diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405.h b/hw/ppc/ppc405.h
index e6c702f7e0..c58f739886 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405.h
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ CPUPPCState *ppc405ep_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem,
                         MemoryRegion ram_memories[2],
                         hwaddr ram_bases[2],
                         hwaddr ram_sizes[2],
-                        uint32_t sysclk, qemu_irq **picp,
+                        uint32_t sysclk, DeviceState **uicdev,
                         int do_init);
 
 #endif /* PPC405_H */
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
index b7249f21cf..8f77887fb1 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ static void ref405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
     CPUPPCState *env;
     DeviceState *dev;
     SysBusDevice *s;
-    qemu_irq *pic;
     MemoryRegion *bios;
     MemoryRegion *sram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     ram_addr_t bdloc;
@@ -167,6 +166,7 @@ static void ref405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
     int len;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
     MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
+    DeviceState *uicdev;
 
     if (machine->ram_size != mc->default_ram_size) {
         char *sz = size_to_str(mc->default_ram_size);
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static void ref405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
     ram_bases[1] = 0x00000000;
     ram_sizes[1] = 0x00000000;
     env = ppc405ep_init(sysmem, ram_memories, ram_bases, ram_sizes,
-                        33333333, &pic, kernel_filename == NULL ? 0 : 1);
+                        33333333, &uicdev, kernel_filename == NULL ? 0 : 1);
     /* allocate SRAM */
     sram_size = 512 * KiB;
     memory_region_init_ram(sram, NULL, "ef405ep.sram", sram_size,
@@ -429,7 +429,6 @@ static void taihu_405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
     const char *kernel_filename = machine->kernel_filename;
     const char *initrd_filename = machine->initrd_filename;
     char *filename;
-    qemu_irq *pic;
     MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
     MemoryRegion *bios;
     MemoryRegion *ram_memories = g_new(MemoryRegion, 2);
@@ -440,6 +439,7 @@ static void taihu_405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
     int linux_boot;
     int fl_idx;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
+    DeviceState *uicdev;
 
     if (machine->ram_size != mc->default_ram_size) {
         char *sz = size_to_str(mc->default_ram_size);
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static void taihu_405ep_init(MachineState *machine)
                              "taihu_405ep.ram-1", machine->ram, ram_bases[1],
                              ram_sizes[1]);
     ppc405ep_init(sysmem, ram_memories, ram_bases, ram_sizes,
-                  33333333, &pic, kernel_filename == NULL ? 0 : 1);
+                  33333333, &uicdev, kernel_filename == NULL ? 0 : 1);
     /* allocate and load BIOS */
     fl_idx = 0;
 #if defined(USE_FLASH_BIOS)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
index 3e191ae4af..fe047074a1 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "hw/intc/ppc-uic.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "qapi/error.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_OPBA
 //#define DEBUG_SDRAM
@@ -1446,14 +1449,15 @@ CPUPPCState *ppc405ep_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem,
                         MemoryRegion ram_memories[2],
                         hwaddr ram_bases[2],
                         hwaddr ram_sizes[2],
-                        uint32_t sysclk, qemu_irq **picp,
+                        uint32_t sysclk, DeviceState **uicdevp,
                         int do_init)
 {
     clk_setup_t clk_setup[PPC405EP_CLK_NB], tlb_clk_setup;
     qemu_irq dma_irqs[4], gpt_irqs[5], mal_irqs[4];
     PowerPCCPU *cpu;
     CPUPPCState *env;
-    qemu_irq *pic, *irqs;
+    DeviceState *uicdev;
+    SysBusDevice *uicsbd;
 
