diff --git a/target/arm/helper.c b/target/arm/helper.c
index bf083c369fc..0011a22f42d 100644
--- a/target/arm/helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/helper.c
@@ -5822,6 +5822,87 @@ static void define_debug_regs(ARMCPU *cpu)
     }
 }
 
+static void define_pmu_regs(ARMCPU *cpu)
+{
+    /*
+     * v7 performance monitor control register: same implementor
+     * field as main ID register, and we implement four counters in
+     * addition to the cycle count register.
+     */
+    unsigned int i, pmcrn = 4;
+    ARMCPRegInfo pmcr = {
+        .name = "PMCR", .cp = 15, .crn = 9, .crm = 12, .opc1 = 0, .opc2 = 0,
+        .access = PL0_RW,
+        .type = ARM_CP_IO | ARM_CP_ALIAS,
+        .fieldoffset = offsetoflow32(CPUARMState, cp15.c9_pmcr),
+        .accessfn = pmreg_access, .writefn = pmcr_write,
+        .raw_writefn = raw_write,
+    };
+    ARMCPRegInfo pmcr64 = {
+        .name = "PMCR_EL0", .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA64,
+        .opc0 = 3, .opc1 = 3, .crn = 9, .crm = 12, .opc2 = 0,
+        .access = PL0_RW, .accessfn = pmreg_access,
+        .type = ARM_CP_IO,
+        .fieldoffset = offsetof(CPUARMState, cp15.c9_pmcr),
+        .resetvalue = (cpu->midr & 0xff000000) | (pmcrn << PMCRN_SHIFT),
+        .writefn = pmcr_write, .raw_writefn = raw_write,
+    };
+    define_one_arm_cp_reg(cpu, &pmcr);
+    define_one_arm_cp_reg(cpu, &pmcr64);
+    for (i = 0; i < pmcrn; i++) {
+        char *pmevcntr_name = g_strdup_printf("PMEVCNTR%d", i);
+        char *pmevcntr_el0_name = g_strdup_printf("PMEVCNTR%d_EL0", i);
+        char *pmevtyper_name = g_strdup_printf("PMEVTYPER%d", i);
+        char *pmevtyper_el0_name = g_strdup_printf("PMEVTYPER%d_EL0", i);
+        ARMCPRegInfo pmev_regs[] = {
+            { .name = pmevcntr_name, .cp = 15, .crn = 14,
+              .crm = 8 | (3 & (i >> 3)), .opc1 = 0, .opc2 = i & 7,
+              .access = PL0_RW, .type = ARM_CP_IO | ARM_CP_ALIAS,
+              .readfn = pmevcntr_readfn, .writefn = pmevcntr_writefn,
+              .accessfn = pmreg_access },
+            { .name = pmevcntr_el0_name, .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA64,
+              .opc0 = 3, .opc1 = 3, .crn = 14, .crm = 8 | (3 & (i >> 3)),
+              .opc2 = i & 7, .access = PL0_RW, .accessfn = pmreg_access,
+              .type = ARM_CP_IO,
+              .readfn = pmevcntr_readfn, .writefn = pmevcntr_writefn,
+              .raw_readfn = pmevcntr_rawread,
+              .raw_writefn = pmevcntr_rawwrite },
+            { .name = pmevtyper_name, .cp = 15, .crn = 14,
+              .crm = 12 | (3 & (i >> 3)), .opc1 = 0, .opc2 = i & 7,
+              .access = PL0_RW, .type = ARM_CP_IO | ARM_CP_ALIAS,
+              .readfn = pmevtyper_readfn, .writefn = pmevtyper_writefn,
+              .accessfn = pmreg_access },
+            { .name = pmevtyper_el0_name, .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA64,
+              .opc0 = 3, .opc1 = 3, .crn = 14, .crm = 12 | (3 & (i >> 3)),
+              .opc2 = i & 7, .access = PL0_RW, .accessfn = pmreg_access,
+              .type = ARM_CP_IO,
+              .readfn = pmevtyper_readfn, .writefn = pmevtyper_writefn,
