diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index 65d68bc50d..9e18b410d7 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -1554,6 +1554,11 @@ virt_cpu_index_to_props(MachineState *ms, unsigned cpu_index)
     return possible_cpus->cpus[cpu_index].props;
 }
 
+static int64_t virt_get_default_cpu_node_id(const MachineState *ms, int idx)
+{
+    return idx % nb_numa_nodes;
+}
+
 static const CPUArchIdList *virt_possible_cpu_arch_ids(MachineState *ms)
 {
     int n;
@@ -1572,14 +1577,6 @@ static const CPUArchIdList *virt_possible_cpu_arch_ids(MachineState *ms)
             virt_cpu_mp_affinity(vms, n);
         ms->possible_cpus->cpus[n].props.has_thread_id = true;
         ms->possible_cpus->cpus[n].props.thread_id = n;
-
-        /* default distribution of CPUs over NUMA nodes */
-        if (nb_numa_nodes) {
-            /* preset values but do not enable them i.e. 'has_node_id = false',
-             * numa init code will enable them later if manual mapping wasn't
-             * present on CLI */
-            ms->possible_cpus->cpus[n].props.node_id = n % nb_numa_nodes;
-        }
     }
     return ms->possible_cpus;
 }
@@ -1603,6 +1600,7 @@ static void virt_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->possible_cpu_arch_ids = virt_possible_cpu_arch_ids;
     mc->cpu_index_to_instance_props = virt_cpu_index_to_props;
     mc->default_cpu_type = ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a15");
+    mc->get_default_cpu_node_id = virt_get_default_cpu_node_id;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo virt_machine_info = {
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index 41b53a17ad..80647edc2a 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -724,6 +724,7 @@ static void machine_numa_finish_init(MachineState *machine)
             /* fetch default mapping from board and enable it */
             CpuInstanceProperties props = cpu_slot->props;
 
+            props.node_id = mc->get_default_cpu_node_id(machine, i);
             if (!default_mapping) {
                 /* record slots with not set mapping,
                  * TODO: make it hard error in future */
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 2247ac0a01..610c65aeab 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -2234,6 +2234,16 @@ pc_cpu_index_to_props(MachineState *ms, unsigned cpu_index)
     return possible_cpus->cpus[cpu_index].props;
 }
 
+static int64_t pc_get_default_cpu_node_id(const MachineState *ms, int idx)
+{
+   X86CPUTopoInfo topo;
+
+   assert(idx < ms->possible_cpus->len);
+   x86_topo_ids_from_apicid(ms->possible_cpus->cpus[idx].arch_id,
+                            smp_cores, smp_threads, &topo);
+   return topo.pkg_id % nb_numa_nodes;
+}
+
 static const CPUArchIdList *pc_possible_cpu_arch_ids(MachineState *ms)
 {
     int i;
@@ -2263,15 +2273,6 @@ static const CPUArchIdList *pc_possible_cpu_arch_ids(MachineState *ms)
         ms->possible_cpus->cpus[i].props.core_id = topo.core_id;
         ms->possible_cpus->cpus[i].props.has_thread_id = true;
         ms->possible_cpus->cpus[i].props.thread_id = topo.smt_id;
-
-        /* default distribution of CPUs over NUMA nodes */
-        if (nb_numa_nodes) {
-            /* preset values but do not enable them i.e. 'has_node_id = false',
-             * numa init code will enable them later if manual mapping wasn't
-             * present on CLI */
-            ms->possible_cpus->cpus[i].props.node_id =
-                topo.pkg_id % nb_numa_nodes;
-        }
     }
     return ms->possible_cpus;
 }
@@ -2316,6 +2317,7 @@ static void pc_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     pcmc->linuxboot_dma_enabled = true;
     mc->get_hotplug_handler = pc_get_hotpug_handler;
     mc->cpu_index_to_instance_props = pc_cpu_index_to_props;
+    mc->get_default_cpu_node_id = pc_get_default_cpu_node_id;
     mc->possible_cpu_arch_ids = pc_possible_cpu_arch_ids;
     mc->has_hotpluggable_cpus = true;
     mc->default_boot_order = "cad";
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index f680f28a15..17ea77618c 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -3404,6 +3404,11 @@ spapr_cpu_index_to_props(MachineState *machine, unsigned cpu_index)
     return core_slot->props;
 }
 
+static int64_t spapr_get_default_cpu_node_id(const MachineState *ms, int idx)
+{
+    return idx / smp_cores % nb_numa_nodes;
+}
+
 static const CPUArchIdList *spapr_possible_cpu_arch_ids(MachineState *machine)
 {
     int i;
@@ -3428,15 +3433,6 @@ static const CPUArchIdList *spapr_possible_cpu_arch_ids(MachineState *machine)
         machine->possible_cpus->cpus[i].arch_id = core_id;
         machine->possible_cpus->cpus[i].props.has_core_id = true;
         machine->possible_cpus->cpus[i].props.core_id = core_id;
-
-        /* default distribution of CPUs over NUMA nodes */
-        if (nb_numa_nodes) {
-            /* preset values but do not enable them i.e. 'has_node_id = false',
-             * numa init code will enable them later if manual mapping wasn't
-             * present on CLI */
-            machine->possible_cpus->cpus[i].props.node_id =
-                core_id / smp_threads / smp_cores % nb_numa_nodes;
-        }
     }
     return machine->possible_cpus;
 }
@@ -3587,6 +3583,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     hc->pre_plug = spapr_machine_device_pre_plug;
     hc->plug = spapr_machine_device_plug;
     mc->cpu_index_to_instance_props = spapr_cpu_index_to_props;
+    mc->get_default_cpu_node_id = spapr_get_default_cpu_node_id;
     mc->possible_cpu_arch_ids = spapr_possible_cpu_arch_ids;
     hc->unplug_request = spapr_machine_device_unplug_request;
 
diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index 6b67adaef6..156e0a5701 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ typedef struct {
  *    Returns an array of @CPUArchId architecture-dependent CPU IDs
  *    which includes CPU IDs for present and possible to hotplug CPUs.
  *    Caller is responsible for freeing returned list.
+ * @get_default_cpu_node_id:
+ *    returns default board specific node_id value for CPU slot specified by
+ *    index @idx in @ms->possible_cpus[]
  * @has_hotpluggable_cpus:
  *    If true, board supports CPUs creation with -device/device_add.
  * @default_cpu_type:
@@ -196,6 +199,7 @@ struct MachineClass {
     CpuInstanceProperties (*cpu_index_to_instance_props)(MachineState *machine,
                                                          unsigned cpu_index);
     const CPUArchIdList *(*possible_cpu_arch_ids)(MachineState *machine);
+    int64_t (*get_default_cpu_node_id)(const MachineState *ms, int idx);
 };
 
 /**