diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 7db632b8dd..329d85c3c9 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -2226,25 +2226,7 @@ out:
 
 X86CPU *cpu_x86_init(const char *cpu_model)
 {
-    Error *error = NULL;
-    X86CPU *cpu;
-
-    cpu = cpu_x86_create(cpu_model, &error);
-    if (error) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &error);
-
-out:
-    if (error) {
-        error_report_err(error);
-        if (cpu != NULL) {
-            object_unref(OBJECT(cpu));
-            cpu = NULL;
-        }
-    }
-    return cpu;
+    return X86_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_X86_CPU, cpu_model));
 }
 
 static void x86_cpu_cpudef_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)