diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index fdd95be8cf0980c616f2362a16d328038451f69f..445274c97deaa2314f20ab21622416254e32f191 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -1716,6 +1716,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(obj);
     CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
+    static int inited;
 
     cpu_exec_init(env);
 
@@ -1745,6 +1746,15 @@ static void x86_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
                         x86_cpuid_set_tsc_freq, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
     env->cpuid_apic_id = env->cpu_index;
+
+    /* init various static tables used in TCG mode */
+    if (tcg_enabled() && !inited) {
+        inited = 1;
+        optimize_flags_init();
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+        cpu_set_debug_excp_handler(breakpoint_handler);
+#endif
+    }
 }
 
 static void x86_cpu_common_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.h b/target-i386/cpu.h
index bcf663eeb5bd565ac3f74e94515a9ce1ef84c842..80dcb493919a3c25bed20e1ec465c597f196fbcc 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.h
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ static inline int hw_breakpoint_len(unsigned long dr7, int index)
 void hw_breakpoint_insert(CPUX86State *env, int index);
 void hw_breakpoint_remove(CPUX86State *env, int index);
 int check_hw_breakpoints(CPUX86State *env, int force_dr6_update);
+void breakpoint_handler(CPUX86State *env);
 
 /* will be suppressed */
 void cpu_x86_update_cr0(CPUX86State *env, uint32_t new_cr0);
diff --git a/target-i386/helper.c b/target-i386/helper.c
index b9384f6f1ba01d02a816c66fb2b4cdefc211e594..c52ec130e57e990489b97abfbcc80d977e782d9d 100644
--- a/target-i386/helper.c
+++ b/target-i386/helper.c
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ int check_hw_breakpoints(CPUX86State *env, int force_dr6_update)
     return hit_enabled;
 }
 
-static void breakpoint_handler(CPUX86State *env)
+void breakpoint_handler(CPUX86State *env)
 {
     CPUBreakpoint *bp;
 
@@ -1151,20 +1151,11 @@ X86CPU *cpu_x86_init(const char *cpu_model)
 {
     X86CPU *cpu;
     CPUX86State *env;
-    static int inited;
 
     cpu = X86_CPU(object_new(TYPE_X86_CPU));
     env = &cpu->env;
     env->cpu_model_str = cpu_model;
 
-    /* init various static tables used in TCG mode */
-    if (tcg_enabled() && !inited) {
-        inited = 1;
-        optimize_flags_init();
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-        cpu_set_debug_excp_handler(breakpoint_handler);
-#endif
-    }
     if (cpu_x86_register(cpu, cpu_model) < 0) {
         object_delete(OBJECT(cpu));
         return NULL;