diff --git a/hw/arm/b-l475e-iot01a.c b/hw/arm/b-l475e-iot01a.c
index d862aa4..970c637 100644
--- a/hw/arm/b-l475e-iot01a.c
+++ b/hw/arm/b-l475e-iot01a.c
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * B-L475E-IOT01A Discovery Kit machine
  * (B-L475E-IOT01A IoT Node)
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2023 Arnaud Minier <arnaud.minier@telecom-paris.fr>
- * Copyright (c) 2023 Inès Varhol <ines.varhol@telecom-paris.fr>
+ * Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Arnaud Minier <arnaud.minier@telecom-paris.fr>
+ * Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Inès Varhol <ines.varhol@telecom-paris.fr>
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
  *
@@ -32,33 +32,51 @@
 
 /* B-L475E-IOT01A implementation is derived from netduinoplus2 */
 
-static void b_l475e_iot01a_init(MachineState *machine)
+#define TYPE_B_L475E_IOT01A MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("b-l475e-iot01a")
+OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(Bl475eMachineState, B_L475E_IOT01A)
+
+typedef struct Bl475eMachineState {
+    MachineState parent_obj;
+
+    Stm32l4x5SocState soc;
+} Bl475eMachineState;
+
+static void bl475e_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
+    Bl475eMachineState *s = B_L475E_IOT01A(machine);
     const Stm32l4x5SocClass *sc;
-    DeviceState *dev;
 
-    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_STM32L4X5XG_SOC);
-    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", OBJECT(dev));
-    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
+    object_initialize_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", &s->soc,
+                            TYPE_STM32L4X5XG_SOC);
+    sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->soc), &error_fatal);
 
-    sc = STM32L4X5_SOC_GET_CLASS(dev);
-    armv7m_load_kernel(ARM_CPU(first_cpu),
-                       machine->kernel_filename,
-                       0, sc->flash_size);
+    sc = STM32L4X5_SOC_GET_CLASS(&s->soc);
+    armv7m_load_kernel(ARM_CPU(first_cpu), machine->kernel_filename, 0,
+                       sc->flash_size);
 }
 
-static void b_l475e_iot01a_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
+static void bl475e_machine_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
+    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
     static const char *machine_valid_cpu_types[] = {
         ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-m4"),
         NULL
     };
     mc->desc = "B-L475E-IOT01A Discovery Kit (Cortex-M4)";
-    mc->init = b_l475e_iot01a_init;
+    mc->init = bl475e_init;
     mc->valid_cpu_types = machine_valid_cpu_types;
 
     /* SRAM pre-allocated as part of the SoC instantiation */
     mc->default_ram_size = 0;
 }
 
-DEFINE_MACHINE("b-l475e-iot01a", b_l475e_iot01a_machine_init)
+static const TypeInfo bl475e_machine_type[] = {
+    {
+        .name           = TYPE_B_L475E_IOT01A,
+        .parent         = TYPE_MACHINE,
+        .instance_size  = sizeof(Bl475eMachineState),
+        .class_init     = bl475e_machine_init,
+    }
+};
+
+DEFINE_TYPES(bl475e_machine_type)