diff --git a/hw/core/cpu-common.c b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
index ced66c2b34..a3b8de7054 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu-common.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ static void cpu_common_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         }
     }
 
+    /* Create CPU address space and vCPU thread */
+    qemu_init_vcpu(cpu);
+
     if (dev->hotplugged) {
         cpu_synchronize_post_init(cpu);
         cpu_resume(cpu);
diff --git a/target/alpha/cpu.c b/target/alpha/cpu.c
index 270ae787b1..eb78318bb8 100644
--- a/target/alpha/cpu.c
+++ b/target/alpha/cpu.c
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ static void alpha_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     acc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
 }
 
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 6aca036b85..fc3772025c 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -2277,8 +2277,6 @@ static void arm_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         }
     }
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     acc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
     cpu_reset(cs);
 }
diff --git a/target/avr/cpu.c b/target/avr/cpu.c
index 84d353f30e..d3460b3960 100644
--- a/target/avr/cpu.c
+++ b/target/avr/cpu.c
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ static void avr_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
     }
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
 
     mcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
     cpu_reset(cs);
diff --git a/target/cris/cpu.c b/target/cris/cpu.c
index 079872a5cc..671693a362 100644
--- a/target/cris/cpu.c
+++ b/target/cris/cpu.c
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ static void cris_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     ccc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
     cpu_reset(cs);
 }
diff --git a/target/hexagon/cpu.c b/target/hexagon/cpu.c
index 7edc32701f..5b9bb3fe83 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/cpu.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ static void hexagon_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                              NUM_VREGS + NUM_QREGS,
                              "hexagon-hvx.xml", 0);
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
     mcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
     cpu_reset(cs);
 }
diff --git a/target/hppa/cpu.c b/target/hppa/cpu.c
index 11022f9c99..49082bd2ba 100644
--- a/target/hppa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hppa/cpu.c
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ static void hppa_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
     acc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 7faaa6915f..cb41d30aab 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -7425,15 +7425,13 @@ static void x86_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     mce_init(cpu);
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     /*
      * Most Intel and certain AMD CPUs support hyperthreading. Even though QEMU
      * fixes this issue by adjusting CPUID_0000_0001_EBX and CPUID_8000_0008_ECX
      * based on inputs (sockets,cores,threads), it is still better to give
      * users a warning.
      *
-     * NOTE: the following code has to follow qemu_init_vcpu(). Otherwise
+     * NOTE: the following code has to follow cpu_common_realize(). Otherwise
      * cs->nr_threads hasn't be populated yet and the checking is incorrect.
      */
     if (IS_AMD_CPU(env) &&
diff --git a/target/loongarch/cpu.c b/target/loongarch/cpu.c
index 8029e70e76..dc0ac39833 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/cpu.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/cpu.c
@@ -565,8 +565,6 @@ static void loongarch_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     loongarch_cpu_register_gdb_regs_for_features(cs);
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     lacc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
     cpu_reset(cs);
 }
diff --git a/target/m68k/cpu.c b/target/m68k/cpu.c
index 2bc0a62f0e..3da316bc30 100644
--- a/target/m68k/cpu.c
+++ b/target/m68k/cpu.c
@@ -321,8 +321,6 @@ static void m68k_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     m68k_cpu_init_gdb(cpu);
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     mcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
     cpu_reset(cs);
 }
diff --git a/target/microblaze/cpu.c b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
index 03c2c4db1f..1f19a6e07d 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/cpu.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
@@ -221,8 +221,6 @@ static void mb_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     version = cpu->cfg.version ? cpu->cfg.version : DEFAULT_CPU_VERSION;
     for (i = 0; mb_cpu_lookup[i].name && version; i++) {
         if (strcmp(mb_cpu_lookup[i].name, version) == 0) {
diff --git a/target/mips/cpu.c b/target/mips/cpu.c
index 8d6f633f72..0aea69aaf9 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu.c
+++ b/target/mips/cpu.c
@@ -492,8 +492,6 @@ static void mips_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     fpu_init(env, env->cpu_model);
     mvp_init(env);
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     mcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
     cpu_reset(cs);
 }
diff --git a/target/nios2/cpu.c b/target/nios2/cpu.c
index 876a6dcad2..7a92fc5f2c 100644
--- a/target/nios2/cpu.c
+++ b/target/nios2/cpu.c
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ static void nios2_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     realize_cr_status(cs);
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
 
     /* We have reserved storage for cpuid; might as well use it. */
     cpu->env.ctrl[CR_CPUID] = cs->cpu_index;
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.c b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
index cd25f1e9d5..e4ec95ca7f 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ static void openrisc_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     occ->parent_realize(dev, errp);
     cpu_reset(cs);
 }
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
index 7ab5ee92d9..e2c06c1f32 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
@@ -6833,7 +6833,6 @@ static void ppc_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     init_ppc_proc(cpu);
 
     ppc_gdb_init(cs, pcc);
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
 
     pcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
 
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 7566757346..4f7ae55359 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -1531,8 +1531,6 @@ static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 #endif
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     mcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
     cpu_reset(cs);
 }
diff --git a/target/rx/cpu.c b/target/rx/cpu.c
index c9c8443cbd..089df61790 100644
--- a/target/rx/cpu.c
+++ b/target/rx/cpu.c
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ static void rx_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     rcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
     cpu_reset(cs);
 }
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu.c b/target/s390x/cpu.c
index 0f0b11fd73..416ac6c4e0 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu.c
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ static void s390_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     qemu_register_reset(s390_cpu_machine_reset_cb, S390_CPU(dev));
 #endif
     s390_cpu_gdb_init(cs);
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
 
     scc->parent_realize(dev, &err);
     /*
diff --git a/target/sh4/cpu.c b/target/sh4/cpu.c
index 656d71f74a..e6690daf9a 100644
--- a/target/sh4/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sh4/cpu.c
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ static void superh_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     scc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
     cpu_reset(cs);
 }
diff --git a/target/sparc/cpu.c b/target/sparc/cpu.c
index 130ab8f578..2fdc95eda9 100644
--- a/target/sparc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sparc/cpu.c
@@ -782,8 +782,6 @@ static void sparc_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     scc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
 }
 
diff --git a/target/tricore/cpu.c b/target/tricore/cpu.c
index a3610aecca..0142cf556d 100644
--- a/target/tricore/cpu.c
+++ b/target/tricore/cpu.c
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ static void tricore_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     if (tricore_has_feature(env, TRICORE_FEATURE_131)) {
         set_feature(env, TRICORE_FEATURE_13);
     }
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
 
     tcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
     cpu_reset(cs);
diff --git a/target/xtensa/cpu.c b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
index acaf8c905f..300d19d45c 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@ static void xtensa_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     cs->gdb_num_regs = xcc->config->gdb_regmap.num_regs;
 
-    qemu_init_vcpu(cs);
-
     xcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
 }
 
