diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
index 2c689d50bc3acebaed237cffae1df5982657332e..679a1a858c116ffb028bcc3552c1171f8aa3570c 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-ccw.c
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ static void s390_cpu_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
 
     g_assert(!ms->possible_cpus->cpus[cpu->env.core_id].cpu);
     ms->possible_cpus->cpus[cpu->env.core_id].cpu = OBJECT(dev);
+
+    if (dev->hotplugged) {
+        raise_irq_cpu_hotplug();
+    }
 }
 
 static void s390_machine_reset(void)
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu.c b/target/s390x/cpu.c
index 34538c3ab971b0dfdcf02bcd6cf9294fc783e36f..4920da3625ad278e6d028a7ec3e1c1d34e321fae 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "sysemu/arch_init.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
-#include "hw/s390x/sclp.h"
 #endif
 
 #define CR0_RESET       0xE0UL
@@ -227,13 +226,6 @@ static void s390_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 #endif
 
     scc->parent_realize(dev, &err);
-
-#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
-    if (dev->hotplugged) {
-        raise_irq_cpu_hotplug();
-    }
-#endif
-
 out:
     error_propagate(errp, err);
 }