diff --git a/hw/intc/xics.c b/hw/intc/xics.c
index 822d367e63..acd63ab5e0 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics.c
@@ -349,6 +349,14 @@ static void icp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+        icp_kvm_realize(dev, &err);
+        if (err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, err);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     qemu_register_reset(icp_reset_handler, dev);
     vmstate_register(NULL, icp->cs->cpu_index, &vmstate_icp_server, icp);
 }
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
index 80321e9b75..4eebced516 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
@@ -115,11 +115,9 @@ int icp_set_kvm_state(ICPState *icp)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void icp_kvm_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+void icp_kvm_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     ICPState *icp = ICP(dev);
-    ICPStateClass *icpc = ICP_GET_CLASS(icp);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     CPUState *cs;
     KVMEnabledICP *enabled_icp;
     unsigned long vcpu_id;
@@ -129,12 +127,6 @@ static void icp_kvm_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         abort();
     }
 
-    icpc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
-    }
-
     cs = icp->cs;
     vcpu_id = kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cs);
 
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/xics.h b/include/hw/ppc/xics.h
index e33282a576..ab61dc2401 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/xics.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/xics.h
@@ -202,5 +202,6 @@ Object *icp_create(Object *cpu, const char *type, XICSFabric *xi,
 void icp_get_kvm_state(ICPState *icp);
 int icp_set_kvm_state(ICPState *icp);
 void icp_synchronize_state(ICPState *icp);
+void icp_kvm_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
 
 #endif /* XICS_H */