+              .raw_writefn = pmevtyper_rawwrite },
+            REGINFO_SENTINEL
+        };
+        define_arm_cp_regs(cpu, pmev_regs);
+        g_free(pmevcntr_name);
+        g_free(pmevcntr_el0_name);
+        g_free(pmevtyper_name);
+        g_free(pmevtyper_el0_name);
+    }
+    if (FIELD_EX32(cpu->id_dfr0, ID_DFR0, PERFMON) >= 4 &&
+            FIELD_EX32(cpu->id_dfr0, ID_DFR0, PERFMON) != 0xf) {
+        ARMCPRegInfo v81_pmu_regs[] = {
+            { .name = "PMCEID2", .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA32,
+              .cp = 15, .opc1 = 0, .crn = 9, .crm = 14, .opc2 = 4,
+              .access = PL0_R, .accessfn = pmreg_access, .type = ARM_CP_CONST,
+              .resetvalue = extract64(cpu->pmceid0, 32, 32) },
+            { .name = "PMCEID3", .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA32,
+              .cp = 15, .opc1 = 0, .crn = 9, .crm = 14, .opc2 = 5,
+              .access = PL0_R, .accessfn = pmreg_access, .type = ARM_CP_CONST,
+              .resetvalue = extract64(cpu->pmceid1, 32, 32) },
+            REGINFO_SENTINEL
+        };
+        define_arm_cp_regs(cpu, v81_pmu_regs);
+    }
+}
+
 /* We don't know until after realize whether there's a GICv3
  * attached, and that is what registers the gicv3 sysregs.
  * So we have to fill in the GIC fields in ID_PFR/ID_PFR1_EL1/ID_AA64PFR0_EL1
@@ -6244,67 +6325,6 @@ void register_cp_regs_for_features(ARMCPU *cpu)
         define_arm_cp_regs(cpu, pmovsset_cp_reginfo);
     }
     if (arm_feature(env, ARM_FEATURE_V7)) {
-        /* v7 performance monitor control register: same implementor
-         * field as main ID register, and we implement four counters in
-         * addition to the cycle count register.
-         */
-        unsigned int i, pmcrn = 4;
-        ARMCPRegInfo pmcr = {
-            .name = "PMCR", .cp = 15, .crn = 9, .crm = 12, .opc1 = 0, .opc2 = 0,
-            .access = PL0_RW,
-            .type = ARM_CP_IO | ARM_CP_ALIAS,
-            .fieldoffset = offsetoflow32(CPUARMState, cp15.c9_pmcr),
-            .accessfn = pmreg_access, .writefn = pmcr_write,
-            .raw_writefn = raw_write,
-        };
-        ARMCPRegInfo pmcr64 = {
-            .name = "PMCR_EL0", .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA64,
-            .opc0 = 3, .opc1 = 3, .crn = 9, .crm = 12, .opc2 = 0,
-            .access = PL0_RW, .accessfn = pmreg_access,
-            .type = ARM_CP_IO,
-            .fieldoffset = offsetof(CPUARMState, cp15.c9_pmcr),
-            .resetvalue = (cpu->midr & 0xff000000) | (pmcrn << PMCRN_SHIFT),
-            .writefn = pmcr_write, .raw_writefn = raw_write,
-        };
-        define_one_arm_cp_reg(cpu, &pmcr);
-        define_one_arm_cp_reg(cpu, &pmcr64);
-        for (i = 0; i < pmcrn; i++) {
-            char *pmevcntr_name = g_strdup_printf("PMEVCNTR%d", i);
-            char *pmevcntr_el0_name = g_strdup_printf("PMEVCNTR%d_EL0", i);
-            char *pmevtyper_name = g_strdup_printf("PMEVTYPER%d", i);
-            char *pmevtyper_el0_name = g_strdup_printf("PMEVTYPER%d_EL0", i);
-            ARMCPRegInfo pmev_regs[] = {
-                { .name = pmevcntr_name, .cp = 15, .crn = 14,
-                  .crm = 8 | (3 & (i >> 3)), .opc1 = 0, .opc2 = i & 7,
