diff --git a/hw/net/lan9118.c b/hw/net/lan9118.c
index b9032dac59..a6269d9463 100644
--- a/hw/net/lan9118.c
+++ b/hw/net/lan9118.c
@@ -1320,9 +1320,9 @@ static NetClientInfo net_lan9118_info = {
     .link_status_changed = lan9118_set_link,
 };
 
-static int lan9118_init1(SysBusDevice *sbd)
+static void lan9118_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(sbd);
+    SysBusDevice *sbd = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     lan9118_state *s = LAN9118(dev);
     QEMUBH *bh;
     int i;
@@ -1349,8 +1349,6 @@ static int lan9118_init1(SysBusDevice *sbd)
     s->timer = ptimer_init(bh, PTIMER_POLICY_DEFAULT);
     ptimer_set_freq(s->timer, 10000);
     ptimer_set_limit(s->timer, 0xffff, 1);
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 static Property lan9118_properties[] = {
@@ -1362,12 +1360,11 @@ static Property lan9118_properties[] = {
 static void lan9118_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
-    SysBusDeviceClass *k = SYS_BUS_DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
 
-    k->init = lan9118_init1;
     dc->reset = lan9118_reset;
     dc->props = lan9118_properties;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_lan9118;
+    dc->realize = lan9118_realize;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo lan9118_info = {