diff --git a/hw/arm/strongarm.c b/hw/arm/strongarm.c
index cd8a99aaf2..3010d765bb 100644
--- a/hw/arm/strongarm.c
+++ b/hw/arm/strongarm.c
@@ -399,9 +399,6 @@ static void strongarm_rtc_init(Object *obj)
     s->last_rcnr = (uint32_t) mktimegm(&tm);
     s->last_hz = qemu_clock_get_ms(rtc_clock);
 
-    s->rtc_alarm = timer_new_ms(rtc_clock, strongarm_rtc_alarm_tick, s);
-    s->rtc_hz = timer_new_ms(rtc_clock, strongarm_rtc_hz_tick, s);
-
     sysbus_init_irq(dev, &s->rtc_irq);
     sysbus_init_irq(dev, &s->rtc_hz_irq);
 
@@ -410,6 +407,13 @@ static void strongarm_rtc_init(Object *obj)
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
 }
 
+static void strongarm_rtc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    StrongARMRTCState *s = STRONGARM_RTC(dev);
+    s->rtc_alarm = timer_new_ms(rtc_clock, strongarm_rtc_alarm_tick, s);
+    s->rtc_hz = timer_new_ms(rtc_clock, strongarm_rtc_hz_tick, s);
+}
+
 static int strongarm_rtc_pre_save(void *opaque)
 {
     StrongARMRTCState *s = opaque;
@@ -451,6 +455,7 @@ static void strongarm_rtc_sysbus_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 
     dc->desc = "StrongARM RTC Controller";
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_strongarm_rtc_regs;
+    dc->realize = strongarm_rtc_realize;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo strongarm_rtc_sysbus_info = {
@@ -1240,15 +1245,16 @@ static void strongarm_uart_init(Object *obj)
                           "uart", 0x10000);
     sysbus_init_mmio(dev, &s->iomem);
     sysbus_init_irq(dev, &s->irq);
-
-    s->rx_timeout_timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL, strongarm_uart_rx_to, s);
-    s->tx_timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL, strongarm_uart_tx, s);
 }
 
 static void strongarm_uart_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     StrongARMUARTState *s = STRONGARM_UART(dev);
 
+    s->rx_timeout_timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
+                                       strongarm_uart_rx_to,
+                                       s);
+    s->tx_timer = timer_new_ns(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL, strongarm_uart_tx, s);
     qemu_chr_fe_set_handlers(&s->chr,
                              strongarm_uart_can_receive,
                              strongarm_uart_receive,