diff --git a/hw/intc/xics.c b/hw/intc/xics.c
index ffc0747c7f..e740989a11 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_icp_server = {
     },
 };
 
-static void icp_reset(DeviceState *dev)
+static void icp_reset(void *dev)
 {
     ICPState *icp = ICP(dev);
 
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ static void icp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     icp->xics = XICS_FABRIC(obj);
+
+    qemu_register_reset(icp_reset, dev);
 }
 
 
@@ -366,7 +368,6 @@ static void icp_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
 
-    dc->reset = icp_reset;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_icp_server;
     dc->realize = icp_realize;
 }
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ static void ics_simple_eoi(ICSState *ics, uint32_t nr)
     }
 }
 
-static void ics_simple_reset(DeviceState *dev)
+static void ics_simple_reset(void *dev)
 {
     ICSState *ics = ICS_SIMPLE(dev);
     int i;
@@ -611,6 +612,8 @@ static void ics_simple_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
     ics->irqs = g_malloc0(ics->nr_irqs * sizeof(ICSIRQState));
     ics->qirqs = qemu_allocate_irqs(ics_simple_set_irq, ics, ics->nr_irqs);
+
+    qemu_register_reset(ics_simple_reset, dev);
 }
 
 static Property ics_simple_properties[] = {
@@ -626,7 +629,6 @@ static void ics_simple_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     isc->realize = ics_simple_realize;
     dc->props = ics_simple_properties;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_ics_simple;
-    dc->reset = ics_simple_reset;
     isc->reject = ics_simple_reject;
     isc->resend = ics_simple_resend;
     isc->eoi = ics_simple_eoi;
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
index 0a3daca3bb..42e0e0ef84 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static int icp_set_kvm_state(ICPState *icp, int version_id)
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void icp_kvm_reset(DeviceState *dev)
+static void icp_kvm_reset(void *dev)
 {
     ICPState *icp = ICP(dev);
 
@@ -146,12 +146,17 @@ static void icp_kvm_cpu_setup(ICPState *icp, PowerPCCPU *cpu)
     icp->cap_irq_xics_enabled = true;
 }
 
+static void icp_kvm_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    qemu_register_reset(icp_kvm_reset, dev);
+}
+
 static void icp_kvm_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     ICPStateClass *icpc = ICP_CLASS(klass);
 
-    dc->reset = icp_kvm_reset;
+    dc->realize = icp_kvm_realize;
     icpc->pre_save = icp_get_kvm_state;
     icpc->post_load = icp_set_kvm_state;
     icpc->cpu_setup = icp_kvm_cpu_setup;
@@ -293,7 +298,7 @@ static void ics_kvm_set_irq(void *opaque, int srcno, int val)
     }
 }
 
-static void ics_kvm_reset(DeviceState *dev)
+static void ics_kvm_reset(void *dev)
 {
     ICSState *ics = ICS_SIMPLE(dev);
     int i;
@@ -324,15 +329,15 @@ static void ics_kvm_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
     ics->irqs = g_malloc0(ics->nr_irqs * sizeof(ICSIRQState));
     ics->qirqs = qemu_allocate_irqs(ics_kvm_set_irq, ics, ics->nr_irqs);
+
+    qemu_register_reset(ics_kvm_reset, dev);
 }
 
 static void ics_kvm_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
-    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
     ICSStateClass *icsc = ICS_BASE_CLASS(klass);
 
     icsc->realize = ics_kvm_realize;
-    dc->reset = ics_kvm_reset;
     icsc->pre_save = ics_get_kvm_state;
     icsc->post_load = ics_set_kvm_state;
 }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 14192accf4..c3bb991605 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ static int try_create_xics(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, const char *type_ics,
     int i;
 
     ics = ICS_SIMPLE(object_new(type_ics));
-    qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(ics), sysbus_get_default());
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(spapr), "ics", OBJECT(ics), NULL);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(ics), nr_irqs, "nr-irqs", &err);
     object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(ics), "xics", OBJECT(xi), NULL);
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ static int try_create_xics(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, const char *type_ics,
         ICPState *icp = &spapr->icps[i];
 
         object_initialize(icp, sizeof(*icp), type_icp);
-        qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(icp), sysbus_get_default());
         object_property_add_child(OBJECT(spapr), "icp[*]", OBJECT(icp), NULL);
         object_property_add_const_link(OBJECT(icp), "xics", OBJECT(xi), NULL);
         object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(icp), true, "realized", &err);