diff --git a/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c b/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
index ff1a175b44..52d5e71793 100644
--- a/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
+++ b/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
@@ -553,6 +553,17 @@ static int spapr_xive_cpu_intc_create(SpaprInterruptController *intc,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void spapr_xive_set_irq(SpaprInterruptController *intc, int irq, int val)
+{
+    SpaprXive *xive = SPAPR_XIVE(intc);
+
+    if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+        kvmppc_xive_source_set_irq(&xive->source, irq, val);
+    } else {
+        xive_source_set_irq(&xive->source, irq, val);
+    }
+}
+
 static void spapr_xive_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
@@ -574,6 +585,7 @@ static void spapr_xive_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     sicc->cpu_intc_create = spapr_xive_cpu_intc_create;
     sicc->claim_irq = spapr_xive_claim_irq;
     sicc->free_irq = spapr_xive_free_irq;
+    sicc->set_irq = spapr_xive_set_irq;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo spapr_xive_info = {
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c b/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
index 224fe1efcd..02372697f6 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_spapr.c
@@ -373,6 +373,14 @@ static void xics_spapr_free_irq(SpaprInterruptController *intc, int irq)
     memset(&ics->irqs[srcno], 0, sizeof(ICSIRQState));
 }
 
+static void xics_spapr_set_irq(SpaprInterruptController *intc, int irq, int val)
+{
+    ICSState *ics = ICS_SPAPR(intc);
+    uint32_t srcno = irq - ics->offset;
+
+    ics_set_irq(ics, srcno, val);
+}
+
 static void ics_spapr_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
@@ -384,6 +392,7 @@ static void ics_spapr_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     sicc->cpu_intc_create = xics_spapr_cpu_intc_create;
     sicc->claim_irq = xics_spapr_claim_irq;
     sicc->free_irq = xics_spapr_free_irq;
+    sicc->set_irq = xics_spapr_set_irq;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo ics_spapr_info = {
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
index dfa875b7cd..4922062908 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
@@ -123,14 +123,6 @@ static int spapr_irq_post_load_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int version_id)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void spapr_irq_set_irq_xics(void *opaque, int irq, int val)
-{
-    SpaprMachineState *spapr = opaque;
-    uint32_t srcno = irq - spapr->ics->offset;
-
-    ics_set_irq(spapr->ics, srcno, val);
-}
-
 static void spapr_irq_reset_xics(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
@@ -159,7 +151,6 @@ SpaprIrq spapr_irq_xics = {
     .dt_populate = spapr_dt_xics,
     .post_load   = spapr_irq_post_load_xics,
     .reset       = spapr_irq_reset_xics,
-    .set_irq     = spapr_irq_set_irq_xics,
     .init_kvm    = spapr_irq_init_kvm_xics,
 };
 
@@ -208,17 +199,6 @@ static void spapr_irq_reset_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
     spapr_xive_mmio_set_enabled(spapr->xive, true);
 }
 
-static void spapr_irq_set_irq_xive(void *opaque, int irq, int val)
-{
-    SpaprMachineState *spapr = opaque;
-
-    if (kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-        kvmppc_xive_source_set_irq(&spapr->xive->source, irq, val);
-    } else {
-        xive_source_set_irq(&spapr->xive->source, irq, val);
-    }
-}
-
 static void spapr_irq_init_kvm_xive(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
@@ -236,7 +216,6 @@ SpaprIrq spapr_irq_xive = {
     .dt_populate = spapr_dt_xive,
     .post_load   = spapr_irq_post_load_xive,
     .reset       = spapr_irq_reset_xive,
-    .set_irq     = spapr_irq_set_irq_xive,
     .init_kvm    = spapr_irq_init_kvm_xive,
 };
 
@@ -316,13 +295,6 @@ static void spapr_irq_reset_dual(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
     spapr_irq_current(spapr)->reset(spapr, errp);
 }
 
-static void spapr_irq_set_irq_dual(void *opaque, int irq, int val)
-{
-    SpaprMachineState *spapr = opaque;
-
-    spapr_irq_current(spapr)->set_irq(spapr, irq, val);
-}
-
 /*
  * Define values in sync with the XIVE and XICS backend
  */
@@ -336,7 +308,6 @@ SpaprIrq spapr_irq_dual = {
     .dt_populate = spapr_irq_dt_populate_dual,
     .post_load   = spapr_irq_post_load_dual,
     .reset       = spapr_irq_reset_dual,
-    .set_irq     = spapr_irq_set_irq_dual,
     .init_kvm    = NULL, /* should not be used */
 };
 
@@ -422,6 +393,15 @@ int spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void spapr_set_irq(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
+{
+    SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(opaque);
+    SpaprInterruptControllerClass *sicc
+        = SPAPR_INTC_GET_CLASS(spapr->active_intc);
+
+    sicc->set_irq(spapr->active_intc, irq, level);
+}
+
 void spapr_irq_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(spapr);
@@ -510,7 +490,7 @@ void spapr_irq_init(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp)
         spapr_xive_hcall_init(spapr);
     }
 
-    spapr->qirqs = qemu_allocate_irqs(spapr->irq->set_irq, spapr,
+    spapr->qirqs = qemu_allocate_irqs(spapr_set_irq, spapr,
                                       spapr->irq->nr_xirqs + SPAPR_XIRQ_BASE);
 
 out:
@@ -744,7 +724,6 @@ SpaprIrq spapr_irq_xics_legacy = {
     .dt_populate = spapr_dt_xics,
     .post_load   = spapr_irq_post_load_xics,
     .reset       = spapr_irq_reset_xics,
-    .set_irq     = spapr_irq_set_irq_xics,
     .init_kvm    = spapr_irq_init_kvm_xics,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.h
index 3102d152b2..8286a9aa63 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ typedef struct SpaprInterruptControllerClass {
     int (*claim_irq)(SpaprInterruptController *intc, int irq, bool lsi,
                      Error **errp);
     void (*free_irq)(SpaprInterruptController *intc, int irq);
+
+    /* These methods should only be called on the active intc */
+    void (*set_irq)(SpaprInterruptController *intc, int irq, int val);
 } SpaprInterruptControllerClass;
 
 void spapr_irq_update_active_intc(SpaprMachineState *spapr);
@@ -83,7 +86,6 @@ typedef struct SpaprIrq {
                         void *fdt, uint32_t phandle);
     int (*post_load)(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int version_id);
     void (*reset)(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp);
-    void (*set_irq)(void *opaque, int srcno, int val);
     void (*init_kvm)(SpaprMachineState *spapr, Error **errp);
 } SpaprIrq;
 
