diff --git a/hw/char/parallel.c b/hw/char/parallel.c
index c2b553f0d1..710cefcd94 100644
--- a/hw/char/parallel.c
+++ b/hw/char/parallel.c
@@ -641,3 +641,34 @@ static void parallel_register_types(void)
 }
 
 type_init(parallel_register_types)
+
+static bool parallel_init(ISABus *bus, int index, CharDriverState *chr)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev;
+    ISADevice *isadev;
+
+    isadev = isa_try_create(bus, "isa-parallel");
+    if (!isadev) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    dev = DEVICE(isadev);
+    qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "index", index);
+    qdev_prop_set_chr(dev, "chardev", chr);
+    if (qdev_init(dev) < 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void parallel_hds_isa_init(ISABus *bus, int n)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    assert(n <= MAX_PARALLEL_PORTS);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        if (parallel_hds[i]) {
+            parallel_init(bus, i, parallel_hds[i]);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 18ed2634f3..ed623e1090 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1420,12 +1420,7 @@ void pc_basic_device_init(ISABus *isa_bus, qemu_irq *gsi,
     }
 
     serial_hds_isa_init(isa_bus, MAX_SERIAL_PORTS);
-
-    for(i = 0; i < MAX_PARALLEL_PORTS; i++) {
-        if (parallel_hds[i]) {
-            parallel_init(isa_bus, i, parallel_hds[i]);
-        }
-    }
+    parallel_hds_isa_init(isa_bus, MAX_PARALLEL_PORTS);
 
     a20_line = qemu_allocate_irqs(handle_a20_line_change, first_cpu, 2);
     i8042 = isa_create_simple(isa_bus, "i8042");
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c b/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
index bebf7defbe..ea73585a92 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
@@ -384,10 +384,7 @@ static void mips_fulong2e_init(MachineState *machine)
     rtc_init(isa_bus, 2000, NULL);
 
     serial_hds_isa_init(isa_bus, MAX_SERIAL_PORTS);
-
-    if (parallel_hds[0]) {
-        parallel_init(isa_bus, 0, parallel_hds[0]);
-    }
+    parallel_hds_isa_init(isa_bus, 1);
 
     /* Sound card */
     audio_init(pci_bus);
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index e57f78c1e5..533b2e60fe 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -1173,8 +1173,8 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     rtc_init(isa_bus, 2000, NULL);
     serial_hds_isa_init(isa_bus, 2);
-    if (parallel_hds[0])
-        parallel_init(isa_bus, 0, parallel_hds[0]);
+    parallel_hds_isa_init(isa_bus, 1);
+
     for(i = 0; i < MAX_FD; i++) {
         fd[i] = drive_get(IF_FLOPPY, 0, i);
     }
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
index 082b8e0eb3..17cf61f720 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
@@ -851,12 +851,7 @@ static void sun4uv_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem,
     }
 
     serial_hds_isa_init(isa_bus, MAX_SERIAL_PORTS);
-
-    for(i = 0; i < MAX_PARALLEL_PORTS; i++) {
-        if (parallel_hds[i]) {
-            parallel_init(isa_bus, i, parallel_hds[i]);
-        }
-    }
+    parallel_hds_isa_init(isa_bus, MAX_PARALLEL_PORTS);
 
     for(i = 0; i < nb_nics; i++)
         pci_nic_init_nofail(&nd_table[i], pci_bus, "ne2k_pci", NULL);
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index 69d9cf8e67..8ba84d3ee0 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -107,23 +107,8 @@ struct PcGuestInfo {
 };
 
 /* parallel.c */
-static inline bool parallel_init(ISABus *bus, int index, CharDriverState *chr)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev;
-    ISADevice *isadev;
 
-    isadev = isa_try_create(bus, "isa-parallel");
-    if (!isadev) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    dev = DEVICE(isadev);
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "index", index);
-    qdev_prop_set_chr(dev, "chardev", chr);
-    if (qdev_init(dev) < 0) {
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
+void parallel_hds_isa_init(ISABus *bus, int n);
 
 bool parallel_mm_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
                       hwaddr base, int it_shift, qemu_irq irq,