diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 1b5d62bc8e..172289a2cc 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ libobj-$(TARGET_ARM) += neon_helper.o iwmmxt_helper.o
 libobj-$(TARGET_ARM) += cpu.o
 libobj-$(TARGET_CRIS) += cpu.o
 libobj-$(TARGET_LM32) += cpu.o
+libobj-$(TARGET_MICROBLAZE) += cpu.o
 libobj-$(TARGET_S390X) += cpu.o
 ifeq ($(TARGET_BASE_ARCH), sparc)
 libobj-y += fop_helper.o cc_helper.o win_helper.o mmu_helper.o ldst_helper.o
diff --git a/target-microblaze/cpu-qom.h b/target-microblaze/cpu-qom.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b23303b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target-microblaze/cpu-qom.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU MicroBlaze CPU
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>
+ */
+#ifndef QEMU_MICROBLAZE_CPU_QOM_H
+#define QEMU_MICROBLAZE_CPU_QOM_H
+
+#include "qemu/cpu.h"
+
+#define TYPE_MICROBLAZE_CPU "microblaze-cpu"
+
+#define MICROBLAZE_CPU_CLASS(klass) \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(MicroBlazeCPUClass, (klass), TYPE_MICROBLAZE_CPU)
+#define MICROBLAZE_CPU(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(MicroBlazeCPU, (obj), TYPE_MICROBLAZE_CPU)
+#define MICROBLAZE_CPU_GET_CLASS(obj) \
+    OBJECT_GET_CLASS(MicroBlazeCPUClass, (obj), TYPE_MICROBLAZE_CPU)
+
+/**
+ * MicroBlazeCPUClass:
+ * @parent_reset: The parent class' reset handler.
+ *
+ * A MicroBlaze CPU model.
+ */
+typedef struct MicroBlazeCPUClass {
+    /*< private >*/
+    CPUClass parent_class;
+    /*< public >*/
+
+    void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
+} MicroBlazeCPUClass;
+
+/**
+ * MicroBlazeCPU:
+ * @env: #CPUMBState
+ *
+ * A MicroBlaze CPU.
+ */
+typedef struct MicroBlazeCPU {
+    /*< private >*/
+    CPUState parent_obj;
+    /*< public >*/
+
+    CPUMBState env;
+} MicroBlazeCPU;
+
+static inline MicroBlazeCPU *mb_env_get_cpu(CPUMBState *env)
+{
+    return MICROBLAZE_CPU(container_of(env, MicroBlazeCPU, env));
+}
+
+#define ENV_GET_CPU(e) CPU(mb_env_get_cpu(e))
+
+
+#endif
diff --git a/target-microblaze/cpu.c b/target-microblaze/cpu.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21b62c62c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target-microblaze/cpu.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU MicroBlaze CPU
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>
+ */
+
+#include "cpu.h"
+#include "qemu-common.h"
+
+
+/* CPUClass::reset() */
+static void mb_cpu_reset(CPUState *s)
+{
+    MicroBlazeCPU *cpu = MICROBLAZE_CPU(s);
+    MicroBlazeCPUClass *mcc = MICROBLAZE_CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+    CPUMBState *env = &cpu->env;
+
+    mcc->parent_reset(s);
+
+    cpu_state_reset(env);
+}
+
+static void mb_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    CPUClass *cc = CPU_CLASS(oc);
+    MicroBlazeCPUClass *mcc = MICROBLAZE_CPU_CLASS(oc);
+
+    mcc->parent_reset = cc->reset;
+    cc->reset = mb_cpu_reset;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo mb_cpu_type_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_MICROBLAZE_CPU,
+    .parent = TYPE_CPU,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(MicroBlazeCPU),
+    .class_size = sizeof(MicroBlazeCPUClass),
+    .class_init = mb_cpu_class_init,
+};
+
+static void mb_cpu_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&mb_cpu_type_info);
+}
+
+type_init(mb_cpu_register_types)
diff --git a/target-microblaze/cpu.h b/target-microblaze/cpu.h
index 33b23c2fd7..718d5bba8d 100644
--- a/target-microblaze/cpu.h
+++ b/target-microblaze/cpu.h
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@ struct CPUMBState {
     CPU_COMMON
 };
 
+#include "cpu-qom.h"
+
 CPUMBState *cpu_mb_init(const char *cpu_model);
 int cpu_mb_exec(CPUMBState *s);
 void cpu_mb_close(CPUMBState *s);
diff --git a/target-microblaze/translate.c b/target-microblaze/translate.c
index b602820bb4..f4d32c8fbb 100644
--- a/target-microblaze/translate.c
+++ b/target-microblaze/translate.c
@@ -1891,11 +1891,13 @@ void cpu_dump_state (CPUMBState *env, FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf,
 
 CPUMBState *cpu_mb_init (const char *cpu_model)
 {
+    MicroBlazeCPU *cpu;
     CPUMBState *env;
     static int tcg_initialized = 0;
     int i;
 
-    env = g_malloc0(sizeof(CPUMBState));
+    cpu = MICROBLAZE_CPU(object_new(TYPE_MICROBLAZE_CPU));
+    env = &cpu->env;
 
     cpu_exec_init(env);
     cpu_state_reset(env);