diff --git a/hw/audio/pcspk.c b/hw/audio/pcspk.c
index 4c7e339ac2..ea539e7605 100644
--- a/hw/audio/pcspk.c
+++ b/hw/audio/pcspk.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_spk = {
 
 static Property pcspk_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_AUDIO_PROPERTIES(PCSpkState, card),
-    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("iobase", PCSpkState, iobase,  -1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("iobase", PCSpkState, iobase,  0x61),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("migrate", PCSpkState, migrate,  true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/include/hw/audio/pcspk.h b/include/hw/audio/pcspk.h
index 8b48560267..06cba00b83 100644
--- a/include/hw/audio/pcspk.h
+++ b/include/hw/audio/pcspk.h
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@
 
 static inline void pcspk_init(ISADevice *isadev, ISABus *bus, ISADevice *pit)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev;
-
-    dev = DEVICE(isadev);
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "iobase", 0x61);
-    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), OBJECT(pit), "pit", NULL);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(isadev), OBJECT(pit), "pit", NULL);
     isa_realize_and_unref(isadev, bus, &error_fatal);
 }