POWER8_initfn },
+    "POWER8_v2.0",
 
     /* POWER8E */
-    { .name = "POWER8E_v2.1", .initfn = spapr_cpu_core_POWER8E_initfn },
+    "POWER8E_v2.1",
 
     /* POWER8NVL */
-    { .name = "POWER8NVL_v1.0", .initfn = spapr_cpu_core_POWER8NVL_initfn },
-
-    { .name = NULL }
+    "POWER8NVL_v1.0",
 };
 
-static void spapr_cpu_core_register(const SPAPRCoreInfo *info)
+void spapr_cpu_core_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
-    TypeInfo type_info = {
-        .parent = TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE,
-        .instance_size = sizeof(sPAPRCPUCore),
-        .instance_init = info->initfn,
-    };
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
+    sPAPRCPUCoreClass *scc = SPAPR_CPU_CORE_CLASS(oc);
 
-    type_info.name = g_strdup_printf("%s-" TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE, info->name);
-    type_register(&type_info);
-    g_free((void *)type_info.name);
+    dc->realize = spapr_cpu_core_realize;
+    scc->cpu_class = cpu_class_by_name(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU, data);
+    g_assert(scc->cpu_class);
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo spapr_cpu_core_type_info = {
@@ -415,17 +377,27 @@ static const TypeInfo spapr_cpu_core_type_info = {
     .parent = TYPE_CPU_CORE,
     .abstract = true,
     .instance_size = sizeof(sPAPRCPUCore),
-    .class_init = spapr_cpu_core_class_init,
+    .class_size = sizeof(sPAPRCPUCoreClass),
 };
 
 static void spapr_cpu_core_register_types(void)
 {
-    const SPAPRCoreInfo *info = spapr_cores;
+    int i;
 
     type_register_static(&spapr_cpu_core_type_info);
-    while (info->name) {
-        spapr_cpu_core_register(info);
-        info++;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(spapr_core_models); i++) {
+        TypeInfo type_info = {
+            .parent = TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE,
+            .instance_size = sizeof(sPAPRCPUCore),
+            .class_init = spapr_cpu_core_class_init,
+            .class_data = (void *) spapr_core_models[i],
+        };
+
+        type_info.name = g_strdup_printf("%s-" TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE,
+                                         spapr_core_models[i]);
+        type_register(&type_info);
+        g_free((void *)type_info.name);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.h
index 1c9b3195cc..283969bafb 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 #define TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE "spapr-cpu-core"
 #define SPAPR_CPU_CORE(obj) \
     OBJECT_CHECK(sPAPRCPUCore, (obj), TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE)
+#define SPAPR_CPU_CORE_CLASS(klass) \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(sPAPRCPUCoreClass, (klass), TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE)
+#define SPAPR_CPU_CORE_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+     OBJECT_GET_CLASS(sPAPRCPUCoreClass, (obj), TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE)
 
 typedef struct sPAPRCPUCore {
     /*< private >*/
@@ -23,9 +27,13 @@ typedef struct sPAPRCPUCore {
 
     /*< public >*/
     void *threads;
-    ObjectClass *cpu_class;
 } sPAPRCPUCore;
 
+typedef struct sPAPRCPUCoreClass {
+    DeviceClass parent_class;
+    ObjectClass *cpu_class;
+} sPAPRCPUCoreClass;
+
 void spapr_core_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                          Error **errp);
 char *spapr_get_cpu_core_type(const char *model);
@@ -33,4 +41,5 @@ void spapr_core_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                      Error **errp);
 void spapr_core_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                        Error **errp);
+void spapr_cpu_core_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data);
 #endif
diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm.c b/target-ppc/kvm.c
index dcb68b9081..445733788d 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/spapr_vio.h"
+#include "hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.h"
 #include "hw/ppc/ppc.h"
 #include "sysemu/watchdog.h"
 #include "trace.h"
@@ -2364,19 +2365,6 @@ PowerPCCPUClass *kvm_ppc_get_host_cpu_class(void)
     return pvr_pcc;
 }
 
-#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
-static void spapr_cpu_core_host_initfn(Object *obj)
-{
-    sPAPRCPUCore *core = SPAPR_CPU_CORE(obj);
-    char *name = g_strdup_printf("%s-" TYPE_POWERPC_CPU, "host");
-    ObjectClass *oc = object_class_by_name(name);
-
-    g_assert(oc);
-    g_free((void *)name);
-    core->cpu_class = oc;
-}
-#endif
-
 static int kvm_ppc_register_host_cpu_type(void)
 {
     TypeInfo type_info = {
@@ -2404,14 +2392,16 @@ static int kvm_ppc_register_host_cpu_type(void)
 #if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
     type_info.name = g_strdup_printf("%s-"TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE, "host");
     type_info.parent = TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE,
-    type_info.instance_size = sizeof(sPAPRCPUCore),
-    type_info.instance_init = spapr_cpu_core_host_initfn,
-    type_info.class_init = NULL;
+    type_info.instance_size = sizeof(sPAPRCPUCore);
+    type_info.instance_init = NULL;
+    type_info.class_init = spapr_cpu_core_class_init;
+    type_info.class_data = (void *) "host";
     type_register(&type_info);
     g_free((void *)type_info.name);
 
     /* Register generic spapr CPU family class for current host CPU type */
     type_info.name = g_strdup_printf("%s-"TYPE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE, dc->desc);
+    type_info.class_data = (void *) dc->desc;
     type_register(&type_info);
     g_free((void *)type_info.name);
 #endif