diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c b/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c
index a27233d487..81665f2948 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed_soc.c
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ static void aspeed_soc_init(Object *obj)
     AspeedSoCClass *sc = ASPEED_SOC_GET_CLASS(s);
     int i;
 
-    object_initialize(&s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu), sc->info->cpu_type);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "cpu", OBJECT(&s->cpu), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "cpu", &s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu),
+                            sc->info->cpu_type, &error_abort, NULL);
 
-    object_initialize(&s->scu, sizeof(s->scu), TYPE_ASPEED_SCU);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "scu", OBJECT(&s->scu), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "scu", &s->scu, sizeof(s->scu),
+                            TYPE_ASPEED_SCU, &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->scu), sysbus_get_default());
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->scu), "silicon-rev",
                          sc->info->silicon_rev);
@@ -121,35 +121,35 @@ static void aspeed_soc_init(Object *obj)
     object_property_add_alias(obj, "hw-prot-key", OBJECT(&s->scu),
                               "hw-prot-key", &error_abort);
 
-    object_initialize(&s->vic, sizeof(s->vic), TYPE_ASPEED_VIC);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "vic", OBJECT(&s->vic), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "vic", &s->vic, sizeof(s->vic),
+                            TYPE_ASPEED_VIC, &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->vic), sysbus_get_default());
 
-    object_initialize(&s->timerctrl, sizeof(s->timerctrl), TYPE_ASPEED_TIMER);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "timerctrl", OBJECT(&s->timerctrl), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "timerctrl", &s->timerctrl,
+                            sizeof(s->timerctrl), TYPE_ASPEED_TIMER,
+                            &error_abort, NULL);
     object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(&s->timerctrl), "scu",
                                    OBJECT(&s->scu), &error_abort);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->timerctrl), sysbus_get_default());
 
-    object_initialize(&s->i2c, sizeof(s->i2c), TYPE_ASPEED_I2C);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "i2c", OBJECT(&s->i2c), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "i2c", &s->i2c, sizeof(s->i2c),
+                            TYPE_ASPEED_I2C, &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->i2c), sysbus_get_default());
 
-    object_initialize(&s->fmc, sizeof(s->fmc), sc->info->fmc_typename);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "fmc", OBJECT(&s->fmc), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "fmc", &s->fmc, sizeof(s->fmc),
+                            sc->info->fmc_typename, &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->fmc), sysbus_get_default());
     object_property_add_alias(obj, "num-cs", OBJECT(&s->fmc), "num-cs",
                               &error_abort);
 
     for (i = 0; i < sc->info->spis_num; i++) {
-        object_initialize(&s->spi[i], sizeof(s->spi[i]),
-                          sc->info->spi_typename[i]);
-        object_property_add_child(obj, "spi[*]", OBJECT(&s->spi[i]), NULL);
+        object_initialize_child(obj, "spi[*]", &s->spi[i], sizeof(s->spi[i]),
+                                sc->info->spi_typename[i], &error_abort, NULL);
         qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->spi[i]), sysbus_get_default());
     }
 
-    object_initialize(&s->sdmc, sizeof(s->sdmc), TYPE_ASPEED_SDMC);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "sdmc", OBJECT(&s->sdmc), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "sdmc", &s->sdmc, sizeof(s->sdmc),
+                            TYPE_ASPEED_SDMC, &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->sdmc), sysbus_get_default());
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->sdmc), "silicon-rev",
                          sc->info->silicon_rev);
@@ -159,15 +159,16 @@ static void aspeed_soc_init(Object *obj)
                               "max-ram-size", &error_abort);
 
     for (i = 0; i < sc->info->wdts_num; i++) {
-        object_initialize(&s->wdt[i], sizeof(s->wdt[i]), TYPE_ASPEED_WDT);
-        object_property_add_child(obj, "wdt[*]", OBJECT(&s->wdt[i]), NULL);
+        object_initialize_child(obj, "wdt[*]", &s->wdt[i], sizeof(s->wdt[i]),
+                                TYPE_ASPEED_WDT, &error_abort, NULL);
         qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->wdt[i]), sysbus_get_default());
         qdev_prop_set_uint32(DEVICE(&s->wdt[i]), "silicon-rev",
                                     sc->info->silicon_rev);
     }
 
-    object_initialize(&s->ftgmac100, sizeof(s->ftgmac100), TYPE_FTGMAC100);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "ftgmac100", OBJECT(&s->ftgmac100), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "ftgmac100", &s->ftgmac100,
+                            sizeof(s->ftgmac100), TYPE_FTGMAC100,
+                            &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->ftgmac100), sysbus_get_default());
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/bcm2835_peripherals.c b/hw/arm/bcm2835_peripherals.c
index 6be7660e8c..0355a41d8b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/bcm2835_peripherals.c
+++ b/hw/arm/bcm2835_peripherals.c
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ static void bcm2835_peripherals_init(Object *obj)
                        MBOX_CHAN_COUNT << MBOX_AS_CHAN_SHIFT);
 
