diff --git a/hw/arm/exynos4210.c b/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
index f942ed2be9..e99e9cd11b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
+++ b/hw/arm/exynos4210.c
@@ -178,9 +178,10 @@ static void pl330_create(uint32_t base, qemu_irq irq, int nreq)
     sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0, irq);
 }
 
-Exynos4210State *exynos4210_init(MemoryRegion *system_mem)
+static void exynos4210_realize(DeviceState *socdev, Error **errp)
 {
-    Exynos4210State *s = g_new0(Exynos4210State, 1);
+    Exynos4210State *s = EXYNOS4210_SOC(socdev);
+    MemoryRegion *system_mem = get_system_memory();
     qemu_irq gate_irq[EXYNOS4210_NCPUS][EXYNOS4210_IRQ_GATE_NINPUTS];
     SysBusDevice *busdev;
     DeviceState *dev;
@@ -435,6 +436,25 @@ Exynos4210State *exynos4210_init(MemoryRegion *system_mem)
                  qemu_irq_invert(s->irq_table[exynos4210_get_irq(36, 1)]), 32);
     pl330_create(EXYNOS4210_PL330_BASE2_ADDR,
                  qemu_irq_invert(s->irq_table[exynos4210_get_irq(34, 1)]), 1);
-
-    return s;
 }
+
+static void exynos4210_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+
+    dc->realize = exynos4210_realize;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo exynos4210_info = {
+    .name = TYPE_EXYNOS4210_SOC,
+    .parent = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(Exynos4210State),
+    .class_init = exynos4210_class_init,
+};
+
+static void exynos4210_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&exynos4210_info);
+}
+
+type_init(exynos4210_register_types)
diff --git a/hw/arm/exynos4_boards.c b/hw/arm/exynos4_boards.c
index fa0d701641..71f58586c1 100644
--- a/hw/arm/exynos4_boards.c
+++ b/hw/arm/exynos4_boards.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ typedef enum Exynos4BoardType {
 } Exynos4BoardType;
 
 typedef struct Exynos4BoardState {
-    Exynos4210State *soc;
+    Exynos4210State soc;
     MemoryRegion dram0_mem;
     MemoryRegion dram1_mem;
 } Exynos4BoardState;
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ exynos4_boards_init_common(MachineState *machine,
     exynos4_boards_init_ram(s, get_system_memory(),
                             exynos4_board_ram_size[board_type]);
 
-    s->soc = exynos4210_init(get_system_memory());
+    object_initialize(&s->soc, sizeof(s->soc), TYPE_EXYNOS4210_SOC);
+    qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->soc), sysbus_get_default());
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->soc), true, "realized",
+                             &error_fatal);
 
     return s;
 }
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ static void smdkc210_init(MachineState *machine)
                                                       EXYNOS4_BOARD_SMDKC210);
 
     lan9215_init(SMDK_LAN9118_BASE_ADDR,
-            qemu_irq_invert(s->soc->irq_table[exynos4210_get_irq(37, 1)]));
+            qemu_irq_invert(s->soc.irq_table[exynos4210_get_irq(37, 1)]));
     arm_load_kernel(ARM_CPU(first_cpu), &exynos4_board_binfo);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/exynos4210.h b/include/hw/arm/exynos4210.h
index 098a69ec73..27c684e851 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/exynos4210.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/exynos4210.h
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ typedef struct Exynos4210Irq {
 } Exynos4210Irq;
 
 typedef struct Exynos4210State {
+    /*< private >*/
+    SysBusDevice parent_obj;
+    /*< public >*/
     ARMCPU *cpu[EXYNOS4210_NCPUS];
     Exynos4210Irq irqs;
     qemu_irq *irq_table;
@@ -98,11 +101,13 @@ typedef struct Exynos4210State {
     I2CBus *i2c_if[EXYNOS4210_I2C_NUMBER];
 } Exynos4210State;
 
+#define TYPE_EXYNOS4210_SOC "exynos4210"
+#define EXYNOS4210_SOC(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(Exynos4210State, obj, TYPE_EXYNOS4210_SOC)
+
 void exynos4210_write_secondary(ARMCPU *cpu,
         const struct arm_boot_info *info);
 
-Exynos4210State *exynos4210_init(MemoryRegion *system_mem);
-
 /* Initialize exynos4210 IRQ subsystem stub */
 qemu_irq *exynos4210_init_irq(Exynos4210Irq *env);