diff --git a/hw/arm/stellaris.c b/hw/arm/stellaris.c
index b6c8a5d609..12c673c917 100644
--- a/hw/arm/stellaris.c
+++ b/hw/arm/stellaris.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
+#include "hw/core/split-irq.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "hw/sd/sd.h"
 #include "hw/ssi/ssi.h"
@@ -1160,6 +1161,7 @@ static void stellaris_init(MachineState *ms, stellaris_board_info *board)
             DeviceState *ssddev;
             DriveInfo *dinfo;
             DeviceState *carddev;
+            DeviceState *gpio_d_splitter;
             BlockBackend *blk;
 
             /*
@@ -1237,9 +1239,18 @@ static void stellaris_init(MachineState *ms, stellaris_board_info *board)
                                    &error_fatal);
 
             ssddev = ssi_create_peripheral(bus, "ssd0323");
-            gpio_out[GPIO_D][0] = qemu_irq_split(
-                    qdev_get_gpio_in_named(sddev, SSI_GPIO_CS, 0),
+
+            gpio_d_splitter = qdev_new(TYPE_SPLIT_IRQ);
+            qdev_prop_set_uint32(gpio_d_splitter, "num-lines", 2);
+            qdev_realize_and_unref(gpio_d_splitter, NULL, &error_fatal);
+            qdev_connect_gpio_out(
+                    gpio_d_splitter, 0,
+                    qdev_get_gpio_in_named(sddev, SSI_GPIO_CS, 0));
+            qdev_connect_gpio_out(
+                    gpio_d_splitter, 1,
                     qdev_get_gpio_in_named(ssddev, SSI_GPIO_CS, 0));
+            gpio_out[GPIO_D][0] = qdev_get_gpio_in(gpio_d_splitter, 0);
+
             gpio_out[GPIO_C][7] = qdev_get_gpio_in(ssddev, 0);
 
             /* Make sure the select pin is high.  */