diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 407c782b5d..4fc1b7048b 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ void pc_basic_device_init(struct PCMachineState *pcms,
             /* connect PIT to output control line of the HPET */
             qdev_connect_gpio_out(hpet, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(pit), 0));
         }
-        pcspk_init(isa_bus, pit);
+        pcspk_init(isa_new(TYPE_PC_SPEAKER), isa_bus, pit);
     }
 
     i8257_dma_init(isa_bus, 0);
diff --git a/hw/isa/i82378.c b/hw/isa/i82378.c
index d9e6c7fa00..75a2da2881 100644
--- a/hw/isa/i82378.c
+++ b/hw/isa/i82378.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static void i82378_realize(PCIDevice *pci, Error **errp)
     pit = i8254_pit_init(isabus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
 
     /* speaker */
-    pcspk_init(isabus, pit);
+    pcspk_init(isa_new(TYPE_PC_SPEAKER), isabus, pit);
 
     /* 2 82C37 (dma) */
     isa_create_simple(isabus, "i82374");
diff --git a/hw/mips/jazz.c b/hw/mips/jazz.c
index c3b0da60cc..0002bff695 100644
--- a/hw/mips/jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips/jazz.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static void mips_jazz_init(MachineState *machine,
     isa_bus_irqs(isa_bus, i8259);
     i8257_dma_init(isa_bus, 0);
     pit = i8254_pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
-    pcspk_init(isa_bus, pit);
+    pcspk_init(isa_new(TYPE_PC_SPEAKER), isa_bus, pit);
 
     /* Video card */
     switch (jazz_model) {
diff --git a/include/hw/audio/pcspk.h b/include/hw/audio/pcspk.h
index 7e7f5f49dc..8b48560267 100644
--- a/include/hw/audio/pcspk.h
+++ b/include/hw/audio/pcspk.h
@@ -31,18 +31,14 @@
 
 #define TYPE_PC_SPEAKER "isa-pcspk"
 
-static inline ISADevice *pcspk_init(ISABus *bus, ISADevice *pit)
+static inline void pcspk_init(ISADevice *isadev, ISABus *bus, ISADevice *pit)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
-    ISADevice *isadev;
 
-    isadev = isa_new(TYPE_PC_SPEAKER);
     dev = DEVICE(isadev);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(dev, "iobase", 0x61);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), OBJECT(pit), "pit", NULL);
     isa_realize_and_unref(isadev, bus, &error_fatal);
-
-    return isadev;
 }
 
 #endif /* HW_PCSPK_H */