diff --git a/target-arm/cpu.c b/target-arm/cpu.c
index bc19d80439..b8778350f7 100644
--- a/target-arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target-arm/cpu.c
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ static void arm_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
     if (arm_feature(env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP4)) {
         set_feature(env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP3);
+        set_feature(env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP_FP16);
     }
     if (arm_feature(env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP3)) {
         set_feature(env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP);
@@ -744,7 +745,6 @@ static void cortex_a15_initfn(Object *obj)
     cpu->dtb_compatible = "arm,cortex-a15";
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_V7);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP4);
-    set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP_FP16);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_NEON);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_THUMB2EE);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_ARM_DIV);
@@ -953,7 +953,6 @@ static void arm_any_initfn(Object *obj)
     ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(obj);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_V8);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP4);
-    set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP_FP16);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_NEON);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_THUMB2EE);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_V8_AES);
diff --git a/target-arm/cpu64.c b/target-arm/cpu64.c
index 40cc063f07..8b2081c246 100644
--- a/target-arm/cpu64.c
+++ b/target-arm/cpu64.c
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ static void aarch64_a57_initfn(Object *obj)
 
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_V8);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP4);
-    set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP_FP16);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_NEON);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_GENERIC_TIMER);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_AARCH64);
@@ -143,7 +142,6 @@ static void aarch64_any_initfn(Object *obj)
 
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_V8);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP4);
-    set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP_FP16);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_NEON);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_AARCH64);
     set_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_V8_AES);