diff --git a/hw/input/stellaris_gamepad.c b/hw/input/stellaris_gamepad.c
index 377101a403..82ddc47a26 100644
--- a/hw/input/stellaris_gamepad.c
+++ b/hw/input/stellaris_gamepad.c
@@ -14,15 +14,11 @@
 #include "ui/console.h"
 
 typedef struct {
-    qemu_irq irq;
-    int keycode;
-    uint8_t pressed;
-} StellarisGamepadButton;
-
-typedef struct {
-    StellarisGamepadButton *buttons;
-    int num_buttons;
+    uint32_t num_buttons;
     int extension;
+    qemu_irq *irqs;
+    uint32_t *keycodes;
+    uint8_t *pressed;
 } StellarisGamepad;
 
 static void stellaris_gamepad_put_key(void * opaque, int keycode)
@@ -40,36 +36,23 @@ static void stellaris_gamepad_put_key(void * opaque, int keycode)
     keycode = (keycode & 0x7f) | s->extension;
 
     for (i = 0; i < s->num_buttons; i++) {
-        if (s->buttons[i].keycode == keycode
-                && s->buttons[i].pressed != down) {
-            s->buttons[i].pressed = down;
-            qemu_set_irq(s->buttons[i].irq, down);
+        if (s->keycodes[i] == keycode && s->pressed[i] != down) {
+            s->pressed[i] = down;
+            qemu_set_irq(s->irqs[i], down);
         }
     }
 
     s->extension = 0;
 }
 
-static const VMStateDescription vmstate_stellaris_button = {
-    .name = "stellaris_button",
-    .version_id = 0,
-    .minimum_version_id = 0,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
-        VMSTATE_UINT8(pressed, StellarisGamepadButton),
-        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
-    }
-};
-
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_stellaris_gamepad = {
     .name = "stellaris_gamepad",
-    .version_id = 2,
-    .minimum_version_id = 2,
+    .version_id = 3,
+    .minimum_version_id = 3,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_INT32(extension, StellarisGamepad),
-        VMSTATE_STRUCT_VARRAY_POINTER_INT32(buttons, StellarisGamepad,
-                                            num_buttons,
-                                            vmstate_stellaris_button,
-                                            StellarisGamepadButton),
+        VMSTATE_VARRAY_UINT32(pressed, StellarisGamepad, num_buttons,
+                              0, vmstate_info_uint8, uint8_t),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
 };
@@ -81,10 +64,12 @@ void stellaris_gamepad_init(int n, qemu_irq *irq, const int *keycode)
     int i;
 
     s = g_new0(StellarisGamepad, 1);
-    s->buttons = g_new0(StellarisGamepadButton, n);
+    s->irqs = g_new0(qemu_irq, n);
+    s->keycodes = g_new0(uint32_t, n);
+    s->pressed = g_new0(uint8_t, n);
     for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-        s->buttons[i].irq = irq[i];
-        s->buttons[i].keycode = keycode[i];
+        s->irqs[i] = irq[i];
+        s->keycodes[i] = keycode[i];
     }
     s->num_buttons = n;
     qemu_add_kbd_event_handler(stellaris_gamepad_put_key, s);