2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/hw/hyperv/vmbus-bridge.h b/include/hw/hyperv/vmbus-bridge.h
index 33f93de64d..fe90bda01b 100644
--- a/include/hw/hyperv/vmbus-bridge.h
+++ b/include/hw/hyperv/vmbus-bridge.h
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@
 #define HW_HYPERV_VMBUS_BRIDGE_H
 
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "hw/hyperv/vmbus.h"
 
 #define TYPE_VMBUS_BRIDGE "vmbus-bridge"
 
-typedef struct VMBus VMBus;
-
 typedef struct VMBusBridge {
     SysBusDevice parent_obj;
 
diff --git a/include/hw/hyperv/vmbus.h b/include/hw/hyperv/vmbus.h
index 40e8417eec..cd98ec24e7 100644
--- a/include/hw/hyperv/vmbus.h
+++ b/include/hw/hyperv/vmbus.h
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 #define VMBUS_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(obj) \
     OBJECT_GET_CLASS(VMBusDeviceClass, (obj), TYPE_VMBUS_DEVICE)
 
+#define TYPE_VMBUS "vmbus"
+typedef struct VMBus VMBus;
+#define VMBUS(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(VMBus, (obj), TYPE_VMBUS)
+
 /*
  * Object wrapping a GPADL -- GPA Descriptor List -- an array of guest physical
  * pages, to be used for various buffers shared between the host and the guest.