diff --git a/hw/cirrus_vga.c b/hw/cirrus_vga.c
index c7e365b..a11444c 100644
--- a/hw/cirrus_vga.c
+++ b/hw/cirrus_vga.c
@@ -2955,11 +2955,6 @@ static int pci_cirrus_vga_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
      return 0;
 }
 
-void pci_cirrus_vga_init(PCIBus *bus)
-{
-    pci_create_simple(bus, -1, "cirrus-vga");
-}
-
 static PCIDeviceInfo cirrus_vga_info = {
     .qdev.name    = "cirrus-vga",
     .qdev.desc    = "Cirrus CLGD 54xx VGA",
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 203627d..97f93d4 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -1068,7 +1068,11 @@ void pc_vga_init(PCIBus *pci_bus)
 {
     if (cirrus_vga_enabled) {
         if (pci_bus) {
-            pci_cirrus_vga_init(pci_bus);
+            if (!pci_cirrus_vga_init(pci_bus)) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "Warning: cirrus_vga not available,"
+                        " using standard VGA instead\n");
+                pci_vga_init(pci_bus);
+            }
         } else {
             isa_cirrus_vga_init(get_system_memory());
         }
diff --git a/hw/pc.h b/hw/pc.h
index 7e6ddba..90a502d 100644
--- a/hw/pc.h
+++ b/hw/pc.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "fdc.h"
 #include "net.h"
 #include "memory.h"
+#include "pci.h"
 
 /* PC-style peripherals (also used by other machines).  */
 
@@ -217,13 +218,34 @@ static inline int isa_vga_init(void)
     return 1;
 }
 
-int pci_vga_init(PCIBus *bus);
+/* vga-pci.c */
+static inline bool pci_vga_init(PCIBus *bus)
+{
+    PCIDevice *dev;
+
+    dev = pci_try_create_simple(bus, -1, "VGA");
+    if (!dev) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 int isa_vga_mm_init(target_phys_addr_t vram_base,
                     target_phys_addr_t ctrl_base, int it_shift,
                     MemoryRegion *address_space);
 
 /* cirrus_vga.c */
-void pci_cirrus_vga_init(PCIBus *bus);
+static inline bool pci_cirrus_vga_init(PCIBus *bus)
+{
+    PCIDevice *dev;
+
+    dev = pci_try_create_simple(bus, -1, "cirrus-vga");
+    if (!dev) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 void isa_cirrus_vga_init(MemoryRegion *address_space);
 
 /* ne2000.c */
diff --git a/hw/pci.c b/hw/pci.c
index 749e8d8..46c01ac 100644
--- a/hw/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci.c
@@ -1687,6 +1687,19 @@ PCIDevice *pci_create_simple_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn,
     return dev;
 }
 
+PCIDevice *pci_try_create_simple_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn,
+                                               bool multifunction,
+                                               const char *name)
+{
+    PCIDevice *dev = pci_try_create_multifunction(bus, devfn, multifunction,
+                                                  name);
+    if (!dev) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    qdev_init_nofail(&dev->qdev);
+    return dev;
+}
+
 PCIDevice *pci_create(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name)
 {
     return pci_create_multifunction(bus, devfn, false, name);
@@ -1702,6 +1715,11 @@ PCIDevice *pci_try_create(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name)
     return pci_try_create_multifunction(bus, devfn, false, name);
 }
 
+PCIDevice *pci_try_create_simple(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name)
+{
+    return pci_try_create_simple_multifunction(bus, devfn, false, name);
+}
+
 static int pci_find_space(PCIDevice *pdev, uint8_t size)
 {
     int config_size = pci_config_size(pdev);
diff --git a/hw/pci.h b/hw/pci.h
index 86a81c8..aa2e040 100644
--- a/hw/pci.h
+++ b/hw/pci.h
@@ -473,9 +473,13 @@ PCIDevice *pci_create_simple_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn,
 PCIDevice *pci_try_create_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn,
                                         bool multifunction,
                                         const char *name);
+PCIDevice *pci_try_create_simple_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn,
+                                               bool multifunction,
+                                               const char *name);
 PCIDevice *pci_create(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name);
 PCIDevice *pci_create_simple(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name);
 PCIDevice *pci_try_create(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name);
+PCIDevice *pci_try_create_simple(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name);
 
 static inline int pci_is_express(const PCIDevice *d)
 {
diff --git a/hw/vga-pci.c b/hw/vga-pci.c
index 3c8bcb0..f296b19 100644
--- a/hw/vga-pci.c
+++ b/hw/vga-pci.c
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@ static int pci_vga_initfn(PCIDevice *dev)
      return 0;
 }
 
-int pci_vga_init(PCIBus *bus)
-{
-    pci_create_simple(bus, -1, "VGA");
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static PCIDeviceInfo vga_info = {
     .qdev.name    = "VGA",
     .qdev.size    = sizeof(PCIVGAState),