diff --git a/hw/mips/boston.c b/hw/mips/boston.c
index cb3ea85fdc..1ffccc8da9 100644
--- a/hw/mips/boston.c
+++ b/hw/mips/boston.c
@@ -455,8 +455,8 @@ static void boston_mach_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     is_64b = cpu_supports_isa(machine->cpu_type, ISA_MIPS64);
 
-    object_initialize(&s->cps, sizeof(s->cps), TYPE_MIPS_CPS);
-    qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->cps), sysbus_get_default());
+    sysbus_init_child_obj(OBJECT(machine), "cps", OBJECT(&s->cps),
+                          sizeof(s->cps), TYPE_MIPS_CPS);
     object_property_set_str(OBJECT(&s->cps), machine->cpu_type, "cpu-type",
                             &err);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cps), smp_cpus, "num-vp", &err);
diff --git a/hw/mips/cps.c b/hw/mips/cps.c
index fc97f59af4..649b35a76c 100644
--- a/hw/mips/cps.c
+++ b/hw/mips/cps.c
@@ -94,9 +94,8 @@ static void mips_cps_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     /* Inter-Thread Communication Unit */
     if (itu_present) {
-        object_initialize(&s->itu, sizeof(s->itu), TYPE_MIPS_ITU);
-        qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->itu), sysbus_get_default());
-
+        sysbus_init_child_obj(OBJECT(dev), "itu", &s->itu, sizeof(s->itu),
+                              TYPE_MIPS_ITU);
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->itu), 16, "num-fifo", &err);
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->itu), 16, "num-semaphores", &err);
         object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->itu), saar_present, "saar-present",
@@ -115,9 +114,8 @@ static void mips_cps_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     /* Cluster Power Controller */
-    object_initialize(&s->cpc, sizeof(s->cpc), TYPE_MIPS_CPC);
-    qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->cpc), sysbus_get_default());
-
+    sysbus_init_child_obj(OBJECT(dev), "cpc", &s->cpc, sizeof(s->cpc),
+                          TYPE_MIPS_CPC);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cpc), s->num_vp, "num-vp", &err);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cpc), 1, "vp-start-running", &err);
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cpc), true, "realized", &err);
@@ -130,9 +128,8 @@ static void mips_cps_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                             sysbus_mmio_get_region(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->cpc), 0));
 
     /* Global Interrupt Controller */
-    object_initialize(&s->gic, sizeof(s->gic), TYPE_MIPS_GIC);
-    qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->gic), sysbus_get_default());
-
+    sysbus_init_child_obj(OBJECT(dev), "gic", &s->gic, sizeof(s->gic),
+                          TYPE_MIPS_GIC);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->gic), s->num_vp, "num-vp", &err);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->gic), 128, "num-irq", &err);
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->gic), true, "realized", &err);
@@ -147,9 +144,8 @@ static void mips_cps_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     /* Global Configuration Registers */
     gcr_base = env->CP0_CMGCRBase << 4;
 
-    object_initialize(&s->gcr, sizeof(s->gcr), TYPE_MIPS_GCR);
-    qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->gcr), sysbus_get_default());
-
+    sysbus_init_child_obj(OBJECT(dev), "gcr", &s->gcr, sizeof(s->gcr),
+                          TYPE_MIPS_GCR);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->gcr), s->num_vp, "num-vp", &err);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->gcr), 0x800, "gcr-rev", &err);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->gcr), gcr_base, "gcr-base", &err);
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index 04f2117d71..aff8464f2a 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -1151,8 +1151,8 @@ static void create_cps(MaltaState *s, const char *cpu_type,
 {
     Error *err = NULL;
 
-    object_initialize(&s->cps, sizeof(s->cps), TYPE_MIPS_CPS);
-    qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->cps), sysbus_get_default());
+    sysbus_init_child_obj(OBJECT(s), "cps", OBJECT(&s->cps), sizeof(s->cps),
+                          TYPE_MIPS_CPS);
     object_property_set_str(OBJECT(&s->cps), cpu_type, "cpu-type", &err);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->cps), smp_cpus, "num-vp", &err);
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->cps), true, "realized", &err);