diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 97a24a875e..8b579c0cd9 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -792,11 +792,12 @@ void cpu_exec_initfn(CPUState *cpu)
 void cpu_exec_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+    static bool tcg_target_initialized;
 
     cpu_list_add(cpu);
 
-    if (tcg_enabled() && !cc->tcg_initialized) {
-        cc->tcg_initialized = true;
+    if (tcg_enabled() && !tcg_target_initialized) {
+        tcg_target_initialized = true;
         cc->tcg_initialize();
     }
 
diff --git a/include/qom/cpu.h b/include/qom/cpu.h
index fa4b0c9dba..c2fa151228 100644
--- a/include/qom/cpu.h
+++ b/include/qom/cpu.h
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ typedef struct CPUClass {
     /* Keep non-pointer data at the end to minimize holes.  */
     int gdb_num_core_regs;
     bool gdb_stop_before_watchpoint;
-    bool tcg_initialized;
 } CPUClass;
 
 #ifdef HOST_WORDS_BIGENDIAN