diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index 0d2b79f798..c7e127ae97 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -671,6 +671,13 @@ static uint32_t pnv_chip_core_pir_p8(PnvChip *chip, uint32_t core_id)
     return (chip->chip_id << 7) | (core_id << 3);
 }
 
+static Object *pnv_chip_power8_intc_create(PnvChip *chip, Object *child,
+                                           Error **errp)
+{
+    return icp_create(child, TYPE_PNV_ICP, XICS_FABRIC(qdev_get_machine()),
+                      errp);
+}
+
 /*
  *    0:48  Reserved - Read as zeroes
  *   49:52  Node ID
@@ -686,6 +693,12 @@ static uint32_t pnv_chip_core_pir_p9(PnvChip *chip, uint32_t core_id)
     return (chip->chip_id << 8) | (core_id << 2);
 }
 
+static Object *pnv_chip_power9_intc_create(PnvChip *chip, Object *child,
+                                           Error **errp)
+{
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 /* Allowed core identifiers on a POWER8 Processor Chip :
  *
  * <EX0 reserved>
@@ -721,6 +734,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8e_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->chip_cfam_id = 0x221ef04980000000ull;  /* P8 Murano DD2.1 */
     k->cores_mask = POWER8E_CORE_MASK;
     k->core_pir = pnv_chip_core_pir_p8;
+    k->intc_create = pnv_chip_power8_intc_create;
     k->xscom_base = 0x003fc0000000000ull;
     dc->desc = "PowerNV Chip POWER8E";
 }
@@ -734,6 +748,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->chip_cfam_id = 0x220ea04980000000ull; /* P8 Venice DD2.0 */
     k->cores_mask = POWER8_CORE_MASK;
     k->core_pir = pnv_chip_core_pir_p8;
+    k->intc_create = pnv_chip_power8_intc_create;
     k->xscom_base = 0x003fc0000000000ull;
     dc->desc = "PowerNV Chip POWER8";
 }
@@ -747,6 +762,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power8nvl_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->chip_cfam_id = 0x120d304980000000ull;  /* P8 Naples DD1.0 */
     k->cores_mask = POWER8_CORE_MASK;
     k->core_pir = pnv_chip_core_pir_p8;
+    k->intc_create = pnv_chip_power8_intc_create;
     k->xscom_base = 0x003fc0000000000ull;
     dc->desc = "PowerNV Chip POWER8NVL";
 }
@@ -760,6 +776,7 @@ static void pnv_chip_power9_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->chip_cfam_id = 0x220d104900008000ull; /* P9 Nimbus DD2.0 */
     k->cores_mask = POWER9_CORE_MASK;
     k->core_pir = pnv_chip_core_pir_p9;
+    k->intc_create = pnv_chip_power9_intc_create;
     k->xscom_base = 0x00603fc00000000ull;
     dc->desc = "PowerNV Chip POWER9";
 }
@@ -892,8 +909,8 @@ static void pnv_chip_core_realize(PnvChip *chip, Error **errp)
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(pnv_core),
                                 pcc->core_pir(chip, core_hwid),
                                 "pir", &error_fatal);
-        object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(pnv_core), "xics",
-                                       qdev_get_machine(), &error_fatal);
+        object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(pnv_core), "chip",
+                                       OBJECT(chip), &error_fatal);
         object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(pnv_core), true, "realized",
                                  &error_fatal);
         object_unref(OBJECT(pnv_core));
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
index f7cf33f547..a9f129fc2c 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
@@ -99,13 +99,14 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps pnv_core_xscom_ops = {
     .endianness = DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN,
 };
 
-static void pnv_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, XICSFabric *xi, Error **errp)
+static void pnv_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, PnvChip *chip, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
     int core_pir;
     int thread_index = 0; /* TODO: TCG supports only one thread */
     ppc_spr_t *pir = &env->spr_cb[SPR_PIR];
     Error *local_err = NULL;
+    PnvChipClass *pcc = PNV_CHIP_GET_CLASS(chip);
 
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ static void pnv_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, XICSFabric *xi, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    cpu->intc = icp_create(OBJECT(cpu), TYPE_PNV_ICP, xi, &local_err);
+    cpu->intc = pcc->intc_create(chip, OBJECT(cpu), &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
@@ -143,13 +144,12 @@ static void pnv_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     void *obj;
     int i, j;
     char name[32];
-    Object *xi;
+    Object *chip;
 
-    xi = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "xics", &local_err);
-    if (!xi) {
-        error_setg(errp, "%s: required link 'xics' not found: %s",
-                   __func__, error_get_pretty(local_err));
-        return;
+    chip = object_property_get_link(OBJECT(dev), "chip", &local_err);
+    if (!chip) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        error_prepend(errp, "required link 'chip' not found: ");
     }
 
     pc->threads = g_new(PowerPCCPU *, cc->nr_threads);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void pnv_core_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     for (j = 0; j < cc->nr_threads; j++) {
-        pnv_realize_vcpu(pc->threads[j], XICS_FABRIC(xi), &local_err);
+        pnv_realize_vcpu(pc->threads[j], PNV_CHIP(chip), &local_err);
         if (local_err) {
             goto err;
         }
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
index 90759240a7..e934e84f55 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ typedef struct PnvChipClass {
     hwaddr       xscom_base;
 
     uint32_t (*core_pir)(PnvChip *chip, uint32_t core_id);
+    Object *(*intc_create)(PnvChip *chip, Object *child, Error **errp);
 } PnvChipClass;
 
 #define PNV_CHIP_TYPE_SUFFIX "-" TYPE_PNV_CHIP