diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c b/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c
index dbb4a2e838..29d2e2ece2 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed_ast2600.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static void aspeed_soc_ast2600_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     for (i = 0; i < sc->num_cpus; i++) {
         SysBusDevice *sbd = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->a7mpcore);
-        DeviceState  *d   = DEVICE(qemu_get_cpu(i));
+        DeviceState  *d   = DEVICE(&s->cpu[i]);
 
         irq = qdev_get_gpio_in(d, ARM_CPU_IRQ);
         sysbus_connect_irq(sbd, i, irq);