4 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c b/hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c
index 0e5bbcdc7f..3e4da0c47f 100644
--- a/hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c
+++ b/hw/dma/sparc32_dma.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static void sparc32_ledma_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     d = qdev_create(NULL, TYPE_LANCE);
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(dev), "lance", OBJECT(d), errp);
     qdev_set_nic_properties(d, nd);
-    qdev_prop_set_ptr(d, "dma", dev);
+    object_property_set_link(OBJECT(d), OBJECT(dev), "dma", errp);
     qdev_init_nofail(d);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/net/lance.c b/hw/net/lance.c
index 6631e2a4e0..4d96299041 100644
--- a/hw/net/lance.c
+++ b/hw/net/lance.c
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ static void lance_instance_init(Object *obj)
 }
 
 static Property lance_properties[] = {
-    DEFINE_PROP_PTR("dma", SysBusPCNetState, state.dma_opaque),
+    DEFINE_PROP_LINK("dma", SysBusPCNetState, state.dma_opaque,
+                     TYPE_DEVICE, DeviceState *),
     DEFINE_NIC_PROPERTIES(SysBusPCNetState, state.conf),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
@@ -153,8 +154,6 @@ static void lance_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->reset = lance_reset;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_lance;
     dc->props = lance_properties;
-    /* Reason: pointer property "dma" */
-    dc->user_creatable = false;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo lance_info = {
diff --git a/hw/net/pcnet-pci.c b/hw/net/pcnet-pci.c
index 4723c30c79..d067d21e2c 100644
--- a/hw/net/pcnet-pci.c
+++ b/hw/net/pcnet-pci.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static void pci_pcnet_realize(PCIDevice *pci_dev, Error **errp)
     s->irq = pci_allocate_irq(pci_dev);
     s->phys_mem_read = pci_physical_memory_read;
     s->phys_mem_write = pci_physical_memory_write;
-    s->dma_opaque = pci_dev;
+    s->dma_opaque = DEVICE(pci_dev);
 
     pcnet_common_init(DEVICE(pci_dev), s, &net_pci_pcnet_info);
 }
diff --git a/hw/net/pcnet.h b/hw/net/pcnet.h
index 28d19a5c6f..f49b213c57 100644
--- a/hw/net/pcnet.h
+++ b/hw/net/pcnet.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct PCNetState_st {
                          uint8_t *buf, int len, int do_bswap);
     void (*phys_mem_write)(void *dma_opaque, hwaddr addr,
                           uint8_t *buf, int len, int do_bswap);
-    void *dma_opaque;
+    DeviceState *dma_opaque;
     int tx_busy;
     int looptest;
 };