diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index ae7a542511..a71d1a53a5 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ typedef struct {
  *    computed based on other criteria such as the host kernel capabilities.
  * @numa_mem_supported:
  *    true if '--numa node.mem' option is supported and false otherwise
+ * @smp_parse:
+ *    The function pointer to hook different machine specific functions for
+ *    parsing "smp-opts" from QemuOpts to MachineState::CpuTopology and more
+ *    machine specific topology fields, such as smp_dies for PCMachine.
  */
 struct MachineClass {
     /*< private >*/
@@ -178,6 +182,7 @@ struct MachineClass {
     void (*reset)(MachineState *state);
     void (*hot_add_cpu)(MachineState *state, const int64_t id, Error **errp);
     int (*kvm_type)(MachineState *machine, const char *arg);
+    void (*smp_parse)(MachineState *ms, QemuOpts *opts);
 
     BlockInterfaceType block_default_type;
     int units_per_default_bus;
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index 764996e6b4..ee79d71ccc 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ void pc_acpi_smi_interrupt(void *opaque, int irq, int level);
 
 void pc_cpus_init(PCMachineState *pcms);
 void pc_hot_add_cpu(MachineState *ms, const int64_t id, Error **errp);
+void pc_smp_parse(MachineState *ms, QemuOpts *opts);
 
 void pc_guest_info_init(PCMachineState *pcms);
 
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index 7a44adab39..4be0599e82 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
  */
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/option.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
+#include "sysemu/replay.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
@@ -725,6 +728,78 @@ void machine_set_cpu_numa_node(MachineState *machine,
     }
 }
 
+static void smp_parse(MachineState *ms, QemuOpts *opts)
+{
+    if (opts) {
+        unsigned cpus    = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "cpus", 0);
+        unsigned sockets = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "sockets", 0);
+        unsigned cores   = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "cores", 0);
+        unsigned threads = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "threads", 0);
+
+        /* compute missing values, prefer sockets over cores over threads */
+        if (cpus == 0 || sockets == 0) {
+            cores = cores > 0 ? cores : 1;
+            threads = threads > 0 ? threads : 1;
+            if (cpus == 0) {
+                sockets = sockets > 0 ? sockets : 1;
+                cpus = cores * threads * sockets;
+            } else {
+                ms->smp.max_cpus =
+                        qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "maxcpus", cpus);
+                sockets = ms->smp.max_cpus / (cores * threads);
+            }
+        } else if (cores == 0) {
+            threads = threads > 0 ? threads : 1;
+            cores = cpus / (sockets * threads);
+            cores = cores > 0 ? cores : 1;
+        } else if (threads == 0) {
+            threads = cpus / (cores * sockets);
+            threads = threads > 0 ? threads : 1;
+        } else if (sockets * cores * threads < cpus) {
+            error_report("cpu topology: "
+                         "sockets (%u) * cores (%u) * threads (%u) < "
+                         "smp_cpus (%u)",
+                         sockets, cores, threads, cpus);
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        ms->smp.max_cpus =
+                qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "maxcpus", cpus);
+
+        if (ms->smp.max_cpus < cpus) {
+            error_report("maxcpus must be equal to or greater than smp");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        if (sockets * cores * threads > ms->smp.max_cpus) {
+            error_report("cpu topology: "
+                         "sockets (%u) * cores (%u) * threads (%u) > "
+                         "maxcpus (%u)",
+                         sockets, cores, threads,
+                         ms->smp.max_cpus);
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        if (sockets * cores * threads != ms->smp.max_cpus) {
+            warn_report("Invalid CPU topology deprecated: "
+                        "sockets (%u) * cores (%u) * threads (%u) "
+                        "!= maxcpus (%u)",
+                        sockets, cores, threads,
+                        ms->smp.max_cpus);
+        }
+
+        ms->smp.cpus = cpus;
+        ms->smp.cores = cores;
+        ms->smp.threads = threads;
+    }
+
+    if (ms->smp.cpus > 1) {
+        Error *blocker = NULL;
+        error_setg(&blocker, QERR_REPLAY_NOT_SUPPORTED, "smp");
+        replay_add_blocker(blocker);
+    }
+}
+
 static void machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
@@ -732,6 +807,7 @@ static void machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     /* Default 128 MB as guest ram size */
     mc->default_ram_size = 128 * MiB;
     mc->rom_file_has_mr = true;
+    mc->smp_parse = smp_parse;
 
