diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-virgl.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-virgl.c
index 14091b191e..91dce90f91 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-virgl.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-virgl.c
@@ -594,11 +594,12 @@ static void virtio_gpu_print_stats(void *opaque)
 static void virtio_gpu_fence_poll(void *opaque)
 {
     VirtIOGPU *g = opaque;
+    VirtIOGPUGL *gl = VIRTIO_GPU_GL(g);
 
     virgl_renderer_poll();
     virtio_gpu_process_cmdq(g);
     if (!QTAILQ_EMPTY(&g->cmdq) || !QTAILQ_EMPTY(&g->fenceq)) {
-        timer_mod(g->fence_poll, qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + 10);
+        timer_mod(gl->fence_poll, qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + 10);
     }
 }
 
@@ -626,6 +627,7 @@ int virtio_gpu_virgl_init(VirtIOGPU *g)
 {
     int ret;
     uint32_t flags = 0;
+    VirtIOGPUGL *gl = VIRTIO_GPU_GL(g);
 
 #if VIRGL_RENDERER_CALLBACKS_VERSION >= 4
     if (qemu_egl_display) {
@@ -645,8 +647,8 @@ int virtio_gpu_virgl_init(VirtIOGPU *g)
         return ret;
     }
 
-    g->fence_poll = timer_new_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
-                                 virtio_gpu_fence_poll, g);
+    gl->fence_poll = timer_new_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
+                                  virtio_gpu_fence_poll, g);
 
     if (virtio_gpu_stats_enabled(g->parent_obj.conf)) {
         g->print_stats = timer_new_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
index e343110e23..48a67d662d 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ struct VirtIOGPU {
     uint64_t hostmem;
 
     bool processing_cmdq;
-    QEMUTimer *fence_poll;
     QEMUTimer *print_stats;
 
     uint32_t inflight;
@@ -229,6 +228,8 @@ struct VirtIOGPUGL {
 
     bool renderer_inited;
     bool renderer_reset;
+
+    QEMUTimer *fence_poll;
 };
 
 struct VhostUserGPU {