diff --git a/hw/arm/mcimx7d-sabre.c b/hw/arm/mcimx7d-sabre.c
index 97b8bb788a1..78b87c502fc 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mcimx7d-sabre.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mcimx7d-sabre.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ static void mcimx7d_sabre_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
     static struct arm_boot_info boot_info;
     MCIMX7Sabre *s = g_new0(MCIMX7Sabre, 1);
-    Object *soc;
     int i;
 
     if (machine->ram_size > FSL_IMX7_MMDC_SIZE) {
@@ -49,10 +48,10 @@ static void mcimx7d_sabre_init(MachineState *machine)
         .nb_cpus = machine->smp.cpus,
     };
 
-    object_initialize(&s->soc, sizeof(s->soc), TYPE_FSL_IMX7);
-    soc = OBJECT(&s->soc);
-    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", soc, &error_fatal);
-    object_property_set_bool(soc, true, "realized", &error_fatal);
+    object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc",
+                            &s->soc, sizeof(s->soc),
+                            TYPE_FSL_IMX7, &error_fatal, NULL);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->soc), true, "realized", &error_fatal);
 
     memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->ram, NULL, "mcimx7d-sabre.ram",
                                          machine->ram_size);
diff --git a/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c b/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
index d85dc2c4bd8..6b24aaacded 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
@@ -427,10 +427,10 @@ static void mps2tz_common_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* The sec_resp_cfg output from the IoTKit must be split into multiple
      * lines, one for each of the PPCs we create here, plus one per MSC.
      */
-    object_initialize(&mms->sec_resp_splitter, sizeof(mms->sec_resp_splitter),
-                      TYPE_SPLIT_IRQ);
-    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "sec-resp-splitter",
-                              OBJECT(&mms->sec_resp_splitter), &error_abort);
+    object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "sec-resp-splitter",
+                            &mms->sec_resp_splitter,
+                            sizeof(mms->sec_resp_splitter),
+                            TYPE_SPLIT_IRQ, &error_abort, NULL);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&mms->sec_resp_splitter),
                             ARRAY_SIZE(mms->ppc) + ARRAY_SIZE(mms->msc),
                             "num-lines", &error_fatal);
@@ -465,10 +465,9 @@ static void mps2tz_common_init(MachineState *machine)
      * Tx, Rx and "combined" IRQs are sent to the NVIC separately.
      * Create the OR gate for this.
      */
-    object_initialize(&mms->uart_irq_orgate, sizeof(mms->uart_irq_orgate),
-                      TYPE_OR_IRQ);
-    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(mms), "uart-irq-orgate",
-                              OBJECT(&mms->uart_irq_orgate), &error_abort);
+    object_initialize_child(OBJECT(mms), "uart-irq-orgate",
+                            &mms->uart_irq_orgate, sizeof(mms->uart_irq_orgate),
+                            TYPE_OR_IRQ, &error_abort, NULL);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&mms->uart_irq_orgate), 10, "num-lines",
                             &error_fatal);
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&mms->uart_irq_orgate), true,
diff --git a/hw/arm/musca.c b/hw/arm/musca.c
index ddd8842732c..68db4b5b387 100644
--- a/hw/arm/musca.c
+++ b/hw/arm/musca.c
@@ -424,10 +424,11 @@ static void musca_init(MachineState *machine)
      * The sec_resp_cfg output from the SSE-200 must be split into multiple
      * lines, one for each of the PPCs we create here.
      */
-    object_initialize(&mms->sec_resp_splitter, sizeof(mms->sec_resp_splitter),
-                      TYPE_SPLIT_IRQ);
-    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "sec-resp-splitter",
-                              OBJECT(&mms->sec_resp_splitter), &error_fatal);
+    object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "sec-resp-splitter",
+                            &mms->sec_resp_splitter,
+                            sizeof(mms->sec_resp_splitter),
+                            TYPE_SPLIT_IRQ, &error_fatal, NULL);
+
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&mms->sec_resp_splitter),
                             ARRAY_SIZE(mms->ppc), "num-lines", &error_fatal);
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&mms->sec_resp_splitter), true,
