1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/hw/ipmi/ipmi.c b/hw/ipmi/ipmi.c
index 9be281fd87..63c031703d 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/ipmi.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/ipmi.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void ipmi_bmc_find_and_link(Object *obj, Object **bmc)
 {
     object_property_add_link(obj, "bmc", TYPE_IPMI_BMC, bmc,
                              isa_ipmi_bmc_check,
-                             OBJ_PROP_LINK_UNREF_ON_RELEASE,
+                             OBJ_PROP_LINK_STRONG,
                              &error_abort);
 }