diff --git a/hw/core/generic-loader.c b/hw/core/generic-loader.c
index d9f5c2e832..d3a426a1a2 100644
--- a/hw/core/generic-loader.c
+++ b/hw/core/generic-loader.c
@@ -47,11 +47,8 @@ static void generic_loader_reset(void *opaque)
     GenericLoaderState *s = GENERIC_LOADER(opaque);
 
     if (s->set_pc) {
-        CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(s->cpu);
         cpu_reset(s->cpu);
-        if (cc) {
-            cc->set_pc(s->cpu, s->addr);
-        }
+        cpu_set_pc(s->cpu, s->addr);
     }
 
     if (s->data_len) {