diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.c b/hw/block/nvme.c
index a5fedb2906..c68b62521a 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.c
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.c
@@ -916,45 +916,13 @@ static void nvme_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     dc->vmsd = &nvme_vmstate;
 }
 
-static void nvme_get_bootindex(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
-                                  const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    NvmeCtrl *s = NVME(obj);
-
-    visit_type_int32(v, &s->conf.bootindex, name, errp);
-}
-
-static void nvme_set_bootindex(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
-                                  const char *name, Error **errp)
-{
-    NvmeCtrl *s = NVME(obj);
-    int32_t boot_index;
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-
-    visit_type_int32(v, &boot_index, name, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-    /* check whether bootindex is present in fw_boot_order list  */
-    check_boot_index(boot_index, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        goto out;
-    }
-    /* change bootindex to a new one */
-    s->conf.bootindex = boot_index;
-
-out:
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-    }
-}
-
 static void nvme_instance_init(Object *obj)
 {
-    object_property_add(obj, "bootindex", "int32",
-                        nvme_get_bootindex,
-                        nvme_set_bootindex, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-    object_property_set_int(obj, -1, "bootindex", NULL);
+    NvmeCtrl *s = NVME(obj);
+
+    device_add_bootindex_property(obj, &s->conf.bootindex,
+                                  "bootindex", "/namespace@1,0",
+                                  DEVICE(obj), &error_abort);
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo nvme_info = {