diff --git a/hw/intc/riscv_aplic.c b/hw/intc/riscv_aplic.c
index fc5df0d598..32edd6d07b 100644
--- a/hw/intc/riscv_aplic.c
+++ b/hw/intc/riscv_aplic.c
@@ -1000,16 +1000,16 @@ DeviceState *riscv_aplic_create(hwaddr addr, hwaddr size,
     qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "msimode", msimode);
     qdev_prop_set_bit(dev, "mmode", mmode);
 
+    if (parent) {
+        riscv_aplic_add_child(parent, dev);
+    }
+
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
 
     if (!is_kvm_aia(msimode)) {
         sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, addr);
     }
 
-    if (parent) {
-        riscv_aplic_add_child(parent, dev);
-    }
-
     if (!msimode) {
         for (i = 0; i < num_harts; i++) {
             CPUState *cpu = cpu_by_arch_id(hartid_base + i);