     /* numa node memory size aligned on 8MB by default.
      * On Linux, each node's border has to be 8MB aligned
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 114fd5f8d4..b9c25bed35 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@
 #include "hw/i386/intel_iommu.h"
 #include "hw/net/ne2000-isa.h"
 #include "standard-headers/asm-x86/bootparam.h"
+#include "sysemu/replay.h"
+#include "qapi/qmp/qerror.h"
 
 /* debug PC/ISA interrupts */
 //#define DEBUG_IRQ
@@ -1537,6 +1539,82 @@ static void pc_new_cpu(PCMachineState *pcms, int64_t apic_id, Error **errp)
     error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function is very similar to smp_parse()
+ * in hw/core/machine.c but includes CPU die support.
+ */
+void pc_smp_parse(MachineState *ms, QemuOpts *opts)
+{
+    if (opts) {
+        unsigned cpus    = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "cpus", 0);
+        unsigned sockets = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "sockets", 0);
+        unsigned cores   = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "cores", 0);
+        unsigned threads = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "threads", 0);
+
+        /* compute missing values, prefer sockets over cores over threads */
+        if (cpus == 0 || sockets == 0) {
+            cores = cores > 0 ? cores : 1;
+            threads = threads > 0 ? threads : 1;
+            if (cpus == 0) {
+                sockets = sockets > 0 ? sockets : 1;
+                cpus = cores * threads * sockets;
+            } else {
+                ms->smp.max_cpus =
+                        qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "maxcpus", cpus);
+                sockets = ms->smp.max_cpus / (cores * threads);
+            }
+        } else if (cores == 0) {
+            threads = threads > 0 ? threads : 1;
+            cores = cpus / (sockets * threads);
+            cores = cores > 0 ? cores : 1;
+        } else if (threads == 0) {
+            threads = cpus / (cores * sockets);
+            threads = threads > 0 ? threads : 1;
+        } else if (sockets * cores * threads < cpus) {
+            error_report("cpu topology: "
+                         "sockets (%u) * cores (%u) * threads (%u) < "
+                         "smp_cpus (%u)",
+                         sockets, cores, threads, cpus);
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        ms->smp.max_cpus =
+                qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "maxcpus", cpus);
+
+        if (ms->smp.max_cpus < cpus) {
+            error_report("maxcpus must be equal to or greater than smp");
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        if (sockets * cores * threads > ms->smp.max_cpus) {
+            error_report("cpu topology: "
+                         "sockets (%u) * cores (%u) * threads (%u) > "
+                         "maxcpus (%u)",
+                         sockets, cores, threads,
+                         ms->smp.max_cpus);
+            exit(1);
+        }
+
+        if (sockets * cores * threads != ms->smp.max_cpus) {
+            warn_report("Invalid CPU topology deprecated: "
+                        "sockets (%u) * cores (%u) * threads (%u) "
+                        "!= maxcpus (%u)",
+                        sockets, cores, threads,
+                        ms->smp.max_cpus);
+        }
+
+        ms->smp.cpus = cpus;
+        ms->smp.cores = cores;
+        ms->smp.threads = threads;
+    }
+
+    if (ms->smp.cpus > 1) {
+        Error *blocker = NULL;
+        error_setg(&blocker, QERR_REPLAY_NOT_SUPPORTED, "smp");
+        replay_add_blocker(blocker);
+    }
+}
+
 void pc_hot_add_cpu(MachineState *ms, const int64_t id, Error **errp)
 {
     int64_t apic_id = x86_cpu_apic_id_from_index(ms, id);
@@ -2782,6 +2860,7 @@ static void pc_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     mc->has_hotpluggable_cpus = true;
     mc->default_boot_order = "cad";
     mc->hot_add_cpu = pc_hot_add_cpu;
+    mc->smp_parse = pc_smp_parse;
     mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
     mc->max_cpus = 255;
     mc->reset = pc_machine_reset;
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 56aa221385..96d2456f70 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1245,78 +1245,6 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_smp_opts = {
     },
 };
 
