diff --git a/hw/nios2/10m50_devboard.c b/hw/nios2/10m50_devboard.c
index e4007f6d7f..42053b2ca9 100644
--- a/hw/nios2/10m50_devboard.c
+++ b/hw/nios2/10m50_devboard.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static void nios2_10m50_ghrd_init(MachineState *machine)
                                 phys_ram_alias);
 
     /* Create CPU -- FIXME */
-    cpu = NIOS2_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_NIOS2_CPU, "nios2"));
+    cpu = NIOS2_CPU(cpu_create(TYPE_NIOS2_CPU));
 
     /* Register: CPU interrupt controller (PIC) */
     cpu_irq = nios2_cpu_pic_init(cpu);