diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index 86070dfd98..5e36465603 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -820,17 +820,43 @@ static void virt_powerdown_req(Notifier *n, void *opaque)
     }
 }
 
-static void create_gpio(const VirtMachineState *vms)
+static void create_gpio_keys(const VirtMachineState *vms,
+                             DeviceState *pl061_dev,
+                             uint32_t phandle)
+{
+    gpio_key_dev = sysbus_create_simple("gpio-key", -1,
+                                        qdev_get_gpio_in(pl061_dev, 3));
+
+    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys");
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_string(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys", "compatible", "gpio-keys");
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys", "#size-cells", 0);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys", "#address-cells", 1);
+
+    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys/poweroff");
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_string(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys/poweroff",
+                            "label", "GPIO Key Poweroff");
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys/poweroff", "linux,code",
+                          KEY_POWER);
+    qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys/poweroff",
+                           "gpios", phandle, 3, 0);
+}
+
+static void create_gpio_devices(const VirtMachineState *vms, int gpio,
+                                MemoryRegion *mem)
 {
     char *nodename;
     DeviceState *pl061_dev;
-    hwaddr base = vms->memmap[VIRT_GPIO].base;
-    hwaddr size = vms->memmap[VIRT_GPIO].size;
-    int irq = vms->irqmap[VIRT_GPIO];
+    hwaddr base = vms->memmap[gpio].base;
+    hwaddr size = vms->memmap[gpio].size;
+    int irq = vms->irqmap[gpio];
     const char compat[] = "arm,pl061\0arm,primecell";
+    SysBusDevice *s;
 
-    pl061_dev = sysbus_create_simple("pl061", base,
-                                     qdev_get_gpio_in(vms->gic, irq));
+    pl061_dev = qdev_new("pl061");
+    s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(pl061_dev);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(mem, base, sysbus_mmio_get_region(s, 0));
+    sysbus_connect_irq(s, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(vms->gic, irq));
 
     uint32_t phandle = qemu_fdt_alloc_phandle(vms->fdt);
     nodename = g_strdup_printf("/pl061@%" PRIx64, base);
@@ -847,21 +873,10 @@ static void create_gpio(const VirtMachineState *vms)
     qemu_fdt_setprop_string(vms->fdt, nodename, "clock-names", "apb_pclk");
     qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(vms->fdt, nodename, "phandle", phandle);
 
-    gpio_key_dev = sysbus_create_simple("gpio-key", -1,
-                                        qdev_get_gpio_in(pl061_dev, 3));
-    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys");
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_string(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys", "compatible", "gpio-keys");
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys", "#size-cells", 0);
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys", "#address-cells", 1);
-
-    qemu_fdt_add_subnode(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys/poweroff");
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_string(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys/poweroff",
-                            "label", "GPIO Key Poweroff");
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_cell(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys/poweroff", "linux,code",
-                          KEY_POWER);
-    qemu_fdt_setprop_cells(vms->fdt, "/gpio-keys/poweroff",
-                           "gpios", phandle, 3, 0);
     g_free(nodename);
+
+    /* Child gpio devices */
+    create_gpio_keys(vms, pl061_dev, phandle);
 }
 
 static void create_virtio_devices(const VirtMachineState *vms)
@@ -1990,7 +2005,7 @@ static void machvirt_init(MachineState *machine)
     if (has_ged && aarch64 && firmware_loaded && virt_is_acpi_enabled(vms)) {
         vms->acpi_dev = create_acpi_ged(vms);
     } else {
-        create_gpio(vms);
+        create_gpio_devices(vms, VIRT_GPIO, sysmem);
     }
 
      /* connect powerdown request */