diff --git a/hw/alpha_dp264.c b/hw/alpha_dp264.c
index 4c0efd361..ea0fd95f8 100644
--- a/hw/alpha_dp264.c
+++ b/hw/alpha_dp264.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void clipper_init(ram_addr_t ram_size,
                            clipper_pci_map_irq);
 
     rtc_init(isa_bus, 1980, rtc_irq);
-    pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0);
+    pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
     isa_create_simple(isa_bus, "i8042");
 
     /* VGA setup.  Don't bother loading the bios.  */
diff --git a/hw/i82378.c b/hw/i82378.c
index d3c4ac5f7..cc415649d 100644
--- a/hw/i82378.c
+++ b/hw/i82378.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static void i82378_init(DeviceState *dev, I82378State *s)
     isa_bus_irqs(isabus, s->i8259);
 
     /* 1 82C54 (pit) */
-    pit = pit_init(isabus, 0x40, 0);
+    pit = pit_init(isabus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
 
     /* speaker */
     pcspk_init(pit);
diff --git a/hw/i8254.c b/hw/i8254.c
index 71ea849d1..aa7e9fc73 100644
--- a/hw/i8254.c
+++ b/hw/i8254.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ typedef struct PITChannelState {
 typedef struct PITState {
     ISADevice dev;
     MemoryRegion ioports;
-    uint32_t irq;
     uint32_t iobase;
     PITChannelState channels[3];
 } PITState;
@@ -532,7 +531,7 @@ static int pit_initfn(ISADevice *dev)
     s = &pit->channels[0];
     /* the timer 0 is connected to an IRQ */
     s->irq_timer = qemu_new_timer_ns(vm_clock, pit_irq_timer, s);
-    s->irq = isa_get_irq(dev, pit->irq);
+    qdev_init_gpio_out(&dev->qdev, &s->irq, 1);
 
     memory_region_init_io(&pit->ioports, &pit_ioport_ops, pit, "pit", 4);
     isa_register_ioport(dev, &pit->ioports, pit->iobase);
@@ -543,7 +542,6 @@ static int pit_initfn(ISADevice *dev)
 }
 
 static Property pit_properties[] = {
-    DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("irq", PITState, irq,  -1),
     DEFINE_PROP_HEX32("iobase", PITState, iobase,  -1),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/hw/i8254.h b/hw/i8254.h
index cd3111c55..fc64a6301 100644
--- a/hw/i8254.h
+++ b/hw/i8254.h
@@ -30,14 +30,16 @@
 
 #define PIT_FREQ 1193182
 
-static inline ISADevice *pit_init(ISABus *bus, int base, int irq)
+static inline ISADevice *pit_init(ISABus *bus, int base, int isa_irq,
+                                  qemu_irq alt_irq)
 {
     ISADevice *dev;
 
     dev = isa_create(bus, "isa-pit");
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(&dev->qdev, "iobase", base);
-    qdev_prop_set_uint32(&dev->qdev, "irq", irq);
     qdev_init_nofail(&dev->qdev);
+    qdev_connect_gpio_out(&dev->qdev, 0,
+                          isa_irq >= 0 ? isa_get_irq(dev, isa_irq) : alt_irq);
 
     return dev;
 }
diff --git a/hw/mips_fulong2e.c b/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
index ead72ae0c..e3ba9dd42 100644
--- a/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
+++ b/hw/mips_fulong2e.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void mips_fulong2e_init(ram_addr_t ram_size, const char *boot_device,
     smbus_eeprom_init(smbus, 1, eeprom_spd, sizeof(eeprom_spd));
 
     /* init other devices */
-    pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0);
+    pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
     cpu_exit_irq = qemu_allocate_irqs(cpu_request_exit, NULL, 1);
     DMA_init(0, cpu_exit_irq);
 
diff --git a/hw/mips_jazz.c b/hw/mips_jazz.c
index 61dee4def..b61b2181d 100644
--- a/hw/mips_jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips_jazz.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static void mips_jazz_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
     isa_bus_irqs(isa_bus, i8259);
     cpu_exit_irq = qemu_allocate_irqs(cpu_request_exit, NULL, 1);
     DMA_init(0, cpu_exit_irq);
-    pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0);
+    pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
     pcspk_init(pit);
 
     /* ISA IO space at 0x90000000 */
diff --git a/hw/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips_malta.c
index 692f79b48..86a5fbb2d 100644
--- a/hw/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips_malta.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ void mips_malta_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
                           isa_get_irq(NULL, 9), NULL, NULL, 0);
     /* TODO: Populate SPD eeprom data.  */
     smbus_eeprom_init(smbus, 8, NULL, 0);
-    pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0);
+    pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
     cpu_exit_irq = qemu_allocate_irqs(cpu_request_exit, NULL, 1);
     DMA_init(0, cpu_exit_irq);
 
diff --git a/hw/mips_r4k.c b/hw/mips_r4k.c
index 1b3ec2dc5..83401f064 100644
--- a/hw/mips_r4k.c
+++ b/hw/mips_r4k.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void mips_r4k_init (ram_addr_t ram_size,
     isa_mmio_init(0x14000000, 0x00010000);
     isa_mem_base = 0x10000000;
 
-    pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0);
+    pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
 
     for(i = 0; i < MAX_SERIAL_PORTS; i++) {
         if (serial_hds[i]) {
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 435fe4dd4..ad65a5d69 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ void pc_basic_device_init(ISABus *isa_bus, qemu_irq *gsi,
 
     qemu_register_boot_set(pc_boot_set, *rtc_state);
 
-    pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0);
+    pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
     pcspk_init(pit);
 
     for(i = 0; i < MAX_SERIAL_PORTS; i++) {