diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
index 6198ec1035..eb1216b5f0 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_boards.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "hw/loader.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-deprecated.h"
 
 #define BIOS_FILENAME "ppc405_rom.bin"
 #define BIOS_SIZE (2 * MiB)
@@ -129,6 +130,8 @@ static void ref405ep_fpga_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem, uint32_t base)
     ref405ep_fpga_t *fpga;
     MemoryRegion *fpga_memory = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     fpga = g_malloc0(sizeof(ref405ep_fpga_t));
     memory_region_init_io(fpga_memory, NULL, &ref405ep_fpga_ops, fpga,
                           "fpga", 0x00000100);
@@ -408,6 +411,8 @@ static void taihu_cpld_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem, uint32_t base)
     taihu_cpld_t *cpld;
     MemoryRegion *cpld_memory = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     cpld = g_malloc0(sizeof(taihu_cpld_t));
     memory_region_init_io(cpld_memory, NULL, &taihu_cpld_ops, cpld, "cpld", 0x100);
     memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, base, cpld_memory);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c b/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
index 381720aced..160604c62e 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc405_uc.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-deprecated.h"
 
 //#define DEBUG_OPBA
 //#define DEBUG_SDRAM
@@ -182,6 +183,8 @@ void ppc4xx_plb_init(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
     ppc4xx_plb_t *plb;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     plb = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc4xx_plb_t));
     ppc_dcr_register(env, PLB3A0_ACR, plb, &dcr_read_plb, &dcr_write_plb);
     ppc_dcr_register(env, PLB4A0_ACR, plb, &dcr_read_plb, &dcr_write_plb);
@@ -267,6 +270,8 @@ static void ppc4xx_pob_init(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
     ppc4xx_pob_t *pob;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     pob = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc4xx_pob_t));
     ppc_dcr_register(env, POB0_BEAR, pob, &dcr_read_pob, &dcr_write_pob);
     ppc_dcr_register(env, POB0_BESR0, pob, &dcr_read_pob, &dcr_write_pob);
@@ -351,6 +356,8 @@ static void ppc4xx_opba_init(hwaddr base)
 {
     ppc4xx_opba_t *opba;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     opba = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc4xx_opba_t));
 #ifdef DEBUG_OPBA
     printf("%s: offset " TARGET_FMT_plx "\n", __func__, base);
@@ -549,6 +556,8 @@ void ppc405_ebc_init(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
     ppc4xx_ebc_t *ebc;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     ebc = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc4xx_ebc_t));
     qemu_register_reset(&ebc_reset, ebc);
     ppc_dcr_register(env, EBC0_CFGADDR,
@@ -632,6 +641,8 @@ static void ppc405_dma_init(CPUPPCState *env, qemu_irq irqs[4])
 {
     ppc405_dma_t *dma;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     dma = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc405_dma_t));
     memcpy(dma->irqs, irqs, 4 * sizeof(qemu_irq));
     qemu_register_reset(&ppc405_dma_reset, dma);
@@ -735,6 +746,8 @@ static void ppc405_gpio_init(hwaddr base)
 {
     ppc405_gpio_t *gpio;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     gpio = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc405_gpio_t));
 #ifdef DEBUG_GPIO
     printf("%s: offset " TARGET_FMT_plx "\n", __func__, base);
@@ -897,6 +910,8 @@ static void ppc405_ocm_init(CPUPPCState *env)
 {
     ppc405_ocm_t *ocm;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     ocm = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc405_ocm_t));
     /* XXX: Size is 4096 or 0x04000000 */
     memory_region_init_ram(&ocm->isarc_ram, NULL, "ppc405.ocm", 4 * KiB,
@@ -1142,6 +1157,8 @@ static void ppc4xx_gpt_init(hwaddr base, qemu_irq irqs[5])
     ppc4xx_gpt_t *gpt;
     int i;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     gpt = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc4xx_gpt_t));
     for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
         gpt->irqs[i] = irqs[i];
@@ -1410,6 +1427,8 @@ static void ppc405cr_cpc_init (CPUPPCState *env, clk_setup_t clk_setup[7],
 {
     ppc405cr_cpc_t *cpc;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     cpc = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc405cr_cpc_t));
     memcpy(cpc->clk_setup, clk_setup,
            PPC405CR_CLK_NB * sizeof(clk_setup_t));
@@ -1755,6 +1774,8 @@ static void ppc405ep_cpc_init (CPUPPCState *env, clk_setup_t clk_setup[8],
 {
     ppc405ep_cpc_t *cpc;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     cpc = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc405ep_cpc_t));
     memcpy(cpc->clk_setup, clk_setup,
            PPC405EP_CLK_NB * sizeof(clk_setup_t));
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_devs.c b/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_devs.c
index f1651e04d9..b09d7ab5c6 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_devs.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_devs.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-deprecated.h"
 
 /*#define DEBUG_UIC*/
 
@@ -303,6 +304,8 @@ qemu_irq *ppcuic_init (CPUPPCState *env, qemu_irq *irqs,
     ppcuic_t *uic;
     int i;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     uic = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppcuic_t));
     uic->dcr_base = dcr_base;
     uic->irqs = irqs;
@@ -647,6 +650,8 @@ void ppc4xx_sdram_init (CPUPPCState *env, qemu_irq irq, int nbanks,
 {
     ppc4xx_sdram_t *sdram;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     sdram = g_malloc0(sizeof(ppc4xx_sdram_t));
     sdram->irq = irq;
     sdram->nbanks = nbanks;
@@ -908,6 +913,8 @@ void ppc4xx_mal_init(CPUPPCState *env, uint8_t txcnum, uint8_t rxcnum,
     ppc4xx_mal_t *mal;
     int i;
 
+    qdev_warn_deprecated_function_used();
+
     assert(txcnum <= 32 && rxcnum <= 32);
     mal = g_malloc0(sizeof(*mal));
     mal->txcnum = txcnum;
