diff --git a/hw/m68k/next-cube.c b/hw/m68k/next-cube.c
index 97dea45b13..c187a469d9 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/next-cube.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/next-cube.c
@@ -897,20 +897,24 @@ static void next_pc_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 
 static void next_pc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    NeXTPC *s = NEXT_PC(dev);
-    SysBusDevice *sbd = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
+    /* SCSI */
+    next_scsi_init(dev);
+}
 
-    qdev_init_gpio_in(dev, next_irq, NEXT_NUM_IRQS);
+static void next_pc_init(Object *obj)
+{
+    NeXTPC *s = NEXT_PC(obj);
+    SysBusDevice *sbd = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(obj);
+
+    qdev_init_gpio_in(DEVICE(obj), next_irq, NEXT_NUM_IRQS);
 
     memory_region_init_io(&s->mmiomem, OBJECT(s), &next_mmio_ops, s,
                           "next.mmio", 0x9000);
     memory_region_init_io(&s->scrmem, OBJECT(s), &next_scr_ops, s,
                           "next.scr", 0x20000);
+
     sysbus_init_mmio(sbd, &s->mmiomem);
     sysbus_init_mmio(sbd, &s->scrmem);
-
-    /* SCSI */
-    next_scsi_init(dev);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -971,6 +975,7 @@ static void next_pc_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 static const TypeInfo next_pc_info = {
     .name = TYPE_NEXT_PC,
     .parent = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
+    .instance_init = next_pc_init,
     .instance_size = sizeof(NeXTPC),
     .class_init = next_pc_class_init,
 };