diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-zcu102.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-zcu102.c
index 45eb19ab3b..4c84bb932a 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-zcu102.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-zcu102.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ static void xlnx_zcu102_init(MachineState *machine)
     s->binfo.ram_size = ram_size;
     s->binfo.loader_start = 0;
     s->binfo.modify_dtb = zcu102_modify_dtb;
+    s->binfo.psci_conduit = QEMU_PSCI_CONDUIT_SMC;
     arm_load_kernel(s->soc.boot_cpu_ptr, machine, &s->binfo);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
index 5fbf38c466..6d0e4116db 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ static void xlnx_zynqmp_create_rpu(MachineState *ms, XlnxZynqMPState *s,
 
         name = object_get_canonical_path_component(OBJECT(&s->rpu_cpu[i]));
         if (strcmp(name, boot_cpu)) {
-            /* Secondary CPUs start in PSCI powered-down state */
+            /*
+             * Secondary CPUs start in powered-down state.
+             */
             object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->rpu_cpu[i]),
                                      "start-powered-off", true, &error_abort);
         } else {
@@ -438,12 +440,11 @@ static void xlnx_zynqmp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     for (i = 0; i < num_apus; i++) {
         const char *name;
 
-        object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->apu_cpu[i]), "psci-conduit",
-                                QEMU_PSCI_CONDUIT_SMC, &error_abort);
-
         name = object_get_canonical_path_component(OBJECT(&s->apu_cpu[i]));
         if (strcmp(name, boot_cpu)) {
-            /* Secondary CPUs start in PSCI powered-down state */
+            /*
+             * Secondary CPUs start in powered-down state.
+             */
             object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->apu_cpu[i]),
                                      "start-powered-off", true, &error_abort);
         } else {