-static void smp_parse(QemuOpts *opts)
-{
-    if (opts) {
-        unsigned cpus    = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "cpus", 0);
-        unsigned sockets = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "sockets", 0);
-        unsigned cores   = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "cores", 0);
-        unsigned threads = qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "threads", 0);
-
-        /* compute missing values, prefer sockets over cores over threads */
-        if (cpus == 0 || sockets == 0) {
-            cores = cores > 0 ? cores : 1;
-            threads = threads > 0 ? threads : 1;
-            if (cpus == 0) {
-                sockets = sockets > 0 ? sockets : 1;
-                cpus = cores * threads * sockets;
-            } else {
-                current_machine->smp.max_cpus =
-                        qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "maxcpus", cpus);
-                sockets = current_machine->smp.max_cpus / (cores * threads);
-            }
-        } else if (cores == 0) {
-            threads = threads > 0 ? threads : 1;
-            cores = cpus / (sockets * threads);
-            cores = cores > 0 ? cores : 1;
-        } else if (threads == 0) {
-            threads = cpus / (cores * sockets);
-            threads = threads > 0 ? threads : 1;
-        } else if (sockets * cores * threads < cpus) {
-            error_report("cpu topology: "
-                         "sockets (%u) * cores (%u) * threads (%u) < "
-                         "smp_cpus (%u)",
-                         sockets, cores, threads, cpus);
-            exit(1);
-        }
-
-        current_machine->smp.max_cpus =
-                qemu_opt_get_number(opts, "maxcpus", cpus);
-
-        if (current_machine->smp.max_cpus < cpus) {
-            error_report("maxcpus must be equal to or greater than smp");
-            exit(1);
-        }
-
-        if (sockets * cores * threads > current_machine->smp.max_cpus) {
-            error_report("cpu topology: "
-                         "sockets (%u) * cores (%u) * threads (%u) > "
-                         "maxcpus (%u)",
-                         sockets, cores, threads,
-                         current_machine->smp.max_cpus);
-            exit(1);
-        }
-
-        if (sockets * cores * threads != current_machine->smp.max_cpus) {
-            warn_report("Invalid CPU topology deprecated: "
-                        "sockets (%u) * cores (%u) * threads (%u) "
-                        "!= maxcpus (%u)",
-                        sockets, cores, threads,
-                        current_machine->smp.max_cpus);
-        }
-
-        current_machine->smp.cpus = cpus;
-        current_machine->smp.cores = cores;
-        current_machine->smp.threads = threads;
-    }
-
-    if (current_machine->smp.cpus > 1) {
-        Error *blocker = NULL;
-        error_setg(&blocker, QERR_REPLAY_NOT_SUPPORTED, "smp");
-        replay_add_blocker(blocker);
-    }
-}
-
 static void realtime_init(void)
 {
     if (enable_mlock) {
@@ -4014,7 +3942,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     current_machine->smp.cores = 1;
     current_machine->smp.threads = 1;
 
-    smp_parse(qemu_opts_find(qemu_find_opts("smp-opts"), NULL));
+    machine_class->smp_parse(current_machine,
+        qemu_opts_find(qemu_find_opts("smp-opts"), NULL));
 
     /* sanity-check smp_cpus and max_cpus against machine_class */
     if (current_machine->smp.cpus < machine_class->min_cpus) {
