diff --git a/hw/intc/xics.c b/hw/intc/xics.c
index e740989a1162..56fe70cd10e9 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int xics_get_cpu_index_by_dt_id(int cpu_dt_id)
 void xics_cpu_destroy(XICSFabric *xi, PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    ICPState *icp = xics_icp_get(xi, cs->cpu_index);
+    ICPState *icp = ICP(cpu->intc);
 
     assert(icp);
     assert(cs == icp->cs);
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@ void xics_cpu_destroy(XICSFabric *xi, PowerPCCPU *cpu)
     icp->cs = NULL;
 }
 
-void xics_cpu_setup(XICSFabric *xi, PowerPCCPU *cpu)
+void xics_cpu_setup(XICSFabric *xi, PowerPCCPU *cpu, ICPState *icp)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
-    ICPState *icp = xics_icp_get(xi, cs->cpu_index);
     ICPStateClass *icpc;
 
     assert(icp);
 
+    cpu->intc = OBJECT(icp);
     icp->cs = cs;
 
     icpc = ICP_GET_CLASS(icp);
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c b/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
index 84d24b2837a7..58f100d379cb 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
@@ -43,11 +43,9 @@
 static target_ulong h_cppr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                            target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
-    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    ICPState *icp = xics_icp_get(XICS_FABRIC(spapr), cs->cpu_index);
     target_ulong cppr = args[0];
 
-    icp_set_cppr(icp, cppr);
+    icp_set_cppr(ICP(cpu->intc), cppr);
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -69,9 +67,7 @@ static target_ulong h_ipi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
 static target_ulong h_xirr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                            target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
-    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    ICPState *icp = xics_icp_get(XICS_FABRIC(spapr), cs->cpu_index);
-    uint32_t xirr = icp_accept(icp);
+    uint32_t xirr = icp_accept(ICP(cpu->intc));
 
     args[0] = xirr;
     return H_SUCCESS;
@@ -80,9 +76,7 @@ static target_ulong h_xirr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
 static target_ulong h_xirr_x(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                              target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
-    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    ICPState *icp = xics_icp_get(XICS_FABRIC(spapr), cs->cpu_index);
-    uint32_t xirr = icp_accept(icp);
+    uint32_t xirr = icp_accept(ICP(cpu->intc));
 
     args[0] = xirr;
     args[1] = cpu_get_host_ticks();
@@ -92,21 +86,17 @@ static target_ulong h_xirr_x(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
 static target_ulong h_eoi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                           target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
-    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    ICPState *icp = xics_icp_get(XICS_FABRIC(spapr), cs->cpu_index);
     target_ulong xirr = args[0];
 
-    icp_eoi(icp, xirr);
+    icp_eoi(ICP(cpu->intc), xirr);
     return H_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static target_ulong h_ipoll(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
                             target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
-    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    ICPState *icp = xics_icp_get(XICS_FABRIC(spapr), cs->cpu_index);
     uint32_t mfrr;
-    uint32_t xirr = icp_ipoll(icp, &mfrr);
+    uint32_t xirr = icp_ipoll(ICP(cpu->intc), &mfrr);
 
     args[0] = xirr;
     args[1] = mfrr;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
index 6883f0991ae9..7db61bd72476 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ static void spapr_cpu_init(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
                            Error **errp)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
+    XICSFabric *xi = XICS_FABRIC(spapr);
+    ICPState *icp = xics_icp_get(xi, CPU(cpu)->cpu_index);
 
     /* Set time-base frequency to 512 MHz */
     cpu_ppc_tb_init(env, SPAPR_TIMEBASE_FREQ);
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ static void spapr_cpu_init(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
         }
     }
 
-    xics_cpu_setup(XICS_FABRIC(spapr), cpu);
+    xics_cpu_setup(xi, cpu, icp);
 
     qemu_register_reset(spapr_cpu_reset, cpu);
     spapr_cpu_reset(cpu);
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/xics.h b/include/hw/ppc/xics.h
index 9a5e715fe553..5e0244447fcd 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/xics.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/xics.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void spapr_dt_xics(int nr_servers, void *fdt, uint32_t phandle);
 
 qemu_irq xics_get_qirq(XICSFabric *xi, int irq);
 ICPState *xics_icp_get(XICSFabric *xi, int server);
-void xics_cpu_setup(XICSFabric *xi, PowerPCCPU *cpu);
+void xics_cpu_setup(XICSFabric *xi, PowerPCCPU *cpu, ICPState *icp);
 void xics_cpu_destroy(XICSFabric *xi, PowerPCCPU *cpu);
 
 /* Internal XICS interfaces */
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu.h b/target/ppc/cpu.h
index 5ee33b3fd315..b5f93272b839 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu.h
@@ -1196,6 +1196,7 @@ struct PowerPCCPU {
     uint32_t max_compat;
     uint32_t compat_pvr;
     PPCVirtualHypervisor *vhyp;
+    Object *intc;
 
     /* Fields related to migration compatibility hacks */
     bool pre_2_8_migration;