     memset(clk_setup, 0, sizeof(clk_setup));
     /* init CPUs */
@@ -1474,59 +1478,69 @@ CPUPPCState *ppc405ep_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem,
     /* Initialize timers */
     ppc_booke_timers_init(cpu, sysclk, 0);
     /* Universal interrupt controller */
-    irqs = g_new0(qemu_irq, PPCUIC_OUTPUT_NB);
-    irqs[PPCUIC_OUTPUT_INT] =
-        ((qemu_irq *)env->irq_inputs)[PPC40x_INPUT_INT];
-    irqs[PPCUIC_OUTPUT_CINT] =
-        ((qemu_irq *)env->irq_inputs)[PPC40x_INPUT_CINT];
-    pic = ppcuic_init(env, irqs, 0x0C0, 0, 1);
-    *picp = pic;
+    uicdev = qdev_new(TYPE_PPC_UIC);
+    uicsbd = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(uicdev);
+
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(uicdev), "cpu", OBJECT(cpu),
+                             &error_fatal);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(uicsbd, &error_fatal);
+
+    sysbus_connect_irq(uicsbd, PPCUIC_OUTPUT_INT,
+                       ((qemu_irq *)env->irq_inputs)[PPC40x_INPUT_INT]);
+    sysbus_connect_irq(uicsbd, PPCUIC_OUTPUT_CINT,
+                       ((qemu_irq *)env->irq_inputs)[PPC40x_INPUT_CINT]);
+
+    *uicdevp = uicdev;
+
     /* SDRAM controller */
         /* XXX 405EP has no ECC interrupt */
-    ppc4xx_sdram_init(env, pic[17], 2, ram_memories,
+    ppc4xx_sdram_init(env, qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 17), 2, ram_memories,
                       ram_bases, ram_sizes, do_init);
     /* External bus controller */
     ppc405_ebc_init(env);
     /* DMA controller */
-    dma_irqs[0] = pic[5];
-    dma_irqs[1] = pic[6];
-    dma_irqs[2] = pic[7];
-    dma_irqs[3] = pic[8];
+    dma_irqs[0] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 5);
+    dma_irqs[1] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 6);
+    dma_irqs[2] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 7);
+    dma_irqs[3] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 8);
     ppc405_dma_init(env, dma_irqs);
     /* IIC controller */
-    sysbus_create_simple(TYPE_PPC4xx_I2C, 0xef600500, pic[2]);
+    sysbus_create_simple(TYPE_PPC4xx_I2C, 0xef600500,
+                         qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 2));
     /* GPIO */
     ppc405_gpio_init(0xef600700);
     /* Serial ports */
     if (serial_hd(0) != NULL) {
-        serial_mm_init(address_space_mem, 0xef600300, 0, pic[0],
+        serial_mm_init(address_space_mem, 0xef600300, 0,
+                       qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 0),
                        PPC_SERIAL_MM_BAUDBASE, serial_hd(0),
                        DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN);
     }
     if (serial_hd(1) != NULL) {
-        serial_mm_init(address_space_mem, 0xef600400, 0, pic[1],
+        serial_mm_init(address_space_mem, 0xef600400, 0,
+                       qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 1),
                        PPC_SERIAL_MM_BAUDBASE, serial_hd(1),
                        DEVICE_BIG_ENDIAN);
     }
     /* OCM */
     ppc405_ocm_init(env);
     /* GPT */
-    gpt_irqs[0] = pic[19];
-    gpt_irqs[1] = pic[20];
-    gpt_irqs[2] = pic[21];
-    gpt_irqs[3] = pic[22];
-    gpt_irqs[4] = pic[23];
+    gpt_irqs[0] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 19);
+    gpt_irqs[1] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 20);
+    gpt_irqs[2] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 21);
+    gpt_irqs[3] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 22);
+    gpt_irqs[4] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 23);
     ppc4xx_gpt_init(0xef600000, gpt_irqs);
     /* PCI */
-    /* Uses pic[3], pic[16], pic[18] */
+    /* Uses UIC IRQs 3, 16, 18 */
     /* MAL */
-    mal_irqs[0] = pic[11];
-    mal_irqs[1] = pic[12];
-    mal_irqs[2] = pic[13];
-    mal_irqs[3] = pic[14];
+    mal_irqs[0] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 11);
+    mal_irqs[1] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 12);
+    mal_irqs[2] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 13);
+    mal_irqs[3] = qdev_get_gpio_in(uicdev, 14);
     ppc4xx_mal_init(env, 4, 2, mal_irqs);
     /* Ethernet */
-    /* Uses pic[9], pic[15], pic[17] */
+    /* Uses UIC IRQs 9, 15, 17 */
     /* CPU control */
     ppc405ep_cpc_init(env, clk_setup, sysclk);
 
