diff --git a/hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c b/hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c
index 4bb444684f..8378441dbb 100644
--- a/hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c
+++ b/hw/arm/sbsa-ref.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "exec/hwaddr.h"
 #include "kvm_arm.h"
 #include "hw/arm/boot.h"
+#include "hw/arm/smmuv3.h"
 #include "hw/block/flash.h"
 #include "hw/boards.h"
 #include "hw/ide/internal.h"
@@ -574,7 +575,7 @@ static void create_smmu(const SBSAMachineState *sms, PCIBus *bus)
     DeviceState *dev;
     int i;
 
-    dev = qdev_new("arm-smmuv3");
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_ARM_SMMUV3);
 
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), "primary-bus", OBJECT(bus),
                              &error_abort);
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index ea2413a0ba..90a7099d3b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ static void create_smmu(const VirtMachineState *vms,
         return;
     }
 
-    dev = qdev_new("arm-smmuv3");
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_ARM_SMMUV3);
 
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), "primary-bus", OBJECT(bus),
                              &error_abort);