diff --git a/backends/tpm/tpm_util.c b/backends/tpm/tpm_util.c
index e91c21dd4a..042cacfcca 100644
--- a/backends/tpm/tpm_util.c
+++ b/backends/tpm/tpm_util.c
@@ -46,16 +46,10 @@ static void get_tpm(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_tpm(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                     Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     TPMBackend *s, **be = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hw/block/xen-block.c b/hw/block/xen-block.c
index 1ba9981c08..bd1aef63a7 100644
--- a/hw/block/xen-block.c
+++ b/hw/block/xen-block.c
@@ -400,11 +400,6 @@ static void xen_block_set_vdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     char *str, *p;
     const char *end;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
index fca1b694ca..60a45f5620 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ static void set_drive_helper(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     bool blk_created = false;
     int ret;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -228,17 +223,11 @@ static void get_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_chr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                     Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     CharBackend *be = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     Chardev *s;
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -309,18 +298,12 @@ static void get_mac(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_mac(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                     Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     MACAddr *mac = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     int i, pos;
     char *str;
     const char *p;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -388,7 +371,6 @@ static void get_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     NICPeers *peers_ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     NetClientState **ncs = peers_ptr->ncs;
@@ -396,11 +378,6 @@ static void set_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     int queues, err = 0, i = 0;
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -467,18 +444,12 @@ static void get_audiodev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char* name,
 static void set_audiodev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char* name,
                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     QEMUSoundCard *card = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     AudioState *state;
     int err = 0;
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -580,11 +551,6 @@ static void set_blocksize(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     uint64_t value;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_size(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -684,7 +650,6 @@ static void get_reserved_region(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_reserved_region(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                 void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     ReservedRegion *rr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
@@ -692,11 +657,6 @@ static void set_reserved_region(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     char *str;
     int ret;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     visit_type_str(v, name, &str, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
@@ -752,17 +712,11 @@ const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_reserved_region = {
 static void set_pci_devfn(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                           void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     int32_t value, *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     unsigned int slot, fn, n;
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, NULL)) {
         if (!visit_type_int32(v, name, &value, errp)) {
             return;
@@ -846,7 +800,6 @@ static void get_pci_host_devaddr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_pci_host_devaddr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                  void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     PCIHostDeviceAddress *addr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str, *p;
@@ -855,11 +808,6 @@ static void set_pci_host_devaddr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     unsigned long dom = 0, bus = 0;
     unsigned int slot = 0, func = 0;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -969,16 +917,10 @@ static void get_prop_pcielinkspeed(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_prop_pcielinkspeed(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                    void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     PCIExpLinkSpeed *p = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     int speed;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_enum(v, prop->name, &speed, prop->info->enum_table,
                          errp)) {
         return;
@@ -1054,16 +996,10 @@ static void get_prop_pcielinkwidth(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_prop_pcielinkwidth(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                    void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     PCIExpLinkWidth *p = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     int width;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_enum(v, prop->name, &width, prop->info->enum_table,
                          errp)) {
         return;
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index aab9e65e97..195bfed6e1 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ void qdev_prop_set_after_realize(DeviceState *dev, const char *name,
     }
 }
 
+/* returns: true if property is allowed to be set, false otherwise */
+static bool qdev_prop_allow_set(Object *obj, const char *name,
+                                Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+
+    if (dev->realized) {
+        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 void qdev_prop_allow_set_link_before_realize(const Object *obj,
                                              const char *name,
                                              Object *val, Error **errp)
@@ -66,6 +79,11 @@ static void static_prop_set(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                             void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
+
+    if (!qdev_prop_allow_set(obj, name, errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     return prop->info->set(obj, v, name, opaque, errp);
 }
 
@@ -91,15 +109,9 @@ void qdev_propinfo_get_enum(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 void qdev_propinfo_set_enum(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                             void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     int *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     visit_type_enum(v, prop->name, ptr, prop->info->enum_table, errp);
 }
 
@@ -149,15 +161,9 @@ static void prop_get_bit(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void prop_set_bit(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     bool value;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_bool(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -209,15 +215,9 @@ static void prop_get_bit64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void prop_set_bit64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                            void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     bool value;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_bool(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -246,15 +246,9 @@ static void get_bool(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_bool(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                      Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     bool *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     visit_type_bool(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
 
@@ -279,15 +273,9 @@ static void get_uint8(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_uint8(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                       Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint8_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     visit_type_uint8(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
 
@@ -324,15 +312,9 @@ void qdev_propinfo_get_uint16(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_uint16(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint16_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     visit_type_uint16(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
 
@@ -357,15 +339,9 @@ static void get_uint32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_uint32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     visit_type_uint32(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
 
@@ -381,15 +357,9 @@ void qdev_propinfo_get_int32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_int32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                       Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     int32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     visit_type_int32(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
 
@@ -421,15 +391,9 @@ static void get_uint64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_uint64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint64_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     visit_type_uint64(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
 
@@ -445,15 +409,9 @@ static void get_int64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_int64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                       void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     int64_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     visit_type_int64(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
 
@@ -496,16 +454,10 @@ static void get_string(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_string(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                        void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     char **ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -546,16 +498,10 @@ void qdev_propinfo_get_size32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_size32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                        Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     uint64_t value;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_size(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -598,16 +544,10 @@ static void get_uuid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_uuid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                     Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     QemuUUID *uuid = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -678,10 +618,6 @@ static void set_prop_arraylen(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     const char *arrayname;
     int i;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
     if (*alenptr) {
         error_setg(errp, "array size property %s may not be set more than once",
                    name);
@@ -921,15 +857,9 @@ static void get_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
 static void set_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
                      Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint64_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     visit_type_size(v, name, ptr, errp);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/s390x/css.c b/hw/s390x/css.c
index 38fd46b9a9..46cab94e2b 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/css.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/css.c
@@ -2372,18 +2372,12 @@ static void get_css_devid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void set_css_devid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                           void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     CssDevId *dev_id = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
     char *str;
     int num, n1, n2;
     unsigned int cssid, ssid, devid;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_str(v, name, &str, errp)) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c b/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
index b59cf0651a..d02e93a192 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
@@ -1256,16 +1256,10 @@ static void s390_pci_get_fid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void s390_pci_set_fid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     S390PCIBusDevice *zpci = S390_PCI_DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_uint32(v, name, ptr, errp)) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c b/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c
index 53569925a2..802979635c 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci-quirks.c
@@ -1498,15 +1498,9 @@ static void set_nv_gpudirect_clique_id(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                        const char *name, void *opaque,
                                        Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint8_t value, *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_uint8(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/target/sparc/cpu.c b/target/sparc/cpu.c
index 8ecb20e55f..cf21efd85f 100644
--- a/target/sparc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sparc/cpu.c
@@ -798,17 +798,11 @@ static void sparc_get_nwindows(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void sparc_set_nwindows(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     const int64_t min = MIN_NWINDOWS;
     const int64_t max = MAX_NWINDOWS;
     SPARCCPU *cpu = SPARC_CPU(obj);
     int64_t value;
 
-    if (dev->realized) {
-        qdev_prop_set_after_realize(dev, name, errp);
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!visit_type_int(v, name, &value, errp)) {
         return;
     }
