diff --git a/hw/char/mcf_uart.c b/hw/char/mcf_uart.c
index 6fa4ac502c..f9cbc9bdc4 100644
--- a/hw/char/mcf_uart.c
+++ b/hw/char/mcf_uart.c
@@ -342,25 +342,26 @@ static void mcf_uart_register(void)
 
 type_init(mcf_uart_register)
 
-void *mcf_uart_init(qemu_irq irq, Chardev *chrdrv)
+DeviceState *mcf_uart_create(qemu_irq irq, Chardev *chrdrv)
 {
-    DeviceState  *dev;
+    DeviceState *dev;
 
     dev = qdev_new(TYPE_MCF_UART);
     if (chrdrv) {
         qdev_prop_set_chr(dev, "chardev", chrdrv);
     }
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
-
     sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, irq);
 
     return dev;
 }
 
-void mcf_uart_mm_init(hwaddr base, qemu_irq irq, Chardev *chrdrv)
+DeviceState *mcf_uart_create_mmap(hwaddr base, qemu_irq irq, Chardev *chrdrv)
 {
-    DeviceState  *dev;
+    DeviceState *dev;
 
-    dev = mcf_uart_init(irq, chrdrv);
+    dev = mcf_uart_create(irq, chrdrv);
     sysbus_mmio_map(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, base);
+
+    return dev;
 }
diff --git a/hw/m68k/mcf5206.c b/hw/m68k/mcf5206.c
index f920ca2ceb..a46a23538d 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/mcf5206.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/mcf5206.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ typedef struct {
     MemoryRegion iomem;
     qemu_irq *pic;
     m5206_timer_state *timer[2];
-    void *uart[2];
+    DeviceState *uart[2];
     uint8_t scr;
     uint8_t icr[14];
     uint16_t imr; /* 1 == interrupt is masked.  */
@@ -600,8 +600,8 @@ static void mcf5206_mbar_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     s->pic = qemu_allocate_irqs(m5206_mbar_set_irq, s, 14);
     s->timer[0] = m5206_timer_init(s->pic[9]);
     s->timer[1] = m5206_timer_init(s->pic[10]);
-    s->uart[0] = mcf_uart_init(s->pic[12], serial_hd(0));
-    s->uart[1] = mcf_uart_init(s->pic[13], serial_hd(1));
+    s->uart[0] = mcf_uart_create(s->pic[12], serial_hd(0));
+    s->uart[1] = mcf_uart_create(s->pic[13], serial_hd(1));
 }
 
 static Property mcf5206_mbar_properties[] = {
diff --git a/hw/m68k/mcf5208.c b/hw/m68k/mcf5208.c
index be1033f84f..d22d8536db 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/mcf5208.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/mcf5208.c
@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@ static void mcf5208evb_init(MachineState *machine)
     /* Internal peripherals.  */
     pic = mcf_intc_init(address_space_mem, 0xfc048000, cpu);
 
-    mcf_uart_mm_init(0xfc060000, pic[26], serial_hd(0));
-    mcf_uart_mm_init(0xfc064000, pic[27], serial_hd(1));
-    mcf_uart_mm_init(0xfc068000, pic[28], serial_hd(2));
+    mcf_uart_create_mmap(0xfc060000, pic[26], serial_hd(0));
+    mcf_uart_create_mmap(0xfc064000, pic[27], serial_hd(1));
+    mcf_uart_create_mmap(0xfc068000, pic[28], serial_hd(2));
 
     mcf5208_sys_init(address_space_mem, pic);
 
diff --git a/include/hw/m68k/mcf.h b/include/hw/m68k/mcf.h
index 8cbd587bbf..5d9f876ffe 100644
--- a/include/hw/m68k/mcf.h
+++ b/include/hw/m68k/mcf.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ uint64_t mcf_uart_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
                        unsigned size);
 void mcf_uart_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
                     uint64_t val, unsigned size);
-void *mcf_uart_init(qemu_irq irq, Chardev *chr);
-void mcf_uart_mm_init(hwaddr base, qemu_irq irq, Chardev *chr);
+DeviceState *mcf_uart_create(qemu_irq irq, Chardev *chr);
+DeviceState *mcf_uart_create_mmap(hwaddr base, qemu_irq irq, Chardev *chr);
 
 /* mcf_intc.c */
 qemu_irq *mcf_intc_init(struct MemoryRegion *sysmem,