diff --git a/target-alpha/cpu.c b/target-alpha/cpu.c
index 315b0c1..62d2a66 100644
--- a/target-alpha/cpu.c
+++ b/target-alpha/cpu.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * QEMU Alpha CPU
  *
+ * Copyright (c) 2007 Jocelyn Mayer
  * Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH
  *
  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -22,10 +23,29 @@
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 
 
+static void alpha_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
+{
+    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
+    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+
+    cpu_exec_init(env);
+    tlb_flush(env, 1);
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
+    env->ps = PS_USER_MODE;
+    cpu_alpha_store_fpcr(env, (FPCR_INVD | FPCR_DZED | FPCR_OVFD
+                               | FPCR_UNFD | FPCR_INED | FPCR_DNOD
+                               | FPCR_DYN_NORMAL));
+#endif
+    env->lock_addr = -1;
+    env->fen = 1;
+}
+
 static const TypeInfo alpha_cpu_type_info = {
     .name = TYPE_ALPHA_CPU,
     .parent = TYPE_CPU,
     .instance_size = sizeof(AlphaCPU),
+    .instance_init = alpha_cpu_initfn,
     .abstract = false,
     .class_size = sizeof(AlphaCPUClass),
 };
diff --git a/target-alpha/translate.c b/target-alpha/translate.c
index f773e6c..12de6a3 100644
--- a/target-alpha/translate.c
+++ b/target-alpha/translate.c
@@ -3531,9 +3531,8 @@
 
     cpu = ALPHA_CPU(object_new(TYPE_ALPHA_CPU));
     env = &cpu->env;
-    cpu_exec_init(env);
+
     alpha_translate_init();
-    tlb_flush(env, 1);
 
     /* Default to ev67; no reason not to emulate insns by default.  */
     implver = IMPLVER_21264;
@@ -3551,15 +3550,6 @@
     env->implver = implver;
     env->amask = amask;
 
-#if defined (CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
-    env->ps = PS_USER_MODE;
-    cpu_alpha_store_fpcr(env, (FPCR_INVD | FPCR_DZED | FPCR_OVFD
-                               | FPCR_UNFD | FPCR_INED | FPCR_DNOD
-                               | FPCR_DYN_NORMAL));
-#endif
-    env->lock_addr = -1;
-    env->fen = 1;
-
     qemu_init_vcpu(env);
     return env;
 }