diff --git a/hw/display/vmware_vga.c b/hw/display/vmware_vga.c
index 5c0fc49d9d..2579f6b218 100644
--- a/hw/display/vmware_vga.c
+++ b/hw/display/vmware_vga.c
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ static void pci_vmsvga_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
     dev->config[PCI_LATENCY_TIMER] = 0x40;
     dev->config[PCI_INTERRUPT_LINE] = 0xff;          /* End */
 
-    memory_region_init_io(&s->io_bar, NULL, &vmsvga_io_ops, &s->chip,
+    memory_region_init_io(&s->io_bar, OBJECT(dev), &vmsvga_io_ops, &s->chip,
                           "vmsvga-io", 0x10);
     memory_region_set_flush_coalesced(&s->io_bar);
     pci_register_bar(dev, 0, PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_SPACE_IO, &s->io_bar);