diff --git a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
index 6f29a013ca..0b898d6e3d 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
@@ -635,24 +635,28 @@ static void sun4uv_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem,
     memset(&macaddr, 0, sizeof(MACAddr));
     onboard_nic = false;
     for (i = 0; i < nb_nics; i++) {
+        PCIBus *bus;
         nd = &nd_table[i];
 
         if (!nd->model || strcmp(nd->model, "sunhme") == 0) {
             if (!onboard_nic) {
-                pci_dev = pci_create_multifunction(pci_busA, PCI_DEVFN(1, 1),
+                pci_dev = pci_new_multifunction(PCI_DEVFN(1, 1),
                                                    true, "sunhme");
+                bus = pci_busA;
                 memcpy(&macaddr, &nd->macaddr.a, sizeof(MACAddr));
                 onboard_nic = true;
             } else {
-                pci_dev = pci_create(pci_busB, -1, "sunhme");
+                pci_dev = pci_new(-1, "sunhme");
+                bus = pci_busB;
             }
         } else {
-            pci_dev = pci_create(pci_busB, -1, nd->model);
+            pci_dev = pci_new(-1, nd->model);
+            bus = pci_busB;
         }
 
         dev = &pci_dev->qdev;
         qdev_set_nic_properties(dev, nd);
-        qdev_init_nofail(dev);
+        pci_realize_and_unref(pci_dev, bus, &error_fatal);
     }
 
     /* If we don't have an onboard NIC, grab a default MAC address so that