1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index aeada2498d..248bbdffd3 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -274,9 +274,8 @@ static void riscv_virt_board_init(MachineState *machine)
     void *fdt;
 
     /* Initialize SOC */
-    object_initialize(&s->soc, sizeof(s->soc), TYPE_RISCV_HART_ARRAY);
-    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", OBJECT(&s->soc),
-                              &error_abort);
+    object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", &s->soc, sizeof(s->soc),
+                            TYPE_RISCV_HART_ARRAY, &error_abort, NULL);
     object_property_set_str(OBJECT(&s->soc), VIRT_CPU, "cpu-type",
                             &error_abort);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->soc), smp_cpus, "num-harts",