diff --git a/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c b/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
index b33f8f1351..56a36202d7 100644
--- a/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
+++ b/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
@@ -1134,18 +1134,22 @@ static void pxa2xx_rtc_init(Object *obj)
     s->last_rtcpicr = 0;
     s->last_hz = s->last_sw = s->last_pi = qemu_clock_get_ms(rtc_clock);
 
+    sysbus_init_irq(dev, &s->rtc_irq);
+
+    memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, obj, &pxa2xx_rtc_ops, s,
+                          "pxa2xx-rtc", 0x10000);
+    sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
+}
+
+static void pxa2xx_rtc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    PXA2xxRTCState *s = PXA2XX_RTC(dev);
     s->rtc_hz    = timer_new_ms(rtc_clock, pxa2xx_rtc_hz_tick,    s);
     s->rtc_rdal1 = timer_new_ms(rtc_clock, pxa2xx_rtc_rdal1_tick, s);
     s->rtc_rdal2 = timer_new_ms(rtc_clock, pxa2xx_rtc_rdal2_tick, s);
     s->rtc_swal1 = timer_new_ms(rtc_clock, pxa2xx_rtc_swal1_tick, s);
     s->rtc_swal2 = timer_new_ms(rtc_clock, pxa2xx_rtc_swal2_tick, s);
     s->rtc_pi    = timer_new_ms(rtc_clock, pxa2xx_rtc_pi_tick,    s);
-
-    sysbus_init_irq(dev, &s->rtc_irq);
-
-    memory_region_init_io(&s->iomem, obj, &pxa2xx_rtc_ops, s,
-                          "pxa2xx-rtc", 0x10000);
-    sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
 }
 
 static int pxa2xx_rtc_pre_save(void *opaque)
@@ -1203,6 +1207,7 @@ static void pxa2xx_rtc_sysbus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 
     dc->desc = "PXA2xx RTC Controller";
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_pxa2xx_rtc_regs;
+    dc->realize = pxa2xx_rtc_realize;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo pxa2xx_rtc_sysbus_info = {