diff --git a/hw/dma/xilinx_axidma.c b/hw/dma/xilinx_axidma.c
index d176df6d44..a254275b64 100644
--- a/hw/dma/xilinx_axidma.c
+++ b/hw/dma/xilinx_axidma.c
@@ -566,14 +566,14 @@ static void xilinx_axidma_init(Object *obj)
     XilinxAXIDMA *s = XILINX_AXI_DMA(obj);
     SysBusDevice *sbd = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(obj);
 
-    object_initialize(&s->rx_data_dev, sizeof(s->rx_data_dev),
-                      TYPE_XILINX_AXI_DMA_DATA_STREAM);
-    object_initialize(&s->rx_control_dev, sizeof(s->rx_control_dev),
-                      TYPE_XILINX_AXI_DMA_CONTROL_STREAM);
-    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(s), "axistream-connected-target",
-                              (Object *)&s->rx_data_dev, &error_abort);
-    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(s), "axistream-control-connected-target",
-                              (Object *)&s->rx_control_dev, &error_abort);
+    object_initialize_child(OBJECT(s), "axistream-connected-target",
+                            &s->rx_data_dev, sizeof(s->rx_data_dev),
+                            TYPE_XILINX_AXI_DMA_DATA_STREAM, &error_abort,
+                            NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(OBJECT(s), "axistream-control-connected-target",
+                            &s->rx_control_dev, sizeof(s->rx_control_dev),
+                            TYPE_XILINX_AXI_DMA_CONTROL_STREAM, &error_abort,
+                            NULL);
 
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->streams[0].irq);
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->streams[1].irq);