diff --git a/cpu/cpu_exec_context.hh b/cpu/cpu_exec_context.hh
index 6f725d1e4..846fa98b0 100644
--- a/cpu/cpu_exec_context.hh
+++ b/cpu/cpu_exec_context.hh
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ class CPUExecContext
     void serialize(std::ostream &os);
     void unserialize(Checkpoint *cp, const std::string &section);
 
+    TranslatingPort *getMemPort() { return port; }
+
     BaseCPU *getCpuPtr() { return cpu; }
 
     ExecContext *getProxy() { return proxy; }
diff --git a/cpu/exec_context.hh b/cpu/exec_context.hh
index c917b46e9..225f19b87 100644
--- a/cpu/exec_context.hh
+++ b/cpu/exec_context.hh
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ class ExecContext
         Halted
     };
 
-    TranslatingPort * port;
-
     virtual ~ExecContext() { };
 
+    virtual TranslatingPort *getMemPort() = 0;
+
     virtual BaseCPU *getCpuPtr() = 0;
 
     virtual void setCpuId(int id) = 0;
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ class ProxyExecContext : public ExecContext
 
   public:
 
+    TranslatingPort *getMemPort() { return actualXC->getMemPort(); }
+
     BaseCPU *getCpuPtr() { return actualXC->getCpuPtr(); }
 
     void setCpuId(int id) { actualXC->setCpuId(id); }