diff --git a/hw/intc/openpic_kvm.c b/hw/intc/openpic_kvm.c
index c7f7b8406c194c71e0e3e42cbb452baa89253815..87fdb126cf0c30001914144ddcdfc71108d7f056 100644
--- a/hw/intc/openpic_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/openpic_kvm.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ int kvm_openpic_connect_vcpu(DeviceState *d, CPUState *cs)
 
     encap.cap = KVM_CAP_IRQ_MPIC;
     encap.args[0] = opp->fd;
-    encap.args[1] = cs->cpu_index;
+    encap.args[1] = kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cs);
 
     return kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_ENABLE_CAP, &encap);
 }
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics.c b/hw/intc/xics.c
index b437563fb93b953f8511c023a9f525b1d5f9113c..64aabe753d2ec7efeaeb1e17edc1050f96d66114 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics.c
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
 
+static int get_cpu_index_by_dt_id(int cpu_dt_id)
+{
+    PowerPCCPU *cpu = ppc_get_vcpu_by_dt_id(cpu_dt_id);
+
+    if (cpu) {
+        return cpu->parent_obj.cpu_index;
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
 void xics_cpu_setup(XICSState *icp, PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
@@ -659,7 +670,7 @@ static target_ulong h_cppr(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
 static target_ulong h_ipi(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
                           target_ulong opcode, target_ulong *args)
 {
-    target_ulong server = args[0];
+    target_ulong server = get_cpu_index_by_dt_id(args[0]);
     target_ulong mfrr = args[1];
 
     if (server >= spapr->icp->nr_servers) {
@@ -728,7 +739,7 @@ static void rtas_set_xive(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     }
 
     nr = rtas_ld(args, 0);
-    server = rtas_ld(args, 1);
+    server = get_cpu_index_by_dt_id(rtas_ld(args, 1));
     priority = rtas_ld(args, 2);
 
     if (!ics_valid_irq(ics, nr) || (server >= ics->icp->nr_servers)
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
index c203646bd6d4d0795f018f9b898190e1514890a6..a5bbc2406d805882325b26dbefe0970ccf4a2159 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void icp_get_kvm_state(ICPState *ss)
     ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(ss->cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
     if (ret != 0) {
         error_report("Unable to retrieve KVM interrupt controller state"
-                " for CPU %d: %s", ss->cs->cpu_index, strerror(errno));
+                " for CPU %ld: %s", kvm_arch_vcpu_id(ss->cs), strerror(errno));
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int icp_set_kvm_state(ICPState *ss, int version_id)
     ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(ss->cs, KVM_SET_ONE_REG, &reg);
     if (ret != 0) {
         error_report("Unable to restore KVM interrupt controller state (0x%"
-                PRIx64 ") for CPU %d: %s", state, ss->cs->cpu_index,
+                PRIx64 ") for CPU %ld: %s", state, kvm_arch_vcpu_id(ss->cs),
                 strerror(errno));
         return ret;
     }
@@ -325,15 +325,15 @@ static void xics_kvm_cpu_setup(XICSState *icp, PowerPCCPU *cpu)
         struct kvm_enable_cap xics_enable_cap = {
             .cap = KVM_CAP_IRQ_XICS,
             .flags = 0,
-            .args = {icpkvm->kernel_xics_fd, cs->cpu_index, 0, 0},
+            .args = {icpkvm->kernel_xics_fd, kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cs), 0, 0},
         };
 
         ss->cs = cs;
 
         ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(ss->cs, KVM_ENABLE_CAP, &xics_enable_cap);
         if (ret < 0) {
-            error_report("Unable to connect CPU%d to kernel XICS: %s",
-                    cs->cpu_index, strerror(errno));
+            error_report("Unable to connect CPU%ld to kernel XICS: %s",
+                    kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cs), strerror(errno));
             exit(1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index b37ce9d633c9b6e564932c5f06eb50896ca91e09..8a08752613981bc12e86267d22ff3859d0b609fe 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ static int ppce500_load_device_tree(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args,
        the first node as boot node and be happy */
     for (i = smp_cpus - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
         CPUState *cpu;
+        PowerPCCPU *pcpu;
         char cpu_name[128];
         uint64_t cpu_release_addr = MPC8544_SPIN_BASE + (i * 0x20);
 
@@ -246,14 +247,16 @@ static int ppce500_load_device_tree(QEMUMachineInitArgs *args,
             continue;
         }
         env = cpu->env_ptr;
+        pcpu = POWERPC_CPU(cpu);
 
         snprintf(cpu_name, sizeof(cpu_name), "/cpus/PowerPC,8544@%x",
-                 cpu->cpu_index);
+                 ppc_get_vcpu_dt_id(pcpu));
         qemu_fdt_add_subnode(fdt, cpu_name);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, cpu_name, "clock-frequency", clock_freq);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, cpu_name, "timebase-frequency", tb_freq);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_string(fdt, cpu_name, "device_type", "cpu");
-        qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, cpu_name, "reg", cpu->cpu_index);
+        qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, cpu_name, "reg",
+                              ppc_get_vcpu_dt_id(pcpu));
         qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, cpu_name, "d-cache-line-size",
                               env->dcache_line_size);
         qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, cpu_name, "i-cache-line-size",
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 94cf520e7bb5fa677846c9561af1f903269bab82..bf46c380ecdf30cc561031c533c1e43b18d5e9db 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -207,19 +207,20 @@ static int spapr_fixup_cpu_dt(void *fdt, sPAPREnvironment *spapr)
 
