diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.c
index c3f6da6322..82edf61082 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ static void fsl_imx8mp_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 static const TypeInfo fsl_imx8mp_types[] = {
     {
         .name = TYPE_FSL_IMX8MP,
-        .parent = TYPE_DEVICE,
+        .parent = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
         .instance_size = sizeof(FslImx8mpState),
         .instance_init = fsl_imx8mp_init,
         .class_init = fsl_imx8mp_class_init,
diff --git a/hw/arm/imx8mp-evk.c b/hw/arm/imx8mp-evk.c
index e1a21e52f9..f17d5db466 100644
--- a/hw/arm/imx8mp-evk.c
+++ b/hw/arm/imx8mp-evk.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static void imx8mp_evk_init(MachineState *machine)
     s = FSL_IMX8MP(object_new(TYPE_FSL_IMX8MP));
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", OBJECT(s));
     object_property_set_uint(OBJECT(s), "fec1-phy-num", 1, &error_fatal);
-    qdev_realize_and_unref(DEVICE(s), NULL, &error_fatal);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(s), &error_fatal);
 
     memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), FSL_IMX8MP_RAM_START,
                                 machine->ram);
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.h b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.h
index bc97fc416e..22fdc0d67c 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/fsl-imx8mp.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "hw/timer/imx_gpt.h"
 #include "hw/usb/hcd-dwc3.h"
 #include "hw/watchdog/wdt_imx2.h"
+#include "hw/sysbus.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ enum FslImx8mpConfiguration {
 };
 
 struct FslImx8mpState {
-    DeviceState    parent_obj;
+    SysBusDevice   parent_obj;
 
     ARMCPU             cpu[FSL_IMX8MP_NUM_CPUS];
     GICv3State         gic;