diff --git a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
index 35da123aef..bffd6f721f 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
+++ b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static void openrisc_create_fdt(Or1ksimState *state,
 
 static void openrisc_sim_net_init(Or1ksimState *state, hwaddr base, hwaddr size,
                                   int num_cpus, OpenRISCCPU *cpus[],
-                                  int irq_pin, NICInfo *nd)
+                                  int irq_pin)
 {
     void *fdt = state->fdt;
     DeviceState *dev;
@@ -178,8 +178,10 @@ static void openrisc_sim_net_init(Or1ksimState *state, hwaddr base, hwaddr size,
     char *nodename;
     int i;
 
-    dev = qdev_new("open_eth");
-    qdev_set_nic_properties(dev, nd);
+    dev = qemu_create_nic_device("open_eth", true, NULL);
+    if (!dev) {
+        return;
+    }
 
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
@@ -313,12 +315,10 @@ static void openrisc_sim_init(MachineState *machine)
     openrisc_create_fdt(state, or1ksim_memmap, smp_cpus, machine->ram_size,
                         machine->kernel_cmdline);
 
-    if (nd_table[0].used) {
-        openrisc_sim_net_init(state, or1ksim_memmap[OR1KSIM_ETHOC].base,
-                              or1ksim_memmap[OR1KSIM_ETHOC].size,
-                              smp_cpus, cpus,
-                              OR1KSIM_ETHOC_IRQ, nd_table);
-    }
+    openrisc_sim_net_init(state, or1ksim_memmap[OR1KSIM_ETHOC].base,
+                          or1ksim_memmap[OR1KSIM_ETHOC].size,
+                          smp_cpus, cpus,
+                          OR1KSIM_ETHOC_IRQ);
 
     if (smp_cpus > 1) {
         openrisc_sim_ompic_init(state, or1ksim_memmap[OR1KSIM_OMPIC].base,