diff --git a/target/arm/cpu-qom.h b/target/arm/cpu-qom.h
index d95568bf05..56395b87f6 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu-qom.h
@@ -35,7 +35,14 @@ struct arm_boot_info;
 
 #define TYPE_ARM_MAX_CPU "max-" TYPE_ARM_CPU
 
-typedef struct ARMCPUInfo ARMCPUInfo;
+typedef struct ARMCPUInfo {
+    const char *name;
+    void (*initfn)(Object *obj);
+    void (*class_init)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data);
+} ARMCPUInfo;
+
+void arm_cpu_register(const ARMCPUInfo *info);
+void aarch64_cpu_register(const ARMCPUInfo *info);
 
 /**
  * ARMCPUClass:
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index a79f233b17..47e35400da 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -2693,12 +2693,6 @@ static void arm_max_initfn(Object *obj)
 
 #endif /* !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) || !defined(TARGET_AARCH64) */
 
-struct ARMCPUInfo {
-    const char *name;
-    void (*initfn)(Object *obj);
-    void (*class_init)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data);
-};
-
 static const ARMCPUInfo arm_cpus[] = {
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) || !defined(TARGET_AARCH64)
     { .name = "arm926",      .initfn = arm926_initfn },
@@ -2864,7 +2858,7 @@ static void cpu_register_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     acc->info = data;
 }
 
-static void cpu_register(const ARMCPUInfo *info)
+void arm_cpu_register(const ARMCPUInfo *info)
 {
     TypeInfo type_info = {
         .parent = TYPE_ARM_CPU,
@@ -2905,7 +2899,7 @@ static void arm_cpu_register_types(void)
     type_register_static(&idau_interface_type_info);
 
     while (info->name) {
-        cpu_register(info);
+        arm_cpu_register(info);
         info++;
     }
 
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu64.c b/target/arm/cpu64.c
index 95d0c8c101..74afc28d53 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu64.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu64.c
@@ -737,12 +737,6 @@ static void aarch64_max_initfn(Object *obj)
                         cpu_max_set_sve_max_vq, NULL, NULL, &error_fatal);
 }
 
-struct ARMCPUInfo {
-    const char *name;
-    void (*initfn)(Object *obj);
-    void (*class_init)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data);
-};
-
 static const ARMCPUInfo aarch64_cpus[] = {
     { .name = "cortex-a57",         .initfn = aarch64_a57_initfn },
     { .name = "cortex-a53",         .initfn = aarch64_a53_initfn },
@@ -825,7 +819,7 @@ static void cpu_register_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     acc->info = data;
 }
 
-static void aarch64_cpu_register(const ARMCPUInfo *info)
+void aarch64_cpu_register(const ARMCPUInfo *info)
 {
     TypeInfo type_info = {
         .parent = TYPE_AARCH64_CPU,