diff --git a/target-arm/cpu.c b/target-arm/cpu.c
index f54d200..5dfcb74 100644
--- a/target-arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target-arm/cpu.c
@@ -134,9 +134,11 @@
 
 static void arm_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
+    CPUState *cs = CPU(obj);
     ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(obj);
     static bool inited;
 
+    cs->env_ptr = &cpu->env;
     cpu_exec_init(&cpu->env);
     cpu->cp_regs = g_hash_table_new_full(g_int_hash, g_int_equal,
                                          g_free, g_free);