diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index 2bef2f01cb..87439c9592 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -984,8 +984,7 @@ void ppce500_init(MachineState *machine)
     memory_region_add_subregion(address_space_mem, 0, machine->ram);
 
     dev = qdev_new("e500-ccsr");
-    object_property_add_child(qdev_get_machine(), "e500-ccsr",
-                              OBJECT(dev));
+    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "e500-ccsr", OBJECT(dev));
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
     ccsr = CCSR(dev);
     ccsr_addr_space = &ccsr->ccsr_space;
@@ -1048,7 +1047,7 @@ void ppce500_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* PCI */
     dev = qdev_new("e500-pcihost");
-    object_property_add_child(qdev_get_machine(), "pci-host", OBJECT(dev));
+    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "pci-host", OBJECT(dev));
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "first_slot", pmc->pci_first_slot);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "first_pin_irq", pci_irq_nrs[0]);
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);