diff --git a/target-mips/cpu.c b/target-mips/cpu.c
index 18895da80e..09d61723c5 100644
--- a/target-mips/cpu.c
+++ b/target-mips/cpu.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ static void mips_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     CPUMIPSState *env = &cpu->env;
 
     cpu_exec_init(env);
+
+    if (tcg_enabled()) {
+        mips_tcg_init();
+    }
 }
 
 static void mips_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
diff --git a/target-mips/cpu.h b/target-mips/cpu.h
index 5963d62973..0e198b12db 100644
--- a/target-mips/cpu.h
+++ b/target-mips/cpu.h
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ enum {
 #define CPU_INTERRUPT_WAKE CPU_INTERRUPT_TGT_INT_0
 
 int cpu_mips_exec(CPUMIPSState *s);
+void mips_tcg_init(void);
 MIPSCPU *cpu_mips_init(const char *cpu_model);
 int cpu_mips_signal_handler(int host_signum, void *pinfo, void *puc);
 
diff --git a/target-mips/translate.c b/target-mips/translate.c
index 9ea9354415..373cfa70d6 100644
--- a/target-mips/translate.c
+++ b/target-mips/translate.c
@@ -15791,7 +15791,7 @@ void cpu_dump_state (CPUMIPSState *env, FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf,
 #endif
 }
 
-static void mips_tcg_init(void)
+void mips_tcg_init(void)
 {
     int i;
     static int inited;
@@ -15870,7 +15870,6 @@ MIPSCPU *cpu_mips_init(const char *cpu_model)
 #endif
     fpu_init(env, def);
     mvp_init(env, def);
-    mips_tcg_init();
 
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", NULL);