diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index a7c4c3508e..4194ddcef1 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -437,24 +437,6 @@ static void create_fdt_socket_plic(RISCVVirtState *s,
         "sifive,plic-1.0.0", "riscv,plic0"
     };
 
-    if (kvm_enabled()) {
-        plic_cells = g_new0(uint32_t, s->soc[socket].num_harts * 2);
-    } else {
-        plic_cells = g_new0(uint32_t, s->soc[socket].num_harts * 4);
-    }
-
-    for (cpu = 0; cpu < s->soc[socket].num_harts; cpu++) {
-        if (kvm_enabled()) {
-            plic_cells[cpu * 2 + 0] = cpu_to_be32(intc_phandles[cpu]);
-            plic_cells[cpu * 2 + 1] = cpu_to_be32(IRQ_S_EXT);
-        } else {
-            plic_cells[cpu * 4 + 0] = cpu_to_be32(intc_phandles[cpu]);
-            plic_cells[cpu * 4 + 1] = cpu_to_be32(IRQ_M_EXT);
-            plic_cells[cpu * 4 + 2] = cpu_to_be32(intc_phandles[cpu]);
-            plic_cells[cpu * 4 + 3] = cpu_to_be32(IRQ_S_EXT);
-        }
-    }
-
     plic_phandles[socket] = (*phandle)++;
     plic_addr = memmap[VIRT_PLIC].base + (memmap[VIRT_PLIC].size * socket);
     plic_name = g_strdup_printf("/soc/plic@%lx", plic_addr);
@@ -467,8 +449,33 @@ static void create_fdt_socket_plic(RISCVVirtState *s,
                                   (char **)&plic_compat,
                                   ARRAY_SIZE(plic_compat));
     qemu_fdt_setprop(ms->fdt, plic_name, "interrupt-controller", NULL, 0);
-    qemu_fdt_setprop(ms->fdt, plic_name, "interrupts-extended",
-        plic_cells, s->soc[socket].num_harts * sizeof(uint32_t) * 4);
+
+    if (kvm_enabled()) {
+        plic_cells = g_new0(uint32_t, s->soc[socket].num_harts * 2);
+
+        for (cpu = 0; cpu < s->soc[socket].num_harts; cpu++) {
+            plic_cells[cpu * 2 + 0] = cpu_to_be32(intc_phandles[cpu]);
+            plic_cells[cpu * 2 + 1] = cpu_to_be32(IRQ_S_EXT);
+        }
+
+        qemu_fdt_setprop(ms->fdt, plic_name, "interrupts-extended",
+                         plic_cells,
+                         s->soc[socket].num_harts * sizeof(uint32_t) * 2);
+   } else {
+        plic_cells = g_new0(uint32_t, s->soc[socket].num_harts * 4);
+
+        for (cpu = 0; cpu < s->soc[socket].num_harts; cpu++) {
+            plic_cells[cpu * 4 + 0] = cpu_to_be32(intc_phandles[cpu]);
+            plic_cells[cpu * 4 + 1] = cpu_to_be32(IRQ_M_EXT);
+            plic_cells[cpu * 4 + 2] = cpu_to_be32(intc_phandles[cpu]);
+            plic_cells[cpu * 4 + 3] = cpu_to_be32(IRQ_S_EXT);
+        }
+
+        qemu_fdt_setprop(ms->fdt, plic_name, "interrupts-extended",
+                         plic_cells,
+                         s->soc[socket].num_harts * sizeof(uint32_t) * 4);
+    }
+
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(ms->fdt, plic_name, "reg",
         0x0, plic_addr, 0x0, memmap[VIRT_PLIC].size);
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(ms->fdt, plic_name, "riscv,ndev",