diff --git a/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c b/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c
index d00f5a6c1c..663d9cb093 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c
@@ -331,6 +331,24 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_memhp_state = {
     }
 };
 
+static bool cpuhp_needed(void *opaque)
+{
+    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(qdev_get_machine());
+
+    return mc->has_hotpluggable_cpus;
+}
+
+static const VMStateDescription vmstate_cpuhp_state = {
+    .name = "acpi-ged/cpuhp",
+    .version_id = 1,
+    .minimum_version_id = 1,
+    .needed = cpuhp_needed,
+    .fields      = (VMStateField[]) {
+        VMSTATE_CPU_HOTPLUG(cpuhp_state, AcpiGedState),
+        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
+    }
+};
+
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_ged_state = {
     .name = "acpi-ged-state",
     .version_id = 1,
@@ -379,6 +397,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_acpi_ged = {
     },
     .subsections = (const VMStateDescription * const []) {
         &vmstate_memhp_state,
+        &vmstate_cpuhp_state,
         &vmstate_ghes_state,
         NULL
     }