diff --git a/hw/arm/imx8mp-evk.c b/hw/arm/imx8mp-evk.c
index b84ac91a17..4a0c9df76b 100644
--- a/hw/arm/imx8mp-evk.c
+++ b/hw/arm/imx8mp-evk.c
@@ -113,8 +113,10 @@ static const char *imx8mp_evk_get_default_cpu_type(const MachineState *ms)
     return ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a53");
 }
 
-static void imx8mp_evk_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
+static void imx8mp_evk_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, const void *data)
 {
+    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
+
     mc->desc = "NXP i.MX 8M Plus EVK Board";
     mc->init = imx8mp_evk_init;
     mc->default_cpus = 4;
@@ -124,4 +126,13 @@ static void imx8mp_evk_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
     mc->get_default_cpu_type = imx8mp_evk_get_default_cpu_type;
 }
 
-DEFINE_MACHINE_AARCH64("imx8mp-evk", imx8mp_evk_machine_init)
+static const TypeInfo imx8mp_evk_machine_types[] = {
+    {
+        .name = MACHINE_TYPE_NAME("imx8mp-evk"),
+        .parent = TYPE_MACHINE,
+        .class_init = imx8mp_evk_machine_class_init,
+        .interfaces = aarch64_machine_interfaces,
+    },
+};
+
+DEFINE_TYPES(imx8mp_evk_machine_types)