diff --git a/target-lm32/cpu.c b/target-lm32/cpu.c
index 6a84f51bf9..5f167340e4 100644
--- a/target-lm32/cpu.c
+++ b/target-lm32/cpu.c
@@ -58,10 +58,16 @@ static void lm32_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     LM32CPU *cpu = LM32_CPU(obj);
     CPULM32State *env = &cpu->env;
+    static bool tcg_initialized;
 
     cpu_exec_init(env);
 
     env->flags = 0;
+
+    if (tcg_enabled() && !tcg_initialized) {
+        tcg_initialized = true;
+        lm32_translate_init();
+    }
 }
 
 static void lm32_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
diff --git a/target-lm32/helper.c b/target-lm32/helper.c
index a6691addba..47ae7e775a 100644
--- a/target-lm32/helper.c
+++ b/target-lm32/helper.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ LM32CPU *cpu_lm32_init(const char *cpu_model)
     LM32CPU *cpu;
     CPULM32State *env;
     const LM32Def *def;
-    static int tcg_initialized;
 
     def = cpu_lm32_find_by_name(cpu_model);
     if (!def) {
@@ -212,11 +211,6 @@ LM32CPU *cpu_lm32_init(const char *cpu_model)
     env->num_wps = def->num_watchpoints;
     env->cfg = cfg_by_def(def);
 
-    if (tcg_enabled() && !tcg_initialized) {
-        tcg_initialized = 1;
-        lm32_translate_init();
-    }
-
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", NULL);
 
     return cpu;