diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 8558c600bf1b15e77717f9e203f5258683d78b31..ddc45abd70a397382f55b39b5d9487bc50b3dc9e 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -1644,15 +1644,21 @@ static void max_x86_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     cpu->max_features = true;
 
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
-        X86CPUDefinition host_cpudef = { };
-        uint32_t eax = 0, ebx = 0, ecx = 0, edx = 0;
+        char vendor[CPUID_VENDOR_SZ + 1] = { 0 };
+        char model_id[CPUID_MODEL_ID_SZ + 1] = { 0 };
+        int family, model, stepping;
 
-        host_vendor_fms(host_cpudef.vendor, &host_cpudef.family,
-                        &host_cpudef.model, &host_cpudef.stepping);
+        host_vendor_fms(vendor, &family, &model, &stepping);
 
-        cpu_x86_fill_model_id(host_cpudef.model_id);
+        cpu_x86_fill_model_id(model_id);
 
-        x86_cpu_load_def(cpu, &host_cpudef, &error_abort);
+        object_property_set_str(OBJECT(cpu), vendor, "vendor", &error_abort);
+        object_property_set_int(OBJECT(cpu), family, "family", &error_abort);
+        object_property_set_int(OBJECT(cpu), model, "model", &error_abort);
+        object_property_set_int(OBJECT(cpu), stepping, "stepping",
+                                &error_abort);
+        object_property_set_str(OBJECT(cpu), model_id, "model-id",
+                                &error_abort);
 
         env->cpuid_min_level =
             kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid(s, 0x0, 0, R_EAX);