diff --git a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
index 13cace229b..f2f81bd425 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int xilinx_load_device_tree(MachineState *machine,
     int r;
     const char *dtb_filename;
 
-    dtb_filename = current_machine->dtb;
+    dtb_filename = machine->dtb;
     if (dtb_filename) {
         fdt = load_device_tree(dtb_filename, &fdt_size);
         if (!fdt) {