diff --git a/hw/qdev-addr.c b/hw/qdev-addr.c
index ea32c31..fb95798 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-addr.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-addr.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static void set_taddr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     int64_t value;
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hw/qdev-core.h b/hw/qdev-core.h
index 36191e9..f0d3a5e 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ typedef struct BusState BusState;
 
 typedef struct BusClass BusClass;
 
-enum DevState {
-    DEV_STATE_CREATED = 1,
-    DEV_STATE_INITIALIZED,
-};
-
 enum {
     DEV_NVECTORS_UNSPECIFIED = -1,
 };
@@ -64,7 +59,7 @@ struct DeviceState {
     Object parent_obj;
 
     const char *id;
-    enum DevState state;
+    bool realized;
     QemuOpts *opts;
     int hotplugged;
     BusState *parent_bus;
diff --git a/hw/qdev-properties.c b/hw/qdev-properties.c
index 81d901c..773547b 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/qdev-properties.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void set_pointer(Object *obj, Visitor *v, Property *prop,
     char *str;
     int ret;
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static void set_enum(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     Property *prop = opaque;
     int *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static void set_bit(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     bool value;
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void set_uint8(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint8_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static void set_uint16(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint16_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static void set_uint32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static void set_int32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     Property *prop = opaque;
     int32_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void set_uint64(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint64_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(dev, prop);
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static void set_string(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ static void set_vlan(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     int32_t id;
     NetClientState *hubport;
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ static void set_mac(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     int i, pos;
     char *str, *p;
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ static void set_pci_devfn(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     char *str;
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ static void set_blocksize(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     const int64_t min = 512;
     const int64_t max = 32768;
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ static void set_pci_host_devaddr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     unsigned long dom = 0, bus = 0;
     unsigned int slot = 0, func = 0;
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index e7c9493..bce6ad5 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int qdev_init(DeviceState *dev)
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
     int rc;
 
-    assert(dev->state == DEV_STATE_CREATED);
+    assert(!dev->realized);
 
     rc = dc->init(dev);
     if (rc < 0) {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ int qdev_init(DeviceState *dev)
                                        dev->instance_id_alias,
                                        dev->alias_required_for_version);
     }
-    dev->state = DEV_STATE_INITIALIZED;
+    dev->realized = true;
     if (dev->hotplugged) {
         device_reset(dev);
     }
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ int qdev_init(DeviceState *dev)
 void qdev_set_legacy_instance_id(DeviceState *dev, int alias_id,
                                  int required_for_version)
 {
-    assert(dev->state == DEV_STATE_CREATED);
+    assert(!dev->realized);
     dev->instance_id_alias = alias_id;
     dev->alias_required_for_version = required_for_version;
 }
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static void qdev_set_legacy_property(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
     char *ptr = NULL;
     int ret;
 
-    if (dev->state != DEV_STATE_CREATED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         error_set(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
         return;
     }
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ static void device_initfn(Object *obj)
     }
 
     dev->instance_id_alias = -1;
-    dev->state = DEV_STATE_CREATED;
+    dev->realized = false;
 
     class = object_get_class(OBJECT(dev));
     do {
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ static void device_finalize(Object *obj)
     BusState *bus;
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
 
-    if (dev->state == DEV_STATE_INITIALIZED) {
+    if (dev->realized) {
         while (dev->num_child_bus) {
             bus = QLIST_FIRST(&dev->child_bus);
             qbus_free(bus);
