diff --git a/target/xtensa/helper.c b/target/xtensa/helper.c
index ca214b948a..2978c471c1 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/helper.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void xtensa_register_core(XtensaConfigList *node)
     node->next = xtensa_cores;
     xtensa_cores = node;
     type.name = g_strdup_printf(XTENSA_CPU_TYPE_NAME("%s"), node->config->name);
-    type_register(&type);
+    type_register_static(&type);
     g_free((gpointer)type.name);
 }