diff --git a/target-sh4/cpu.c b/target-sh4/cpu.c
index c66442f445..dc5d7568ea 100644
--- a/target-sh4/cpu.c
+++ b/target-sh4/cpu.c
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ static void superh_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     cpu_exec_init(env);
 
     env->movcal_backup_tail = &(env->movcal_backup);
+
+    if (tcg_enabled()) {
+        sh4_translate_init();
+    }
 }
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_sh_cpu = {
diff --git a/target-sh4/cpu.h b/target-sh4/cpu.h
index 34e9b0acf7..49dcd9e7f3 100644
--- a/target-sh4/cpu.h
+++ b/target-sh4/cpu.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ typedef struct CPUSH4State {
 
 #include "cpu-qom.h"
 
+void sh4_translate_init(void);
 SuperHCPU *cpu_sh4_init(const char *cpu_model);
 int cpu_sh4_exec(CPUSH4State * s);
 int cpu_sh4_signal_handler(int host_signum, void *pinfo,
diff --git a/target-sh4/translate.c b/target-sh4/translate.c
index 2409a103b2..c58d79a5cd 100644
--- a/target-sh4/translate.c
+++ b/target-sh4/translate.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static uint32_t gen_opc_hflags[OPC_BUF_SIZE];
 
 #include "exec/gen-icount.h"
 
-static void sh4_translate_init(void)
+void sh4_translate_init(void)
 {
     int i;
     static int done_init = 0;
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ SuperHCPU *cpu_sh4_init(const char *cpu_model)
     cpu = SUPERH_CPU(object_new(TYPE_SUPERH_CPU));
     env = &cpu->env;
     env->features = def->features;
-    sh4_translate_init();
     env->cpu_model_str = cpu_model;
     cpu_register(env, def);