diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 0d4efaa0c0..827e7d6b14 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -4723,7 +4723,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_latest_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
     static void MACHINE_VER_SYM(register, spapr, __VA_ARGS__)(void)  \
     {                                                                \
         MACHINE_VER_DELETION(__VA_ARGS__);                           \
-        type_register(&MACHINE_VER_SYM(info, spapr, __VA_ARGS__));   \
+        type_register_static(&MACHINE_VER_SYM(info, spapr, __VA_ARGS__));   \
     }                                                                \
     type_init(MACHINE_VER_SYM(register, spapr, __VA_ARGS__))
 
diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm.c b/target/ppc/kvm.c
index 3efc28f18b..0d464824db 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm.c
@@ -2633,7 +2633,7 @@ static int kvm_ppc_register_host_cpu_type(void)
         return -1;
     }
     type_info.parent = object_class_get_name(OBJECT_CLASS(pvr_pcc));
-    type_register(&type_info);
+    type_register_static(&type_info);
     /* override TCG default cpu type with 'host' cpu model */
     object_class_foreach(pseries_machine_class_fixup, TYPE_SPAPR_MACHINE,
                          false, NULL);