diff --git a/target-m68k/cpu.c b/target-m68k/cpu.c
index ce89674a083e606ce77cfe769381ad6a17be2ffc..b231d9ad3802c76701a8db25612dd5a59828baec 100644
--- a/target-m68k/cpu.c
+++ b/target-m68k/cpu.c
@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ static void m68k_cpu_reset(CPUState *s)
 
 /* CPU models */
 
+static ObjectClass *m68k_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
+{
+    ObjectClass *oc;
+
+    if (cpu_model == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    oc = object_class_by_name(cpu_model);
+    if (oc != NULL && object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_M68K_CPU) == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return oc;
+}
+
 static void m5206_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     M68kCPU *cpu = M68K_CPU(obj);
@@ -134,6 +149,8 @@ static void m68k_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
 
     mcc->parent_reset = cc->reset;
     cc->reset = m68k_cpu_reset;
+
+    cc->class_by_name = m68k_cpu_class_by_name;
 }
 
 static void register_cpu_type(const M68kCPUInfo *info)
diff --git a/target-m68k/helper.c b/target-m68k/helper.c
index 097fc789d489088717d7bcec20eda4b5a79cd639..f66e12b6ba31ee2ce5d130a54f75566bb5a70c93 100644
--- a/target-m68k/helper.c
+++ b/target-m68k/helper.c
@@ -97,12 +97,14 @@ CPUM68KState *cpu_m68k_init(const char *cpu_model)
 {
     M68kCPU *cpu;
     CPUM68KState *env;
+    ObjectClass *oc;
     static int inited;
 
-    if (object_class_by_name(cpu_model) == NULL) {
+    oc = cpu_class_by_name(TYPE_M68K_CPU, cpu_model);
+    if (oc == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
-    cpu = M68K_CPU(object_new(cpu_model));
+    cpu = M68K_CPU(object_new(object_class_get_name(oc)));
     env = &cpu->env;
 
     if (!inited) {