-                  .access = PL0_RW, .type = ARM_CP_IO | ARM_CP_ALIAS,
-                  .readfn = pmevcntr_readfn, .writefn = pmevcntr_writefn,
-                  .accessfn = pmreg_access },
-                { .name = pmevcntr_el0_name, .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA64,
-                  .opc0 = 3, .opc1 = 3, .crn = 14, .crm = 8 | (3 & (i >> 3)),
-                  .opc2 = i & 7, .access = PL0_RW, .accessfn = pmreg_access,
-                  .type = ARM_CP_IO,
-                  .readfn = pmevcntr_readfn, .writefn = pmevcntr_writefn,
-                  .raw_readfn = pmevcntr_rawread,
-                  .raw_writefn = pmevcntr_rawwrite },
-                { .name = pmevtyper_name, .cp = 15, .crn = 14,
-                  .crm = 12 | (3 & (i >> 3)), .opc1 = 0, .opc2 = i & 7,
-                  .access = PL0_RW, .type = ARM_CP_IO | ARM_CP_ALIAS,
-                  .readfn = pmevtyper_readfn, .writefn = pmevtyper_writefn,
-                  .accessfn = pmreg_access },
-                { .name = pmevtyper_el0_name, .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA64,
-                  .opc0 = 3, .opc1 = 3, .crn = 14, .crm = 12 | (3 & (i >> 3)),
-                  .opc2 = i & 7, .access = PL0_RW, .accessfn = pmreg_access,
-                  .type = ARM_CP_IO,
-                  .readfn = pmevtyper_readfn, .writefn = pmevtyper_writefn,
-                  .raw_writefn = pmevtyper_rawwrite },
-                REGINFO_SENTINEL
-            };
-            define_arm_cp_regs(cpu, pmev_regs);
-            g_free(pmevcntr_name);
-            g_free(pmevcntr_el0_name);
-            g_free(pmevtyper_name);
-            g_free(pmevtyper_el0_name);
-        }
         ARMCPRegInfo clidr = {
             .name = "CLIDR", .state = ARM_CP_STATE_BOTH,
             .opc0 = 3, .crn = 0, .crm = 0, .opc1 = 1, .opc2 = 1,
@@ -6315,24 +6335,10 @@ void register_cp_regs_for_features(ARMCPU *cpu)
         define_one_arm_cp_reg(cpu, &clidr);
         define_arm_cp_regs(cpu, v7_cp_reginfo);
         define_debug_regs(cpu);
+        define_pmu_regs(cpu);
     } else {
         define_arm_cp_regs(cpu, not_v7_cp_reginfo);
     }
-    if (FIELD_EX32(cpu->id_dfr0, ID_DFR0, PERFMON) >= 4 &&
-            FIELD_EX32(cpu->id_dfr0, ID_DFR0, PERFMON) != 0xf) {
-        ARMCPRegInfo v81_pmu_regs[] = {
-            { .name = "PMCEID2", .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA32,
-              .cp = 15, .opc1 = 0, .crn = 9, .crm = 14, .opc2 = 4,
-              .access = PL0_R, .accessfn = pmreg_access, .type = ARM_CP_CONST,
-              .resetvalue = extract64(cpu->pmceid0, 32, 32) },
-            { .name = "PMCEID3", .state = ARM_CP_STATE_AA32,
-              .cp = 15, .opc1 = 0, .crn = 9, .crm = 14, .opc2 = 5,
-              .access = PL0_R, .accessfn = pmreg_access, .type = ARM_CP_CONST,
-              .resetvalue = extract64(cpu->pmceid1, 32, 32) },
-            REGINFO_SENTINEL
-        };
-        define_arm_cp_regs(cpu, v81_pmu_regs);
-    }
     if (arm_feature(env, ARM_FEATURE_V8)) {
         /* AArch64 ID registers, which all have impdef reset values.
          * Note that within the ID register ranges the unused slots
