diff --git a/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c b/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c
index 73810a44402..118032c8c72 100644
--- a/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c
+++ b/hw/arm/allwinner-a10.c
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ static void aw_a10_init(Object *obj)
     AwA10State *s = AW_A10(obj);
 
     object_initialize_child(obj, "cpu", &s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu),
-                            "cortex-a8-" TYPE_ARM_CPU, &error_abort, NULL);
+                            ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a8"),
+                            &error_abort, NULL);
 
     sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "intc", &s->intc, sizeof(s->intc),
                           TYPE_AW_A10_PIC);
diff --git a/hw/arm/cubieboard.c b/hw/arm/cubieboard.c
index 38e0ca0f533..ed8d2333a07 100644
--- a/hw/arm/cubieboard.c
+++ b/hw/arm/cubieboard.c
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ static void cubieboard_init(MachineState *machine)
 
 static void cubieboard_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
-    mc->desc = "cubietech cubieboard";
+    mc->desc = "cubietech cubieboard (Cortex-A9)";
+    mc->default_cpu_type = ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a9");
     mc->init = cubieboard_init;
     mc->block_default_type = IF_IDE;
     mc->units_per_default_bus = 1;
diff --git a/hw/arm/digic.c b/hw/arm/digic.c
index 4f524658756..22434a65a28 100644
--- a/hw/arm/digic.c
+++ b/hw/arm/digic.c
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ static void digic_init(Object *obj)
     int i;
 
     object_initialize_child(obj, "cpu", &s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu),
-                            "arm946-" TYPE_ARM_CPU, &error_abort, NULL);
+                            ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("arm946"),
+                            &error_abort, NULL);
 
     for (i = 0; i < DIGIC4_NB_TIMERS; i++) {
 #define DIGIC_TIMER_NAME_MLEN    11
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
index 532d088298b..2b2fdb203a2 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void fsl_imx25_init(Object *obj)
     FslIMX25State *s = FSL_IMX25(obj);
     int i;
 
-    object_initialize(&s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu), "arm926-" TYPE_ARM_CPU);
+    object_initialize(&s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu), ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("arm926"));
 
     sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "avic", &s->avic, sizeof(s->avic),
                           TYPE_IMX_AVIC);
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c
index 1a37a7b997c..6760de3c8c1 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static void fsl_imx31_init(Object *obj)
     FslIMX31State *s = FSL_IMX31(obj);
     int i;
 
-    object_initialize(&s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu), "arm1136-" TYPE_ARM_CPU);
+    object_initialize(&s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu), ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("arm1136"));
 
     sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "avic", &s->avic, sizeof(s->avic),
                           TYPE_IMX_AVIC);
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
index 8c397ef04ba..552145b24ec 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ static void fsl_imx6_init(Object *obj)
     for (i = 0; i < MIN(ms->smp.cpus, FSL_IMX6_NUM_CPUS); i++) {
         snprintf(name, NAME_SIZE, "cpu%d", i);
         object_initialize_child(obj, name, &s->cpu[i], sizeof(s->cpu[i]),
-                                "cortex-a9-" TYPE_ARM_CPU, &error_abort, NULL);
+                                ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a9"),
+                                &error_abort, NULL);
     }
 
     sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "a9mpcore", &s->a9mpcore, sizeof(s->a9mpcore),
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.c
index b074177a71d..c405b68d1dd 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6ul.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static void fsl_imx6ul_init(Object *obj)
     int i;
 
     object_initialize_child(obj, "cpu0", &s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu),
-                            "cortex-a7-" TYPE_ARM_CPU, &error_abort, NULL);
+                            ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a7"), &error_abort, NULL);
 
     /*
      * A7MPCORE
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
index 0f587e63d35..fb03c60ebb8 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ static void xlnx_zynqmp_create_rpu(MachineState *ms, XlnxZynqMPState *s,
 
         object_initialize_child(OBJECT(&s->rpu_cluster), "rpu-cpu[*]",
                                 &s->rpu_cpu[i], sizeof(s->rpu_cpu[i]),
-                                "cortex-r5f-" TYPE_ARM_CPU, &error_abort,
-                                NULL);
+                                ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-r5f"),
+                                &error_abort, NULL);
 
         name = object_get_canonical_path_component(OBJECT(&s->rpu_cpu[i]));
         if (strcmp(name, boot_cpu)) {
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ static void xlnx_zynqmp_init(Object *obj)
     for (i = 0; i < num_apus; i++) {
         object_initialize_child(OBJECT(&s->apu_cluster), "apu-cpu[*]",
                                 &s->apu_cpu[i], sizeof(s->apu_cpu[i]),
-                                "cortex-a53-" TYPE_ARM_CPU, &error_abort,
-                                NULL);
+                                ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a53"),
+                                &error_abort, NULL);
     }
 
     sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "gic", &s->gic, sizeof(s->gic),