     /* Interrupt Controller */
-    object_initialize(&s->ic, sizeof(s->ic), TYPE_BCM2835_IC);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "ic", OBJECT(&s->ic), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "ic", &s->ic, sizeof(s->ic), TYPE_BCM2835_IC,
+                            &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->ic), sysbus_get_default());
 
     /* UART0 */
@@ -51,21 +51,21 @@ static void bcm2835_peripherals_init(Object *obj)
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(s->uart0), sysbus_get_default());
 
     /* AUX / UART1 */
-    object_initialize(&s->aux, sizeof(s->aux), TYPE_BCM2835_AUX);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "aux", OBJECT(&s->aux), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "aux", &s->aux, sizeof(s->aux),
+                            TYPE_BCM2835_AUX, &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->aux), sysbus_get_default());
 
     /* Mailboxes */
-    object_initialize(&s->mboxes, sizeof(s->mboxes), TYPE_BCM2835_MBOX);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "mbox", OBJECT(&s->mboxes), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "mbox", &s->mboxes, sizeof(s->mboxes),
+                            TYPE_BCM2835_MBOX, &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->mboxes), sysbus_get_default());
 
     object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(&s->mboxes), "mbox-mr",
                                    OBJECT(&s->mbox_mr), &error_abort);
 
     /* Framebuffer */
-    object_initialize(&s->fb, sizeof(s->fb), TYPE_BCM2835_FB);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "fb", OBJECT(&s->fb), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "fb", &s->fb, sizeof(s->fb), TYPE_BCM2835_FB,
+                            &error_abort, NULL);
     object_property_add_alias(obj, "vcram-size", OBJECT(&s->fb), "vcram-size",
                               &error_abort);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->fb), sysbus_get_default());
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ static void bcm2835_peripherals_init(Object *obj)
                                    OBJECT(&s->gpu_bus_mr), &error_abort);
 
     /* Property channel */
-    object_initialize(&s->property, sizeof(s->property), TYPE_BCM2835_PROPERTY);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "property", OBJECT(&s->property), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "property", &s->property,
+                            sizeof(s->property), TYPE_BCM2835_PROPERTY,
+                            &error_abort, NULL);
     object_property_add_alias(obj, "board-rev", OBJECT(&s->property),
                               "board-rev", &error_abort);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->property), sysbus_get_default());
@@ -86,31 +87,31 @@ static void bcm2835_peripherals_init(Object *obj)
                                    OBJECT(&s->gpu_bus_mr), &error_abort);
 
     /* Random Number Generator */
-    object_initialize(&s->rng, sizeof(s->rng), TYPE_BCM2835_RNG);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "rng", OBJECT(&s->rng), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "rng", &s->rng, sizeof(s->rng),
+                            TYPE_BCM2835_RNG, &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->rng), sysbus_get_default());
 
     /* Extended Mass Media Controller */
-    object_initialize(&s->sdhci, sizeof(s->sdhci), TYPE_SYSBUS_SDHCI);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "sdhci", OBJECT(&s->sdhci), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "sdhci", &s->sdhci, sizeof(s->sdhci),
+                            TYPE_SYSBUS_SDHCI, &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->sdhci), sysbus_get_default());
 
     /* SDHOST */
-    object_initialize(&s->sdhost, sizeof(s->sdhost), TYPE_BCM2835_SDHOST);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "sdhost", OBJECT(&s->sdhost), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "sdhost", &s->sdhost, sizeof(s->sdhost),
+                            TYPE_BCM2835_SDHOST, &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->sdhost), sysbus_get_default());
 
     /* DMA Channels */
-    object_initialize(&s->dma, sizeof(s->dma), TYPE_BCM2835_DMA);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "dma", OBJECT(&s->dma), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "dma", &s->dma, sizeof(s->dma),
+                            TYPE_BCM2835_DMA, &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->dma), sysbus_get_default());
 
     object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(&s->dma), "dma-mr",
                                    OBJECT(&s->gpu_bus_mr), &error_abort);
 
     /* GPIO */
-    object_initialize(&s->gpio, sizeof(s->gpio), TYPE_BCM2835_GPIO);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "gpio", OBJECT(&s->gpio), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "gpio", &s->gpio, sizeof(s->gpio),
+                            TYPE_BCM2835_GPIO, &error_abort, NULL);
     qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(&s->gpio), sysbus_get_default());
 
     object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(&s->gpio), "sdbus-sdhci",
diff --git a/hw/arm/digic.c b/hw/arm/digic.c
index 726abb9b48..14409ef080 100644
--- a/hw/arm/digic.c
+++ b/hw/arm/digic.c
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ static void digic_init(Object *obj)
     DeviceState *dev;
     int i;
 
-    object_initialize(&s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu), "arm946-" TYPE_ARM_CPU);
-    object_property_add_child(obj, "cpu", OBJECT(&s->cpu), NULL);
+    object_initialize_child(obj, "cpu", &s->cpu, sizeof(s->cpu),
+                            "arm946-" TYPE_ARM_CPU, &error_abort, NULL);
 
     for (i = 0; i < DIGIC4_NB_TIMERS; i++) {
 #define DIGIC_TIMER_NAME_MLEN    11
