diff --git a/hw/cxl/cxl-mailbox-utils.c b/hw/cxl/cxl-mailbox-utils.c
index e5eb97cb91..2c9f50f0f9 100644
--- a/hw/cxl/cxl-mailbox-utils.c
+++ b/hw/cxl/cxl-mailbox-utils.c
@@ -1447,10 +1447,21 @@ void cxl_init_cci(CXLCCI *cci, size_t payload_max)
                                  bg_timercb, cci);
 }
 
+static void cxl_copy_cci_commands(CXLCCI *cci, const struct cxl_cmd (*cxl_cmds)[256])
+{
+    for (int set = 0; set < 256; set++) {
+        for (int cmd = 0; cmd < 256; cmd++) {
+            if (cxl_cmds[set][cmd].handler) {
+                cci->cxl_cmd_set[set][cmd] = cxl_cmds[set][cmd];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void cxl_initialize_mailbox_swcci(CXLCCI *cci, DeviceState *intf,
                                   DeviceState *d, size_t payload_max)
 {
-    cci->cxl_cmd_set = cxl_cmd_set_sw;
+    cxl_copy_cci_commands(cci, cxl_cmd_set_sw);
     cci->d = d;
     cci->intf = intf;
     cxl_init_cci(cci, payload_max);
@@ -1458,7 +1469,7 @@ void cxl_initialize_mailbox_swcci(CXLCCI *cci, DeviceState *intf,
 
 void cxl_initialize_mailbox_t3(CXLCCI *cci, DeviceState *d, size_t payload_max)
 {
-    cci->cxl_cmd_set = cxl_cmd_set;
+    cxl_copy_cci_commands(cci, cxl_cmd_set);
     cci->d = d;
 
     /* No separation for PCI MB as protocol handled in PCI device */
@@ -1476,7 +1487,7 @@ static const struct cxl_cmd cxl_cmd_set_t3_ld[256][256] = {
 void cxl_initialize_t3_ld_cci(CXLCCI *cci, DeviceState *d, DeviceState *intf,
                                size_t payload_max)
 {
-    cci->cxl_cmd_set = cxl_cmd_set_t3_ld;
+    cxl_copy_cci_commands(cci, cxl_cmd_set_t3_ld);
     cci->d = d;
     cci->intf = intf;
     cxl_init_cci(cci, payload_max);
@@ -1496,7 +1507,7 @@ void cxl_initialize_t3_fm_owned_ld_mctpcci(CXLCCI *cci, DeviceState *d,
                                            DeviceState *intf,
                                            size_t payload_max)
 {
-    cci->cxl_cmd_set = cxl_cmd_set_t3_fm_owned_ld_mctp;
+    cxl_copy_cci_commands(cci, cxl_cmd_set_t3_fm_owned_ld_mctp);
     cci->d = d;
     cci->intf = intf;
     cxl_init_cci(cci, payload_max);
diff --git a/include/hw/cxl/cxl_device.h b/include/hw/cxl/cxl_device.h
index 279b276bda..ccc4611875 100644
--- a/include/hw/cxl/cxl_device.h
+++ b/include/hw/cxl/cxl_device.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ typedef struct CXLEventLog {
 } CXLEventLog;
 
 typedef struct CXLCCI {
-    const struct cxl_cmd (*cxl_cmd_set)[256];
+    struct cxl_cmd cxl_cmd_set[256][256];
     struct cel_log {
         uint16_t opcode;
         uint16_t effect;