diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index d6fffc7..9085b88 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -351,18 +351,15 @@ static void create_gic(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi, qemu_irq *pic)
     fdt_add_gic_node(vbi);
 }
 
-static void create_uart(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi, qemu_irq *pic)
+static void fdt_add_uart_node(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi)
 {
-    char *nodename;
     hwaddr base = vbi->memmap[VIRT_UART].base;
     hwaddr size = vbi->memmap[VIRT_UART].size;
     int irq = vbi->irqmap[VIRT_UART];
     const char compat[] = "arm,pl011\0arm,primecell";
     const char clocknames[] = "uartclk\0apb_pclk";
+    char *nodename = g_strdup_printf("/pl011@%" PRIx64, base);
 
-    sysbus_create_simple("pl011", base, pic[irq]);
-
-    nodename = g_strdup_printf("/pl011@%" PRIx64, base);
     qemu_fdt_add_subnode(vbi->fdt, nodename);
     /* Note that we can't use setprop_string because of the embedded NUL */
     qemu_fdt_setprop(vbi->fdt, nodename, "compatible",
@@ -379,17 +376,23 @@ static void create_uart(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi, qemu_irq *pic)
     g_free(nodename);
 }
 
-static void create_rtc(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi, qemu_irq *pic)
+static void create_uart(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi, qemu_irq *pic)
+{
+    hwaddr base = vbi->memmap[VIRT_UART].base;
+    int irq = vbi->irqmap[VIRT_UART];
+
+    sysbus_create_simple("pl011", base, pic[irq]);
+    fdt_add_uart_node(vbi);
+}
+
+static void fdt_add_rtc_node(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi)
 {
-    char *nodename;
     hwaddr base = vbi->memmap[VIRT_RTC].base;
     hwaddr size = vbi->memmap[VIRT_RTC].size;
     int irq = vbi->irqmap[VIRT_RTC];
     const char compat[] = "arm,pl031\0arm,primecell";
+    char *nodename = g_strdup_printf("/pl031@%" PRIx64, base);
 
-    sysbus_create_simple("pl031", base, pic[irq]);
-
-    nodename = g_strdup_printf("/pl031@%" PRIx64, base);
     qemu_fdt_add_subnode(vbi->fdt, nodename);
     qemu_fdt_setprop(vbi->fdt, nodename, "compatible", compat, sizeof(compat));
     qemu_fdt_setprop_sized_cells(vbi->fdt, nodename, "reg",
@@ -402,22 +405,20 @@ static void create_rtc(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi, qemu_irq *pic)
     g_free(nodename);
 }
 
-static void create_virtio_devices(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi, qemu_irq *pic)
+static void create_rtc(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi, qemu_irq *pic)
 {
-    int i;
-    hwaddr size = vbi->memmap[VIRT_MMIO].size;
+    hwaddr base = vbi->memmap[VIRT_RTC].base;
+    int irq = vbi->irqmap[VIRT_RTC];
 
-    /* Note that we have to create the transports in forwards order
-     * so that command line devices are inserted lowest address first,
-     * and then add dtb nodes in reverse order so that they appear in
-     * the finished device tree lowest address first.
-     */
-    for (i = 0; i < NUM_VIRTIO_TRANSPORTS; i++) {
-        int irq = vbi->irqmap[VIRT_MMIO] + i;
-        hwaddr base = vbi->memmap[VIRT_MMIO].base + i * size;
+    sysbus_create_simple("pl031", base, pic[irq]);
 
-        sysbus_create_simple("virtio-mmio", base, pic[irq]);
-    }
+    fdt_add_rtc_node(vbi);
+}
+
+static void fdt_add_virtio_nodes(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi)
+{
+    int i;
+    hwaddr size = vbi->memmap[VIRT_MMIO].size;
 
     for (i = NUM_VIRTIO_TRANSPORTS - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
         char *nodename;
@@ -437,6 +438,26 @@ static void create_virtio_devices(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi, qemu_irq *pic)
     }
 }
 
+static void create_virtio_devices(const VirtBoardInfo *vbi, qemu_irq *pic)
+{
+    int i;
+    hwaddr size = vbi->memmap[VIRT_MMIO].size;
+
+    /* Note that we have to create the transports in forwards order
+     * so that command line devices are inserted lowest address first,
+     * and then add dtb nodes in reverse order so that they appear in
+     * the finished device tree lowest address first.
+     */
+    for (i = 0; i < NUM_VIRTIO_TRANSPORTS; i++) {
+        int irq = vbi->irqmap[VIRT_MMIO] + i;
+        hwaddr base = vbi->memmap[VIRT_MMIO].base + i * size;
+
+        sysbus_create_simple("virtio-mmio", base, pic[irq]);
+    }
+
+    fdt_add_virtio_nodes(vbi);
+}
+
 static void *machvirt_dtb(const struct arm_boot_info *binfo, int *fdt_size)
 {
     const VirtBoardInfo *board = (const VirtBoardInfo *)binfo;
