diff --git a/hw/arm/omap1.c b/hw/arm/omap1.c
index 6ce038a453..1afd1d3d7f 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap1.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap1.c
@@ -3889,7 +3889,7 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap310_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *dram,
 
     s->ih[0] = qdev_create(NULL, "omap-intc");
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(s->ih[0], "size", 0x100);
-    qdev_prop_set_ptr(s->ih[0], "clk", omap_findclk(s, "arminth_ck"));
+    omap_intc_set_iclk(OMAP_INTC(s->ih[0]), omap_findclk(s, "arminth_ck"));
     qdev_init_nofail(s->ih[0]);
     busdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(s->ih[0]);
     sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0,
@@ -3899,7 +3899,7 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap310_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *dram,
     sysbus_mmio_map(busdev, 0, 0xfffecb00);
     s->ih[1] = qdev_create(NULL, "omap-intc");
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(s->ih[1], "size", 0x800);
-    qdev_prop_set_ptr(s->ih[1], "clk", omap_findclk(s, "arminth_ck"));
+    omap_intc_set_iclk(OMAP_INTC(s->ih[1]), omap_findclk(s, "arminth_ck"));
     qdev_init_nofail(s->ih[1]);
     busdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(s->ih[1]);
     sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0,
diff --git a/hw/arm/omap2.c b/hw/arm/omap2.c
index 457f152bac..1d7cc435ef 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap2.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap2.c
@@ -2308,8 +2308,8 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap2420_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *sdram,
     /* Actually mapped at any 2K boundary in the ARM11 private-peripheral if */
     s->ih[0] = qdev_create(NULL, "omap2-intc");
     qdev_prop_set_uint8(s->ih[0], "revision", 0x21);
-    qdev_prop_set_ptr(s->ih[0], "fclk", omap_findclk(s, "mpu_intc_fclk"));
-    qdev_prop_set_ptr(s->ih[0], "iclk", omap_findclk(s, "mpu_intc_iclk"));
+    omap_intc_set_fclk(OMAP_INTC(s->ih[0]), omap_findclk(s, "mpu_intc_fclk"));
+    omap_intc_set_iclk(OMAP_INTC(s->ih[0]), omap_findclk(s, "mpu_intc_iclk"));
     qdev_init_nofail(s->ih[0]);
     busdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(s->ih[0]);
     sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0,
diff --git a/hw/intc/omap_intc.c b/hw/intc/omap_intc.c
index 854b709ca0..73bb1c2af4 100644
--- a/hw/intc/omap_intc.c
+++ b/hw/intc/omap_intc.c
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ struct omap_intr_handler_bank_s {
     unsigned char priority[32];
 };
 
-#define TYPE_OMAP_INTC "common-omap-intc"
-#define OMAP_INTC(obj) \
-    OBJECT_CHECK(struct omap_intr_handler_s, (obj), TYPE_OMAP_INTC)
-
 struct omap_intr_handler_s {
     SysBusDevice parent_obj;
 
@@ -391,9 +387,18 @@ static void omap_intc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
+void omap_intc_set_iclk(omap_intr_handler *intc, omap_clk clk)
+{
+    intc->iclk = clk;
+}
+
+void omap_intc_set_fclk(omap_intr_handler *intc, omap_clk clk)
+{
+    intc->fclk = clk;
+}
+
 static Property omap_intc_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("size", struct omap_intr_handler_s, size, 0x100),
-    DEFINE_PROP_PTR("clk", struct omap_intr_handler_s, iclk),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
@@ -647,8 +652,6 @@ static void omap2_intc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 static Property omap2_intc_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT8("revision", struct omap_intr_handler_s,
     revision, 0x21),
-    DEFINE_PROP_PTR("iclk", struct omap_intr_handler_s, iclk),
-    DEFINE_PROP_PTR("fclk", struct omap_intr_handler_s, fclk),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/omap.h b/include/hw/arm/omap.h
index f3aa670036..bcecf19f89 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/omap.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/omap.h
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ void omap_clk_setrate(omap_clk clk, int divide, int multiply);
 int64_t omap_clk_getrate(omap_clk clk);
 void omap_clk_reparent(omap_clk clk, omap_clk parent);
 
+/* omap_intc.c */
+#define TYPE_OMAP_INTC "common-omap-intc"
+#define OMAP_INTC(obj)                                              \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(omap_intr_handler, (obj), TYPE_OMAP_INTC)
+
+typedef struct omap_intr_handler_s omap_intr_handler;
+
+/*
+ * TODO: Ideally we should have a clock framework that
+ * let us wire these clocks up with QOM properties or links.
+ */
+void omap_intc_set_iclk(omap_intr_handler *intc, omap_clk clk);
+void omap_intc_set_fclk(omap_intr_handler *intc, omap_clk clk);
+
 /* OMAP2 l4 Interconnect */
 struct omap_l4_s;
 struct omap_l4_region_s {