diff --git a/hw/audio/marvell_88w8618.c b/hw/audio/marvell_88w8618.c
index 97194ce..cdce238 100644
--- a/hw/audio/marvell_88w8618.c
+++ b/hw/audio/marvell_88w8618.c
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@
     dc->reset = mv88w8618_audio_reset;
     dc->vmsd = &mv88w8618_audio_vmsd;
     dc->props = mv88w8618_audio_properties;
+    /* Reason: pointer property "wm8750" */
+    dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo mv88w8618_audio_info = {
diff --git a/hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c b/hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c
index 2a92ffb..eac338f 100644
--- a/hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c
+++ b/hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c
@@ -304,6 +304,8 @@
     dc->reset = dma_reset;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_dma;
     dc->props = sparc32_dma_properties;
+    /* Reason: pointer property "iommu_opaque" */
+    dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo sparc32_dma_info = {
diff --git a/hw/gpio/omap_gpio.c b/hw/gpio/omap_gpio.c
index b8f572b..938782a 100644
--- a/hw/gpio/omap_gpio.c
+++ b/hw/gpio/omap_gpio.c
@@ -759,6 +759,8 @@
     k->init = omap_gpio_init;
     dc->reset = omap_gpif_reset;
     dc->props = omap_gpio_properties;
+    /* Reason: pointer property "clk" */
+    dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo omap_gpio_info = {
@@ -788,6 +790,8 @@
     k->init = omap2_gpio_init;
     dc->reset = omap2_gpif_reset;
     dc->props = omap2_gpio_properties;
+    /* Reason: pointer properties "iclk", "fclk0", ..., "fclk5" */
+    dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo omap2_gpio_info = {
diff --git a/hw/i2c/omap_i2c.c b/hw/i2c/omap_i2c.c
index f528b2b..2d8e2b7 100644
--- a/hw/i2c/omap_i2c.c
+++ b/hw/i2c/omap_i2c.c
@@ -475,6 +475,8 @@
     k->init = omap_i2c_init;
     dc->props = omap_i2c_properties;
     dc->reset = omap_i2c_reset;
+    /* Reason: pointer properties "iclk", "fclk" */
+    dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo omap_i2c_info = {
diff --git a/hw/i2c/smbus_eeprom.c b/hw/i2c/smbus_eeprom.c
index 0154283..0218f8a 100644
--- a/hw/i2c/smbus_eeprom.c
+++ b/hw/i2c/smbus_eeprom.c
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@
     sc->write_data = eeprom_write_data;
     sc->read_data = eeprom_read_data;
     dc->props = smbus_eeprom_properties;
+    /* Reason: pointer property "data" */
+    dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo smbus_eeprom_info = {
diff --git a/hw/intc/etraxfs_pic.c b/hw/intc/etraxfs_pic.c
index e02da53..636262b 100644
--- a/hw/intc/etraxfs_pic.c
+++ b/hw/intc/etraxfs_pic.c
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@
 
     k->init = etraxfs_pic_init;
     dc->props = etraxfs_pic_properties;
+    /*
+     * Note: pointer property "interrupt_vector" may remain null, thus
+     * no need for dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
+     */
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo etraxfs_pic_info = {
diff --git a/hw/intc/grlib_irqmp.c b/hw/intc/grlib_irqmp.c
index 42e00bc..d1813f7 100644
--- a/hw/intc/grlib_irqmp.c
+++ b/hw/intc/grlib_irqmp.c
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@
     k->init = grlib_irqmp_init;
     dc->reset = grlib_irqmp_reset;
     dc->props = grlib_irqmp_properties;
+    /* Reason: pointer properties "set_pil_in", "set_pil_in_opaque" */
+    dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo grlib_irqmp_info = {
diff --git a/hw/intc/omap_intc.c b/hw/intc/omap_intc.c
index 7dd63da..ad3931c 100644
--- a/hw/intc/omap_intc.c
+++ b/hw/intc/omap_intc.c
@@ -392,6 +392,8 @@
     k->init = omap_intc_init;
     dc->reset = omap_inth_reset;
     dc->props = omap_intc_properties;
+    /* Reason: pointer property "clk" */
+    dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo omap_intc_info = {
@@ -637,6 +639,8 @@
     k->init = omap2_intc_init;
     dc->reset = omap_inth_reset;
     dc->props = omap2_intc_properties;
+    /* Reason: pointer property "iclk", "fclk" */
+    dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo omap2_intc_info = {
diff --git a/hw/net/etraxfs_eth.c b/hw/net/etraxfs_eth.c
index 78ebbbc..6a3c86d 100644
--- a/hw/net/etraxfs_eth.c
+++ b/hw/net/etraxfs_eth.c
@@ -646,6 +646,8 @@
 
     k->init = fs_eth_init;
     dc->props = etraxfs_eth_properties;
+    /* Reason: pointer properties "dma_out", "dma_in" */
+    dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo etraxfs_eth_info = {
diff --git a/hw/net/lance.c b/hw/net/lance.c
index e339f02..fe18564 100644
--- a/hw/net/lance.c
+++ b/hw/net/lance.c
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@
     dc->reset = lance_reset;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_lance;
     dc->props = lance_properties;
+    /* Reason: pointer property "dma" */
+    dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo lance_info = {