diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 2a3e53d5d5..f7a19720dc 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -776,11 +776,6 @@ static int spapr_dt_cas_updates(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, void *fdt,
         }
     }
 
-    /* /interrupt controller */
-    if (!spapr_ovec_test(ov5_updates, OV5_XIVE_EXPLOIT)) {
-        spapr_dt_xics(xics_max_server_number(), fdt, PHANDLE_XICP);
-    }
-
     offset = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/chosen");
     if (offset < 0) {
         offset = fdt_add_subnode(fdt, 0, "chosen");
@@ -804,7 +799,7 @@ int spapr_h_cas_compose_response(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
 
     size -= sizeof(hdr);
 
-    /* Create skeleton */
+    /* Create sceleton */
     fdt_skel = g_malloc0(size);
     _FDT((fdt_create(fdt_skel, size)));
     _FDT((fdt_begin_node(fdt_skel, "")));
@@ -1077,6 +1072,9 @@ static void *spapr_build_fdt(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
     _FDT(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, 0, "#address-cells", 2));
     _FDT(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, 0, "#size-cells", 2));
 
+    /* /interrupt controller */
+    spapr_dt_xics(xics_max_server_number(), fdt, PHANDLE_XICP);
+
     ret = spapr_populate_memory(spapr, fdt);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_report("couldn't setup memory nodes in fdt");
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
index 15bae5c216..47d94e782a 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_drc.c
@@ -506,11 +506,11 @@ static void realize(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
     trace_spapr_drc_realize_child(spapr_drc_index(drc), child_name);
     object_property_add_alias(root_container, link_name,
                               drc->owner, child_name, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_report_err(err);
-        object_unref(OBJECT(drc));
-    }
     g_free(child_name);
+    if (err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, err);
+        return;
+    }
     vmstate_register(DEVICE(drc), spapr_drc_index(drc), &vmstate_spapr_drc,
                      drc);
     qemu_register_reset(drc_reset, drc);
@@ -522,16 +522,13 @@ static void unrealize(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
     sPAPRDRConnector *drc = SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR(d);
     Object *root_container;
     char name[256];
-    Error *err = NULL;
 
     trace_spapr_drc_unrealize(spapr_drc_index(drc));
+    qemu_unregister_reset(drc_reset, drc);
+    vmstate_unregister(DEVICE(drc), &vmstate_spapr_drc, drc);
     root_container = container_get(object_get_root(), DRC_CONTAINER_PATH);
     snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%x", spapr_drc_index(drc));
-    object_property_del(root_container, name, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_report_err(err);
-        object_unref(OBJECT(drc));
-    }
+    object_property_del(root_container, name, errp);
 }
 
 sPAPRDRConnector *spapr_dr_connector_new(Object *owner, const char *type,