diff --git a/hw/arm/bcm2836.c b/hw/arm/bcm2836.c
index e7cc2c930d9..8f921d8e904 100644
--- a/hw/arm/bcm2836.c
+++ b/hw/arm/bcm2836.c
@@ -17,57 +17,31 @@
 #include "hw/arm/raspi_platform.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 
-typedef struct BCM283XInfo BCM283XInfo;
-
 typedef struct BCM283XClass {
     /*< private >*/
     DeviceClass parent_class;
     /*< public >*/
-    const BCM283XInfo *info;
-} BCM283XClass;
-
-struct BCM283XInfo {
     const char *name;
     const char *cpu_type;
     hwaddr peri_base; /* Peripheral base address seen by the CPU */
     hwaddr ctrl_base; /* Interrupt controller and mailboxes etc. */
     int clusterid;
-};
+} BCM283XClass;
 
 #define BCM283X_CLASS(klass) \
     OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(BCM283XClass, (klass), TYPE_BCM283X)
 #define BCM283X_GET_CLASS(obj) \
     OBJECT_GET_CLASS(BCM283XClass, (obj), TYPE_BCM283X)
 
-static const BCM283XInfo bcm283x_socs[] = {
-    {
-        .name = TYPE_BCM2836,
-        .cpu_type = ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a7"),
-        .peri_base = 0x3f000000,
-        .ctrl_base = 0x40000000,
-        .clusterid = 0xf,
-    },
-#ifdef TARGET_AARCH64
-    {
-        .name = TYPE_BCM2837,
-        .cpu_type = ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a53"),
-        .peri_base = 0x3f000000,
-        .ctrl_base = 0x40000000,
-        .clusterid = 0x0,
-    },
-#endif
-};
-
 static void bcm2836_init(Object *obj)
 {
     BCM283XState *s = BCM283X(obj);
     BCM283XClass *bc = BCM283X_GET_CLASS(obj);
-    const BCM283XInfo *info = bc->info;
     int n;
 
     for (n = 0; n < BCM283X_NCPUS; n++) {
         object_initialize_child(obj, "cpu[*]", &s->cpu[n].core,
-                                info->cpu_type);
+                                bc->cpu_type);
     }
 
     object_initialize_child(obj, "control", &s->control, TYPE_BCM2836_CONTROL);
@@ -84,7 +58,6 @@ static void bcm2836_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     BCM283XState *s = BCM283X(dev);
     BCM283XClass *bc = BCM283X_GET_CLASS(dev);
-    const BCM283XInfo *info = bc->info;
     Object *obj;
     int n;
 
@@ -102,14 +75,14 @@ static void bcm2836_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                               "sd-bus");
 
     sysbus_mmio_map_overlap(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->peripherals), 0,
-                            info->peri_base, 1);
+                            bc->peri_base, 1);
 
     /* bcm2836 interrupt controller (and mailboxes, etc.) */
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->control), errp)) {
         return;
     }
 
-    sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->control), 0, info->ctrl_base);
+    sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->control), 0, bc->ctrl_base);
 
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->peripherals), 0,
         qdev_get_gpio_in_named(DEVICE(&s->control), "gpu-irq", 0));
@@ -118,11 +91,11 @@ static void bcm2836_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     for (n = 0; n < BCM283X_NCPUS; n++) {
         /* TODO: this should be converted to a property of ARM_CPU */
-        s->cpu[n].core.mp_affinity = (info->clusterid << 8) | n;
+        s->cpu[n].core.mp_affinity = (bc->clusterid << 8) | n;
 
         /* set periphbase/CBAR value for CPU-local registers */
         if (!object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cpu[n].core), "reset-cbar",
-                                     info->peri_base, errp)) {
+                                     bc->peri_base, errp)) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -165,38 +138,59 @@ static Property bcm2836_props[] = {
 static void bcm283x_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
-    BCM283XClass *bc = BCM283X_CLASS(oc);
 
-    bc->info = data;
-    dc->realize = bcm2836_realize;
-    device_class_set_props(dc, bcm2836_props);
     /* Reason: Must be wired up in code (see raspi_init() function) */
     dc->user_creatable = false;
 }
 
-static const TypeInfo bcm283x_type_info = {
-    .name = TYPE_BCM283X,
-    .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
-    .instance_size = sizeof(BCM283XState),
-    .instance_init = bcm2836_init,
-    .class_size = sizeof(BCM283XClass),
-    .abstract = true,
+static void bcm2836_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
+    BCM283XClass *bc = BCM283X_CLASS(oc);
+
+    bc->cpu_type = ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a7");
+    bc->peri_base = 0x3f000000;
+    bc->ctrl_base = 0x40000000;
+    bc->clusterid = 0xf;
+    dc->realize = bcm2836_realize;
+    device_class_set_props(dc, bcm2836_props);
 };
 
-static void bcm2836_register_types(void)
+#ifdef TARGET_AARCH64
+static void bcm2837_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
-    int i;
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
+    BCM283XClass *bc = BCM283X_CLASS(oc);
 
-    type_register_static(&bcm283x_type_info);
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bcm283x_socs); i++) {
-        TypeInfo ti = {
-            .name = bcm283x_socs[i].name,
-            .parent = TYPE_BCM283X,
-            .class_init = bcm283x_class_init,
-            .class_data = (void *) &bcm283x_socs[i],
-        };
-        type_register(&ti);
+    bc->cpu_type = ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a53");
+    bc->peri_base = 0x3f000000;
+    bc->ctrl_base = 0x40000000;
+    bc->clusterid = 0x0;
+    dc->realize = bcm2836_realize;
+    device_class_set_props(dc, bcm2836_props);
+};
+#endif
+
+static const TypeInfo bcm283x_types[] = {
+    {
+        .name           = TYPE_BCM2836,
+        .parent         = TYPE_BCM283X,
+        .class_init     = bcm2836_class_init,
+#ifdef TARGET_AARCH64
+    }, {
+        .name           = TYPE_BCM2837,
+        .parent         = TYPE_BCM283X,
+        .class_init     = bcm2837_class_init,
+#endif
+    }, {
+        .name           = TYPE_BCM283X,
+        .parent         = TYPE_DEVICE,
+        .instance_size  = sizeof(BCM283XState),
+        .instance_init  = bcm2836_init,
+        .class_size     = sizeof(BCM283XClass),
+        .class_init     = bcm283x_class_init,
+        .abstract       = true,
     }
-}
+};
 
-type_init(bcm2836_register_types)
+DEFINE_TYPES(bcm283x_types)
