diff --git a/hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c b/hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c
index e6bd73a8b7..6e1260d2ed 100644
--- a/hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void stm32f205_soc_initfn(Object *obj)
 static void stm32f205_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
 {
     STM32F205State *s = STM32F205_SOC(dev_soc);
-    DeviceState *dev, *nvic;
+    DeviceState *dev, *armv7m;
     SysBusDevice *busdev;
     Error *err = NULL;
     int i;
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ static void stm32f205_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
     vmstate_register_ram_global(sram);
     memory_region_add_subregion(system_memory, SRAM_BASE_ADDRESS, sram);
 
-    nvic = DEVICE(&s->armv7m);
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(nvic, "num-irq", 96);
-    qdev_prop_set_string(nvic, "cpu-model", s->cpu_model);
+    armv7m = DEVICE(&s->armv7m);
+    qdev_prop_set_uint32(armv7m, "num-irq", 96);
+    qdev_prop_set_string(armv7m, "cpu-model", s->cpu_model);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->armv7m), OBJECT(get_system_memory()),
                                      "memory", &error_abort);
     object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->armv7m), true, "realized", &err);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void stm32f205_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
     }
     busdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     sysbus_mmio_map(busdev, 0, 0x40013800);
-    sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(nvic, 71));
+    sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(armv7m, 71));
 
     /* Attach UART (uses USART registers) and USART controllers */
     for (i = 0; i < STM_NUM_USARTS; i++) {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void stm32f205_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
         }
         busdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
         sysbus_mmio_map(busdev, 0, usart_addr[i]);
-        sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(nvic, usart_irq[i]));
+        sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(armv7m, usart_irq[i]));
     }
 
     /* Timer 2 to 5 */
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static void stm32f205_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
         }
         busdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
         sysbus_mmio_map(busdev, 0, timer_addr[i]);
-        sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(nvic, timer_irq[i]));
+        sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(armv7m, timer_irq[i]));
     }
 
     /* ADC 1 to 3 */
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static void stm32f205_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
     qdev_connect_gpio_out(DEVICE(s->adc_irqs), 0,
-                          qdev_get_gpio_in(nvic, ADC_IRQ));
+                          qdev_get_gpio_in(armv7m, ADC_IRQ));
 
     for (i = 0; i < STM_NUM_ADCS; i++) {
         dev = DEVICE(&(s->adc[i]));
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void stm32f205_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
         }
         busdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
         sysbus_mmio_map(busdev, 0, spi_addr[i]);
-        sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(nvic, spi_irq[i]));
+        sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(armv7m, spi_irq[i]));
     }
 }