diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index f02919d92c..a76c2d4501 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
     pc_memory_init(pcms, get_system_memory(), rom_memory, &ram_memory,
                    pci_hole64_size);
 
-    object_property_add_child(qdev_get_machine(), "q35", OBJECT(q35_host));
+    object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "q35", OBJECT(q35_host));
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(q35_host), MCH_HOST_PROP_RAM_MEM,
                              OBJECT(ram_memory), NULL);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(q35_host), MCH_HOST_PROP_PCI_MEM,