diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
index 2b2fdb203a..3cb5a8fdfd 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ static void fsl_imx25_init(Object *obj)
     FslIMX25State *s = FSL_IMX25(obj);
     int i;
 
-    object_initialize(&s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu), ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("arm926"));
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "cpu", &s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu),
+                            ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("arm926"),
+                            &error_abort, NULL);
 
     sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "avic", &s->avic, sizeof(s->avic),
                           TYPE_IMX_AVIC);
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c
index 6760de3c8c..55e90d104b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ static void fsl_imx31_init(Object *obj)
     FslIMX31State *s = FSL_IMX31(obj);
     int i;
 
-    object_initialize(&s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu), ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("arm1136"));
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "cpu", &s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu),
+                            ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("arm1136"),
+                            &error_abort, NULL);
 
     sysbus_init_child_obj(obj, "avic", &s->avic, sizeof(s->avic),
                           TYPE_IMX_AVIC);