1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/hw/char/virtio-console.c b/hw/char/virtio-console.c
index 4f46753ea3..bc752cf90f 100644
--- a/hw/char/virtio-console.c
+++ b/hw/char/virtio-console.c
@@ -19,17 +19,19 @@
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-serial.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-events-char.h"
+#include "qom/object.h"
 
 #define TYPE_VIRTIO_CONSOLE_SERIAL_PORT "virtserialport"
-#define VIRTIO_CONSOLE(obj) \
-    OBJECT_CHECK(VirtConsole, (obj), TYPE_VIRTIO_CONSOLE_SERIAL_PORT)
+typedef struct VirtConsole VirtConsole;
+DECLARE_INSTANCE_CHECKER(VirtConsole, VIRTIO_CONSOLE,
+                         TYPE_VIRTIO_CONSOLE_SERIAL_PORT)
 
-typedef struct VirtConsole {
+struct VirtConsole {
     VirtIOSerialPort parent_obj;
 
     CharBackend chr;
     guint watch;
-} VirtConsole;
+};
 
 /*
  * Callback function that's called from chardevs when backend becomes