1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/hw/core/cpu.c b/hw/core/cpu.c
index f31ec48ee6..4d5438b70e 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ CPUState *cpu_create(const char *typename)
 {
     Error *err = NULL;
     CPUState *cpu = CPU(object_new(typename));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", &err);
+    qdev_realize(DEVICE(cpu), NULL, &err);
     if (err != NULL) {
         error_report_err(err);
         object_unref(OBJECT(cpu));