diff --git a/hw/block/nand.c b/hw/block/nand.c
index a871ce059a..6d7c804f01 100644
--- a/hw/block/nand.c
+++ b/hw/block/nand.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ DeviceState *nand_init(BlockDriverState *bdrv, int manf_id, int chip_id)
     if (nand_flash_ids[chip_id].size == 0) {
         hw_error("%s: Unsupported NAND chip ID.\n", __FUNCTION__);
     }
-    dev = qdev_create(NULL, "nand");
+    dev = DEVICE(object_new(TYPE_NAND));
     qdev_prop_set_uint8(dev, "manufacturer_id", manf_id);
     qdev_prop_set_uint8(dev, "chip_id", chip_id);
     if (bdrv) {