diff --git a/hw/vfio/ccw.c b/hw/vfio/ccw.c
index 0354737666..503de94ce1 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/ccw.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/ccw.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static void vfio_ccw_get_device(VFIOGroup *group, VFIOCCWDevice *vcdev,
     vcdev->vdev.ops = &vfio_ccw_ops;
     vcdev->vdev.type = VFIO_DEVICE_TYPE_CCW;
     vcdev->vdev.name = name;
-    vcdev->vdev.dev = &vcdev->cdev.parent_obj.parent_obj;
+    vcdev->vdev.dev = DEVICE(vcdev);
 
     return;