diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
index 5aa1ed474a..0c0fb3f1b0 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
@@ -389,9 +389,9 @@ static const TypeInfo spapr_cpu_core_type_infos[] = {
     DEFINE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE_TYPE("970_v2.2"),
     DEFINE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE_TYPE("970mp_v1.0"),
     DEFINE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE_TYPE("970mp_v1.1"),
-    DEFINE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE_TYPE("power5+_v2.1"),
+    DEFINE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE_TYPE("power5p_v2.1"),
     DEFINE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE_TYPE("power7_v2.3"),
-    DEFINE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE_TYPE("power7+_v2.1"),
+    DEFINE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE_TYPE("power7p_v2.1"),
     DEFINE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE_TYPE("power8_v2.0"),
     DEFINE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE_TYPE("power8e_v2.1"),
     DEFINE_SPAPR_CPU_CORE_TYPE("power8nvl_v1.0"),
diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index 654e1afaf2..2c4c64d2b6 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -160,10 +160,6 @@ static bool type_name_is_valid(const char *name)
 
     /* Allow some legacy names with '+' in it for compatibility reasons */
     if (name[plen] == '+') {
-        if (plen == 6 && g_str_has_prefix(name, "power")) {
-            /* Allow "power5+" and "power7+" CPU names*/
-            return true;
-        }
         if (plen >= 17 && g_str_has_prefix(name, "Sun-UltraSparc-I")) {
             /* Allow "Sun-UltraSparc-IV+" and "Sun-UltraSparc-IIIi+" */
             return true;
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu-models.c b/target/ppc/cpu-models.c
index 7dbb47de64..36e465b390 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu-models.c
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu-models.c
@@ -716,11 +716,11 @@
                 "PowerPC 970MP v1.0")
     POWERPC_DEF("970mp_v1.1",    CPU_POWERPC_970MP_v11,              970,
                 "PowerPC 970MP v1.1")
-    POWERPC_DEF("power5+_v2.1",  CPU_POWERPC_POWER5P_v21,            POWER5P,
+    POWERPC_DEF("power5p_v2.1",  CPU_POWERPC_POWER5P_v21,            POWER5P,
                 "POWER5+ v2.1")
     POWERPC_DEF("power7_v2.3",   CPU_POWERPC_POWER7_v23,             POWER7,
                 "POWER7 v2.3")
-    POWERPC_DEF("power7+_v2.1",  CPU_POWERPC_POWER7P_v21,            POWER7,
+    POWERPC_DEF("power7p_v2.1",  CPU_POWERPC_POWER7P_v21,            POWER7,
                 "POWER7+ v2.1")
     POWERPC_DEF("power8e_v2.1",  CPU_POWERPC_POWER8E_v21,            POWER8,
                 "POWER8E v2.1")
@@ -902,10 +902,12 @@ PowerPCCPUAlias ppc_cpu_aliases[] = {
     { "970", "970_v2.2" },
     { "970fx", "970fx_v3.1" },
     { "970mp", "970mp_v1.1" },
-    { "power5+", "power5+_v2.1" },
+    { "power5+", "power5p_v2.1" },
+    { "power5+_v2.1", "power5p_v2.1" },
     { "power5gs", "power5+_v2.1" },
     { "power7", "power7_v2.3" },
-    { "power7+", "power7+_v2.1" },
+    { "power7+", "power7p_v2.1" },
+    { "power7+_v2.1", "power7p_v2.1" },
     { "power8e", "power8e_v2.1" },
     { "power8", "power8_v2.0" },
     { "power8nvl", "power8nvl_v1.0" },