diff --git a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
index 45b95ea070..fa53f0902c 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ static void virtio_scsi_fail_cmd_req(VirtIOSCSIReq *req)
 
 static int virtio_scsi_handle_cmd_req_prepare(VirtIOSCSI *s, VirtIOSCSIReq *req)
 {
-    VirtIOSCSICommon *vs = &s->parent_obj;
+    VirtIOSCSICommon *vs = VIRTIO_SCSI_COMMON(s);
     SCSIDevice *d;
     int rc;