diff --git a/hw/core/cpu-common.c b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
index 82dae51a55..d0e7bbdf06 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu-common.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
@@ -154,10 +154,12 @@ ObjectClass *cpu_class_by_name(const char *typename, const char *cpu_model)
     assert(cc->class_by_name);
     assert(cpu_model);
     oc = cc->class_by_name(cpu_model);
-    if (oc == NULL || object_class_is_abstract(oc)) {
-        return NULL;
+    if (object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, typename) &&
+        !object_class_is_abstract(oc)) {
+        return oc;
     }
-    return oc;
+
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 static void cpu_common_parse_features(const char *typename, char *features,
diff --git a/target/alpha/cpu.c b/target/alpha/cpu.c
index 91fe8ae095..83345c5c7d 100644
--- a/target/alpha/cpu.c
+++ b/target/alpha/cpu.c
@@ -141,9 +141,6 @@ static ObjectClass *alpha_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
     typename = g_strdup_printf(ALPHA_CPU_TYPE_NAME("%s"), cpu_model);
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
     g_free(typename);
-    if (!oc || !object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_ALPHA_CPU)) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
 
     return oc;
 }
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 25e9d2ae7b..4af33b9ada 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -2401,9 +2401,7 @@ static ObjectClass *arm_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
     g_strfreev(cpuname);
     g_free(typename);
-    if (!oc || !object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_ARM_CPU)) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
+
     return oc;
 }
 
diff --git a/target/avr/cpu.c b/target/avr/cpu.c
index 44de1e18d1..a36cc48aae 100644
--- a/target/avr/cpu.c
+++ b/target/avr/cpu.c
@@ -154,13 +154,7 @@ static void avr_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 
 static ObjectClass *avr_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
 {
-    ObjectClass *oc;
-
-    oc = object_class_by_name(cpu_model);
-    if (object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_AVR_CPU) == NULL) {
-        oc = NULL;
-    }
-    return oc;
+    return object_class_by_name(cpu_model);
 }
 
 static void avr_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cs, FILE *f, int flags)
diff --git a/target/cris/cpu.c b/target/cris/cpu.c
index 675b73ac04..a5083a0077 100644
--- a/target/cris/cpu.c
+++ b/target/cris/cpu.c
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ static ObjectClass *cris_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
     typename = g_strdup_printf(CRIS_CPU_TYPE_NAME("%s"), cpu_model);
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
     g_free(typename);
-    if (oc != NULL && !object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_CRIS_CPU)) {
-        oc = NULL;
-    }
+
     return oc;
 }
 
diff --git a/target/hexagon/cpu.c b/target/hexagon/cpu.c
index 9d1ffc3b4b..aa48f5fe89 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/cpu.c
@@ -63,9 +63,7 @@ static ObjectClass *hexagon_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
     g_strfreev(cpuname);
     g_free(typename);
-    if (!oc || !object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_HEXAGON_CPU)) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
+
     return oc;
 }
 
diff --git a/target/hppa/cpu.c b/target/hppa/cpu.c
index fc4d2abad7..1a5fb6c65b 100644
--- a/target/hppa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hppa/cpu.c
@@ -160,13 +160,8 @@ static void hppa_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 static ObjectClass *hppa_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
 {
     g_autofree char *typename = g_strconcat(cpu_model, "-cpu", NULL);
-    ObjectClass *oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
 
-    if (oc &&
-        object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_HPPA_CPU)) {
-        return oc;
-    }
-    return NULL;
+    return object_class_by_name(typename);
 }
 
 static void hppa_cpu_list_entry(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
diff --git a/target/loongarch/cpu.c b/target/loongarch/cpu.c
index fc075952e6..6fdf5e60f5 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/cpu.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/cpu.c
@@ -716,15 +716,9 @@ static ObjectClass *loongarch_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
         g_autofree char *typename
             = g_strdup_printf(LOONGARCH_CPU_TYPE_NAME("%s"), cpu_model);
         oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
-        if (!oc) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
     }
 
-    if (object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_LOONGARCH_CPU)) {
-        return oc;
-    }
-    return NULL;
+    return oc;
 }
 
 void loongarch_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cs, FILE *f, int flags)
diff --git a/target/m68k/cpu.c b/target/m68k/cpu.c
index 11c7e0a790..6cd5b56d6f 100644
--- a/target/m68k/cpu.c
+++ b/target/m68k/cpu.c
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ static ObjectClass *m68k_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
     typename = g_strdup_printf(M68K_CPU_TYPE_NAME("%s"), cpu_model);
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
     g_free(typename);
-    if (oc != NULL && object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_M68K_CPU) == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
+
     return oc;
 }
 
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.c b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
index 1173260017..f7d53c592a 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -164,9 +164,7 @@ static ObjectClass *openrisc_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
     typename = g_strdup_printf(OPENRISC_CPU_TYPE_NAME("%s"), cpu_model);
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
     g_free(typename);
-    if (oc != NULL && !object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_OPENRISC_CPU)) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
+
     return oc;
 }
 
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 83c7c0cf07..523e9a16ea 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -646,9 +646,7 @@ static ObjectClass *riscv_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
     g_strfreev(cpuname);
     g_free(typename);
-    if (!oc || !object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_RISCV_CPU)) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
+
     return oc;
 }
 
diff --git a/target/tricore/cpu.c b/target/tricore/cpu.c
index 034e01c189..8acacdf0c0 100644
--- a/target/tricore/cpu.c
+++ b/target/tricore/cpu.c
@@ -132,9 +132,7 @@ static ObjectClass *tricore_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
     typename = g_strdup_printf(TRICORE_CPU_TYPE_NAME("%s"), cpu_model);
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
     g_free(typename);
-    if (!oc || !object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_TRICORE_CPU)) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
+
     return oc;
 }
 
diff --git a/target/xtensa/cpu.c b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
index e20fe87bf2..93e782a6e0 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
@@ -141,9 +141,7 @@ static ObjectClass *xtensa_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
     typename = g_strdup_printf(XTENSA_CPU_TYPE_NAME("%s"), cpu_model);
     oc = object_class_by_name(typename);
     g_free(typename);
-    if (oc == NULL || !object_class_dynamic_cast(oc, TYPE_XTENSA_CPU)) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
+
     return oc;
 }
 