     CPU_FOREACH(cpu) {
         DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+        int index = ppc_get_vcpu_dt_id(POWERPC_CPU(cpu));
         uint32_t associativity[] = {cpu_to_be32(0x5),
                                     cpu_to_be32(0x0),
                                     cpu_to_be32(0x0),
                                     cpu_to_be32(0x0),
                                     cpu_to_be32(cpu->numa_node),
-                                    cpu_to_be32(cpu->cpu_index)};
+                                    cpu_to_be32(index)};
 
-        if ((cpu->cpu_index % smt) != 0) {
+        if ((index % smt) != 0) {
             continue;
         }
 
         snprintf(cpu_model, 32, "/cpus/%s@%x", dc->fw_name,
-                 cpu->cpu_index);
+                 index);
 
         offset = fdt_path_offset(fdt, cpu_model);
         if (offset < 0) {
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ static void *spapr_create_fdt_skel(hwaddr initrd_base,
         CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
         DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(cs);
         PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_GET_CLASS(cs);
-        int index = cs->cpu_index;
+        int index = ppc_get_vcpu_dt_id(cpu);
         uint32_t servers_prop[smp_threads];
         uint32_t gservers_prop[smp_threads * 2];
         char *nodename;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
index b0f25297ee7ba8da923f6e05791af3c6b99711d3..d9187807462155359db4b0a3da1cddc2eb00a74f 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
@@ -482,13 +482,13 @@ static target_ulong h_register_vpa(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     target_ulong vpa = args[2];
     target_ulong ret = H_PARAMETER;
     CPUPPCState *tenv;
-    CPUState *tcpu;
+    PowerPCCPU *tcpu;
 
-    tcpu = qemu_get_cpu(procno);
+    tcpu = ppc_get_vcpu_by_dt_id(procno);
     if (!tcpu) {
         return H_PARAMETER;
     }
-    tenv = tcpu->env_ptr;
+    tenv = &tcpu->env;
 
     switch (flags) {
     case FLAGS_REGISTER_VPA:
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
index 1cb276de053281d27a5c7875999840fa1bfae090..73860d048661636ff22ed52f7d556860599f1bb5 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_rtas.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static void rtas_query_cpu_stopped_state(PowerPCCPU *cpu_,
                                          uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
 {
     target_ulong id;
-    CPUState *cpu;
+    PowerPCCPU *cpu;
 
     if (nargs != 1 || nret != 2) {
         rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_PARAM_ERROR);
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ static void rtas_query_cpu_stopped_state(PowerPCCPU *cpu_,
     }
 
     id = rtas_ld(args, 0);
-    cpu = qemu_get_cpu(id);
+    cpu = ppc_get_vcpu_by_dt_id(id);
     if (cpu != NULL) {
-        if (cpu->halted) {
+        if (CPU(cpu)->halted) {
             rtas_st(rets, 1, 0);
         } else {
             rtas_st(rets, 1, 2);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static void rtas_start_cpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu_, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
                            uint32_t nret, target_ulong rets)
 {
     target_ulong id, start, r3;
-    CPUState *cs;
+    PowerPCCPU *cpu;
 
     if (nargs != 3 || nret != 1) {
         rtas_st(rets, 0, RTAS_OUT_PARAM_ERROR);
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ static void rtas_start_cpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu_, sPAPREnvironment *spapr,
     start = rtas_ld(args, 1);
     r3 = rtas_ld(args, 2);
 
-    cs = qemu_get_cpu(id);
-    if (cs != NULL) {
-        PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
+    cpu = ppc_get_vcpu_by_dt_id(id);
+    if (cpu != NULL) {
+        CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
         CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
 
         if (!cs->halted) {
diff --git a/target-ppc/kvm.c b/target-ppc/kvm.c
index a48332286898753b44921f11a7f3d486365bab58..32e7a8c0a78623768ccb822dd72955c86ddce3c5 100644
--- a/target-ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target-ppc/kvm.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ static inline void kvm_fixup_page_sizes(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 
 unsigned long kvm_arch_vcpu_id(CPUState *cpu)
 {
-    return cpu->cpu_index;
+    return ppc_get_vcpu_dt_id(POWERPC_CPU(cpu));
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index ef74d9408934c039bdfdf10b40fdc0fc061fe2d3..3eafbb0d1aecffa018dad647e4d4363ef6a01f72 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -8457,6 +8457,7 @@ static void ppc_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 
     cs->env_ptr = env;
     cpu_exec_init(env);
+    cpu->cpu_dt_id = cs->cpu_index;
 
     env->msr_mask = pcc->msr_mask;
     env->mmu_model = pcc->mmu_model;