diff --git a/hw/i386/kvm/i8259.c b/hw/i386/kvm/i8259.c
index 57abe091b0..b91e98074e 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvm/i8259.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvm/i8259.c
@@ -140,15 +140,12 @@ static void kvm_i8259_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     KVMPICClass *kpc = KVM_PIC_CLASS(klass);
     PICCommonClass *k = PIC_COMMON_CLASS(klass);
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-    InterruptStatsProviderClass *ic = INTERRUPT_STATS_PROVIDER_CLASS(klass);
 
     dc->reset     = kvm_pic_reset;
     kpc->parent_realize = dc->realize;
     dc->realize   = kvm_pic_realize;
     k->pre_save   = kvm_pic_get;
     k->post_load  = kvm_pic_put;
-    ic->get_statistics = pic_get_statistics;
-    ic->print_info = pic_print_info;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo kvm_i8259_info = {
@@ -157,10 +154,6 @@ static const TypeInfo kvm_i8259_info = {
     .instance_size = sizeof(PICCommonState),
     .class_init = kvm_i8259_class_init,
     .class_size = sizeof(KVMPICClass),
-    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
-        { TYPE_INTERRUPT_STATS_PROVIDER },
-        { }
-    },
 };
 
 static void kvm_pic_register_types(void)
diff --git a/hw/intc/i8259.c b/hw/intc/i8259.c
index d9b9666aff..1602255a87 100644
--- a/hw/intc/i8259.c
+++ b/hw/intc/i8259.c
@@ -442,13 +442,10 @@ static void i8259_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     PICClass *k = PIC_CLASS(klass);
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-    InterruptStatsProviderClass *ic = INTERRUPT_STATS_PROVIDER_CLASS(klass);
 
     k->parent_realize = dc->realize;
     dc->realize = pic_realize;
     dc->reset = pic_reset;
-    ic->get_statistics = pic_get_statistics;
-    ic->print_info = pic_print_info;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo i8259_info = {
@@ -457,10 +454,6 @@ static const TypeInfo i8259_info = {
     .parent     = TYPE_PIC_COMMON,
     .class_init = i8259_class_init,
     .class_size = sizeof(PICClass),
-    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
-        { TYPE_INTERRUPT_STATS_PROVIDER },
-        { }
-    },
 };
 
 static void pic_register_types(void)
diff --git a/hw/intc/i8259_common.c b/hw/intc/i8259_common.c
index 7efd2e8012..c75c880157 100644
--- a/hw/intc/i8259_common.c
+++ b/hw/intc/i8259_common.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ static Property pic_properties_common[] = {
 static void pic_common_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    InterruptStatsProviderClass *ic = INTERRUPT_STATS_PROVIDER_CLASS(klass);
 
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_pic_common;
     dc->props = pic_properties_common;
@@ -189,6 +190,8 @@ static void pic_common_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
      * code.
      */
     dc->user_creatable = false;
+    ic->get_statistics = pic_get_statistics;
+    ic->print_info = pic_print_info;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo pic_common_type = {
@@ -198,6 +201,10 @@ static const TypeInfo pic_common_type = {
     .class_size = sizeof(PICCommonClass),
     .class_init = pic_common_class_init,
     .abstract = true,
+    .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
+        { TYPE_INTERRUPT_STATS_PROVIDER },
+        { }
+    },
 };
 
 static void pic_common_register_types(void)