diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index 346f5e7aed..8e83be54fc 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -668,11 +668,20 @@ static uint32_t pnv_chip_core_pir_p8(PnvChip *chip, uint32_t core_id)
     return (chip->chip_id << 7) | (core_id << 3);
 }
 
-static Object *pnv_chip_power8_intc_create(PnvChip *chip, Object *child,
-                                           Error **errp)
+static void pnv_chip_power8_intc_create(PnvChip *chip, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
+                                        Error **errp)
 {
-    return icp_create(child, TYPE_PNV_ICP, XICS_FABRIC(qdev_get_machine()),
-                      errp);
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    Object *obj;
+
+    obj = icp_create(OBJECT(cpu), TYPE_PNV_ICP, XICS_FABRIC(qdev_get_machine()),
+                     &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    cpu->intc = obj;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -690,10 +699,10 @@ static uint32_t pnv_chip_core_pir_p9(PnvChip *chip, uint32_t core_id)
     return (chip->chip_id << 8) | (core_id << 2);
 }
 
-static Object *pnv_chip_power9_intc_create(PnvChip *chip, Object *child,
-                                           Error **errp)
+static void pnv_chip_power9_intc_create(PnvChip *chip, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
+                                        Error **errp)
 {
-    return NULL;
+    return;
 }
 
 /* Allowed core identifiers on a POWER8 Processor Chip :
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c b/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
index ad1bcc7990..1202737748 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv_core.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static void pnv_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, PnvChip *chip, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    cpu->intc = pcc->intc_create(chip, OBJECT(cpu), &local_err);
+    pcc->intc_create(chip, cpu, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
         return;
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
index 82666436e9..2739b2a4b8 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static void spapr_realize_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu, sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
     qemu_register_reset(spapr_cpu_reset, cpu);
     spapr_cpu_reset(cpu);
 
-    cpu->intc = spapr->irq->cpu_intc_create(spapr, OBJECT(cpu), &local_err);
+    spapr->irq->cpu_intc_create(spapr, cpu, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         goto error_unregister;
     }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
index be5fe531a8..eca2317cf3 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.c
@@ -190,10 +190,20 @@ static void spapr_irq_print_info_xics(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, Monitor *mon)
     ics_pic_print_info(spapr->ics, mon);
 }
 
-static Object *spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xics(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
-                                              Object *cpu, Error **errp)
+static void spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xics(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
+                                           PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
-    return icp_create(cpu, spapr->icp_type, XICS_FABRIC(spapr), errp);
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    Object *obj;
+
+    obj = icp_create(OBJECT(cpu), spapr->icp_type, XICS_FABRIC(spapr),
+                     &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    cpu->intc = obj;
 }
 
 static int spapr_irq_post_load_xics(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, int version_id)
@@ -311,17 +321,25 @@ static void spapr_irq_print_info_xive(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
     spapr_xive_pic_print_info(spapr->xive, mon);
 }
 
-static Object *spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xive(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
-                                              Object *cpu, Error **errp)
+static void spapr_irq_cpu_intc_create_xive(sPAPRMachineState *spapr,
+                                           PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp)
 {
-    Object *obj = xive_tctx_create(cpu, XIVE_ROUTER(spapr->xive), errp);
+    Error *local_err = NULL;
+    Object *obj;
+
+    obj = xive_tctx_create(OBJECT(cpu), XIVE_ROUTER(spapr->xive), &local_err);
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    cpu->intc = obj;
 
     /*
      * (TCG) Early setting the OS CAM line for hotplugged CPUs as they
-     * don't benificiate from the reset of the XIVE IRQ backend
+     * don't beneficiate from the reset of the XIVE IRQ backend
      */
     spapr_xive_set_tctx_os_cam(XIVE_TCTX(obj));
-    return obj;
 }
 
 static int spapr_irq_post_load_xive(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, int version_id)
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
index 86d5f54e54..6b65397b7e 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ typedef struct PnvChipClass {
     DeviceRealize parent_realize;
 
     uint32_t (*core_pir)(PnvChip *chip, uint32_t core_id);
-    Object *(*intc_create)(PnvChip *chip, Object *child, Error **errp);
+    void (*intc_create)(PnvChip *chip, PowerPCCPU *cpu, Error **errp);
     ISABus *(*isa_create)(PnvChip *chip, Error **errp);
 } PnvChipClass;
 
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.h
index b34d5a0038..d03d4d7ce6 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr_irq.h
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ typedef struct sPAPRIrq {
     void (*print_info)(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, Monitor *mon);
     void (*dt_populate)(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, uint32_t nr_servers,
                         void *fdt, uint32_t phandle);
-    Object *(*cpu_intc_create)(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, Object *cpu,
-                               Error **errp);
+    void (*cpu_intc_create)(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, PowerPCCPU *cpu,
+                            Error **errp);
     int (*post_load)(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, int version_id);
     void (*reset)(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, Error **errp);
 } sPAPRIrq;