diff --git a/target-openrisc/cpu.c b/target-openrisc/cpu.c
index a7a8de8a37..d8cc533efe 100644
--- a/target-openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target-openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -62,12 +62,15 @@ static inline void set_feature(OpenRISCCPU *cpu, int feature)
     cpu->env.cpucfgr = cpu->feature;
 }
 
-void openrisc_cpu_realize(Object *obj, Error **errp)
+static void openrisc_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    OpenRISCCPU *cpu = OPENRISC_CPU(obj);
+    OpenRISCCPU *cpu = OPENRISC_CPU(dev);
+    OpenRISCCPUClass *occ = OPENRISC_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
 
     qemu_init_vcpu(&cpu->env);
     cpu_reset(CPU(cpu));
+
+    occ->parent_realize(dev, errp);
 }
 
 static void openrisc_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
@@ -134,6 +137,10 @@ static void openrisc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     OpenRISCCPUClass *occ = OPENRISC_CPU_CLASS(oc);
     CPUClass *cc = CPU_CLASS(occ);
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
+
+    occ->parent_realize = dc->realize;
+    dc->realize = openrisc_cpu_realizefn;
 
     occ->parent_reset = cc->reset;
     cc->reset = openrisc_cpu_reset;
@@ -187,7 +194,7 @@ OpenRISCCPU *cpu_openrisc_init(const char *cpu_model)
     cpu = OPENRISC_CPU(object_new(object_class_get_name(oc)));
     cpu->env.cpu_model_str = cpu_model;
 
-    openrisc_cpu_realize(OBJECT(cpu), NULL);
+    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", NULL);
 
     return cpu;
 }
diff --git a/target-openrisc/cpu.h b/target-openrisc/cpu.h
index 3beab45c3c..419f007991 100644
--- a/target-openrisc/cpu.h
+++ b/target-openrisc/cpu.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ struct OpenRISCCPU;
 #include "exec/cpu-defs.h"
 #include "fpu/softfloat.h"
 #include "qom/cpu.h"
-#include "qapi/error.h"
 
 #define TYPE_OPENRISC_CPU "or32-cpu"
 
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ struct OpenRISCCPU;
 
 /**
  * OpenRISCCPUClass:
+ * @parent_realize: The parent class' realize handler.
  * @parent_reset: The parent class' reset handler.
  *
  * A OpenRISC CPU model.
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ typedef struct OpenRISCCPUClass {
     CPUClass parent_class;
     /*< public >*/
 
+    DeviceRealize parent_realize;
     void (*parent_reset)(CPUState *cpu);
 } OpenRISCCPUClass;
 
@@ -340,7 +341,6 @@ static inline OpenRISCCPU *openrisc_env_get_cpu(CPUOpenRISCState *env)
 #define ENV_GET_CPU(e) CPU(openrisc_env_get_cpu(e))
 
 OpenRISCCPU *cpu_openrisc_init(const char *cpu_model);
-void openrisc_cpu_realize(Object *obj, Error **errp);
 
 void cpu_openrisc_list(FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf);
 int cpu_openrisc_exec(CPUOpenRISCState *s);