diff --git a/include/hw/core/cpu.h b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
index 129d179937..e469efd409 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/cpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct SysemuCPUOps;
 
 /**
  * CPUClass:
+ * @cpu_resolving_type: CPU QOM type name
  * @class_by_name: Callback to map -cpu command line model name to an
  *                 instantiatable CPU type.
  * @parse_features: Callback to parse command line arguments.
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ struct CPUClass {
     DeviceClass parent_class;
     /*< public >*/
 
+    const char *cpu_resolving_type;
     ObjectClass *(*class_by_name)(const char *cpu_model);
     void (*parse_features)(const char *typename, char *str, Error **errp);
 
diff --git a/hw/core/cpu-common.c b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
index c6a0c9390c..2d24261a6a 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu-common.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ ObjectClass *cpu_class_by_name(const char *typename, const char *cpu_model)
     assert(cpu_model);
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
     cc = CPU_CLASS(oc);
-    assert(cc->class_by_name);
+    assert(cc->cpu_resolving_type && cc->class_by_name);
     oc = cc->class_by_name(cpu_model);
     if (oc == NULL || object_class_is_abstract(oc)) {
         return NULL;
diff --git a/target/alpha/cpu.c b/target/alpha/cpu.c
index 351ee2e9f2..0ddea8004c 100644
--- a/target/alpha/cpu.c
+++ b/target/alpha/cpu.c
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ static void alpha_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     device_class_set_parent_realize(dc, alpha_cpu_realizefn,
                                     &acc->parent_realize);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_ALPHA_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = alpha_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = alpha_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = alpha_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 42e29816cc..9e51bde170 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -2377,6 +2377,7 @@ static void arm_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, arm_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &acc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_ARM_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = arm_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = arm_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = arm_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/avr/cpu.c b/target/avr/cpu.c
index 4b255eade1..f6004169ac 100644
--- a/target/avr/cpu.c
+++ b/target/avr/cpu.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static void avr_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, avr_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &mcc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_AVR_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = avr_cpu_class_by_name;
 
     cc->has_work = avr_cpu_has_work;
diff --git a/target/cris/cpu.c b/target/cris/cpu.c
index 115f6e2ea2..adde4f599d 100644
--- a/target/cris/cpu.c
+++ b/target/cris/cpu.c
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ static void cris_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, cris_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &ccc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_CRIS_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = cris_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = cris_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = cris_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/hexagon/cpu.c b/target/hexagon/cpu.c
index 5e301327d3..2d4fed838d 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/cpu.c
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ static void hexagon_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, hexagon_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &mcc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_HEXAGON_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = hexagon_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = hexagon_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = hexagon_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/hppa/cpu.c b/target/hppa/cpu.c
index 11022f9c99..47950a15ae 100644
--- a/target/hppa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hppa/cpu.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ static void hppa_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     device_class_set_parent_realize(dc, hppa_cpu_realizefn,
                                     &acc->parent_realize);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_HPPA_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = hppa_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = hppa_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = hppa_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 00f913b638..9979464420 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -7951,6 +7951,7 @@ static void x86_cpu_common_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
                                        &xcc->parent_phases);
     cc->reset_dump_flags = CPU_DUMP_FPU | CPU_DUMP_CCOP;
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_X86_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = x86_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->parse_features = x86_cpu_parse_featurestr;
     cc->has_work = x86_cpu_has_work;
diff --git a/target/loongarch/cpu.c b/target/loongarch/cpu.c
index fe2e5ecc46..189dfd32d1 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/cpu.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/cpu.c
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ static void loongarch_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, loongarch_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &lacc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_LOONGARCH_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = loongarch_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = loongarch_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = loongarch_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/m68k/cpu.c b/target/m68k/cpu.c
index 004f3d6265..bd7bb103d7 100644
--- a/target/m68k/cpu.c
+++ b/target/m68k/cpu.c
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ static void m68k_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, m68k_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &mcc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_M68K_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = m68k_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = m68k_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = m68k_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/microblaze/cpu.c b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
index 03c2c4db1f..bb5f2c1f00 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/cpu.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ static void mb_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, mb_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &mcc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_MICROBLAZE_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = mb_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = mb_cpu_has_work;
 
diff --git a/target/mips/cpu.c b/target/mips/cpu.c
index 63da1948fd..649147df2e 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu.c
+++ b/target/mips/cpu.c
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ static void mips_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, mips_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &mcc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_MIPS_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = mips_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = mips_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = mips_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/nios2/cpu.c b/target/nios2/cpu.c
index bc5cbf81c2..fc7c6a83ee 100644
--- a/target/nios2/cpu.c
+++ b/target/nios2/cpu.c
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ static void nios2_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, nios2_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &ncc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_NIOS2_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = nios2_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = nios2_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = nios2_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.c b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
index 3bbbcc4e63..5e1e0576e0 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ static void openrisc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, openrisc_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &occ->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_OPENRISC_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = openrisc_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = openrisc_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = openrisc_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
index 02b7aad9b0..bc106d01a2 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
@@ -7357,6 +7357,7 @@ static void ppc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, ppc_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &pcc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_POWERPC_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = ppc_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = ppc_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = ppc_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 17b00eb7c0..e8f04ef82b 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -2130,6 +2130,7 @@ static void riscv_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, riscv_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &mcc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_RISCV_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = riscv_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = riscv_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = riscv_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/rx/cpu.c b/target/rx/cpu.c
index c98034540d..2a6df418a8 100644
--- a/target/rx/cpu.c
+++ b/target/rx/cpu.c
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ static void rx_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, rx_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &rcc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_RX_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = rx_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = rx_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = rx_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu.c b/target/s390x/cpu.c
index df167493c3..bcba466bb4 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu.c
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ static void s390_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     device_class_set_parent_reset(dc, s390_cpu_reset_full, &scc->parent_reset);
 
     scc->reset = s390_cpu_reset;
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_S390_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = s390_cpu_class_by_name,
     cc->has_work = s390_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = s390_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/sh4/cpu.c b/target/sh4/cpu.c
index bc112776fc..17c87f15f2 100644
--- a/target/sh4/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sh4/cpu.c
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ static void superh_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, superh_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &scc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_SUPERH_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = superh_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = superh_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = superh_cpu_dump_state;
diff --git a/target/sparc/cpu.c b/target/sparc/cpu.c
index 130ab8f578..e41a9f4ee2 100644
--- a/target/sparc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sparc/cpu.c
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ static void sparc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, sparc_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &scc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_SPARC_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = sparc_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->parse_features = sparc_cpu_parse_features;
     cc->has_work = sparc_cpu_has_work;
diff --git a/target/tricore/cpu.c b/target/tricore/cpu.c
index a2381b0dc1..ffe5158786 100644
--- a/target/tricore/cpu.c
+++ b/target/tricore/cpu.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ static void tricore_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
 
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, tricore_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &mcc->parent_phases);
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_TRICORE_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = tricore_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = tricore_cpu_has_work;
 
diff --git a/target/xtensa/cpu.c b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
index a31825a2b5..13bed05d0c 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ static void xtensa_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, xtensa_cpu_reset_hold, NULL,
                                        &xcc->parent_phases);
 
+    cc->cpu_resolving_type = TYPE_XTENSA_CPU;
     cc->class_by_name = xtensa_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = xtensa_cpu_has_work;
     cc->dump_state = xtensa_cpu_dump_state;
