diff --git a/hw/net/xilinx_ethlite.c b/hw/net/xilinx_ethlite.c
index 2b52597f03..0f59811c78 100644
--- a/hw/net/xilinx_ethlite.c
+++ b/hw/net/xilinx_ethlite.c
@@ -53,10 +53,9 @@
 #define CTRL_S     0x1
 
 #define TYPE_XILINX_ETHLITE "xlnx.xps-ethernetlite"
-DECLARE_INSTANCE_CHECKER(struct xlx_ethlite, XILINX_ETHLITE,
-                         TYPE_XILINX_ETHLITE)
+OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(XlnxXpsEthLite, XILINX_ETHLITE)
 
-struct xlx_ethlite
+struct XlnxXpsEthLite
 {
     SysBusDevice parent_obj;
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ struct xlx_ethlite
     uint32_t regs[R_MAX];
 };
 
-static inline void eth_pulse_irq(struct xlx_ethlite *s)
+static inline void eth_pulse_irq(XlnxXpsEthLite *s)
 {
     /* Only the first gie reg is active.  */
     if (s->regs[R_TX_GIE0] & GIE_GIE) {
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ static inline void eth_pulse_irq(struct xlx_ethlite *s)
 static uint64_t
 eth_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned int size)
 {
-    struct xlx_ethlite *s = opaque;
+    XlnxXpsEthLite *s = opaque;
     uint32_t r = 0;
 
     addr >>= 2;
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ static void
 eth_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
           uint64_t val64, unsigned int size)
 {
-    struct xlx_ethlite *s = opaque;
+    XlnxXpsEthLite *s = opaque;
     unsigned int base = 0;
     uint32_t value = val64;
 
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps eth_ops = {
 
 static bool eth_can_rx(NetClientState *nc)
 {
-    struct xlx_ethlite *s = qemu_get_nic_opaque(nc);
+    XlnxXpsEthLite *s = qemu_get_nic_opaque(nc);
     unsigned int rxbase = s->rxbuf * (0x800 / 4);
 
     return !(s->regs[rxbase + R_RX_CTRL0] & CTRL_S);
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ static bool eth_can_rx(NetClientState *nc)
 
 static ssize_t eth_rx(NetClientState *nc, const uint8_t *buf, size_t size)
 {
-    struct xlx_ethlite *s = qemu_get_nic_opaque(nc);
+    XlnxXpsEthLite *s = qemu_get_nic_opaque(nc);
     unsigned int rxbase = s->rxbuf * (0x800 / 4);
 
     /* DA filter.  */
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ static ssize_t eth_rx(NetClientState *nc, const uint8_t *buf, size_t size)
 
 static void xilinx_ethlite_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 {
-    struct xlx_ethlite *s = XILINX_ETHLITE(dev);
+    XlnxXpsEthLite *s = XILINX_ETHLITE(dev);
 
     s->rxbuf = 0;
 }
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ static NetClientInfo net_xilinx_ethlite_info = {
 
 static void xilinx_ethlite_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    struct xlx_ethlite *s = XILINX_ETHLITE(dev);
+    XlnxXpsEthLite *s = XILINX_ETHLITE(dev);
 
     qemu_macaddr_default_if_unset(&s->conf.macaddr);
     s->nic = qemu_new_nic(&net_xilinx_ethlite_info, &s->conf,
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ static void xilinx_ethlite_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
 static void xilinx_ethlite_init(Object *obj)
 {
-    struct xlx_ethlite *s = XILINX_ETHLITE(obj);
+    XlnxXpsEthLite *s = XILINX_ETHLITE(obj);
 
     sysbus_init_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(obj), &s->irq);
 
@@ -249,9 +248,9 @@ static void xilinx_ethlite_init(Object *obj)
 }
 
 static Property xilinx_ethlite_properties[] = {
-    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("tx-ping-pong", struct xlx_ethlite, c_tx_pingpong, 1),
-    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("rx-ping-pong", struct xlx_ethlite, c_rx_pingpong, 1),
-    DEFINE_NIC_PROPERTIES(struct xlx_ethlite, conf),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("tx-ping-pong", XlnxXpsEthLite, c_tx_pingpong, 1),
+    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("rx-ping-pong", XlnxXpsEthLite, c_rx_pingpong, 1),
+    DEFINE_NIC_PROPERTIES(XlnxXpsEthLite, conf),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
@@ -264,17 +263,14 @@ static void xilinx_ethlite_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     device_class_set_props(dc, xilinx_ethlite_properties);
 }
 
-static const TypeInfo xilinx_ethlite_info = {
-    .name          = TYPE_XILINX_ETHLITE,
-    .parent        = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
-    .instance_size = sizeof(struct xlx_ethlite),
-    .instance_init = xilinx_ethlite_init,
-    .class_init    = xilinx_ethlite_class_init,
+static const TypeInfo xilinx_ethlite_types[] = {
+    {
+        .name          = TYPE_XILINX_ETHLITE,
+        .parent        = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
+        .instance_size = sizeof(XlnxXpsEthLite),
+        .instance_init = xilinx_ethlite_init,
+        .class_init    = xilinx_ethlite_class_init,
+    },
 };
 
-static void xilinx_ethlite_register_types(void)
-{
-    type_register_static(&xilinx_ethlite_info);
-}
-
-type_init(xilinx_ethlite_register_types)
+DEFINE_TYPES(xilinx_ethlite_types)
