diff --git a/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c b/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
index 57305c56d7..32322470a8 100644
--- a/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
+++ b/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
@@ -286,10 +286,17 @@ static void spapr_xive_instance_init(Object *obj)
 static void spapr_xive_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     SpaprXive *xive = SPAPR_XIVE(dev);
+    SpaprXiveClass *sxc = SPAPR_XIVE_GET_CLASS(xive);
     XiveSource *xsrc = &xive->source;
     XiveENDSource *end_xsrc = &xive->end_source;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
+    sxc->parent_realize(dev, &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (!xive->nr_irqs) {
         error_setg(errp, "Number of interrupt needs to be greater 0");
         return;
@@ -760,10 +767,12 @@ static void spapr_xive_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     XiveRouterClass *xrc = XIVE_ROUTER_CLASS(klass);
     SpaprInterruptControllerClass *sicc = SPAPR_INTC_CLASS(klass);
     XivePresenterClass *xpc = XIVE_PRESENTER_CLASS(klass);
+    SpaprXiveClass *sxc = SPAPR_XIVE_CLASS(klass);
 
     dc->desc    = "sPAPR XIVE Interrupt Controller";
     dc->props   = spapr_xive_properties;
-    dc->realize = spapr_xive_realize;
+    device_class_set_parent_realize(dc, spapr_xive_realize,
+                                    &sxc->parent_realize);
     dc->vmsd    = &vmstate_spapr_xive;
 
     xrc->get_eas = spapr_xive_get_eas;
@@ -794,6 +803,7 @@ static const TypeInfo spapr_xive_info = {
     .instance_init = spapr_xive_instance_init,
     .instance_size = sizeof(SpaprXive),
     .class_init = spapr_xive_class_init,
+    .class_size = sizeof(SpaprXiveClass),
     .interfaces = (InterfaceInfo[]) {
         { TYPE_SPAPR_INTC },
         { }
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_xive.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_xive.h
index 3a103c224d..93d09d68de 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_xive.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_xive.h
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 
 #define TYPE_SPAPR_XIVE "spapr-xive"
 #define SPAPR_XIVE(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(SpaprXive, (obj), TYPE_SPAPR_XIVE)
+#define SPAPR_XIVE_CLASS(klass)                                         \
+    OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(SpaprXiveClass, (klass), TYPE_SPAPR_XIVE)
+#define SPAPR_XIVE_GET_CLASS(obj)                               \
+    OBJECT_GET_CLASS(SpaprXiveClass, (obj), TYPE_SPAPR_XIVE)
 
 typedef struct SpaprXive {
     XiveRouter    parent;
@@ -47,6 +51,12 @@ typedef struct SpaprXive {
     VMChangeStateEntry *change;
 } SpaprXive;
 
+typedef struct SpaprXiveClass {
+    XiveRouterClass parent;
+
+    DeviceRealize parent_realize;
+} SpaprXiveClass;
+
 /*
  * The sPAPR machine has a unique XIVE IC device. Assign a fixed value
  * to the controller block id value. It can nevertheless be changed