diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-virgl.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-virgl.c
index 91dce90f91..a63d1f540f 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu-virgl.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu-virgl.c
@@ -574,6 +574,7 @@ static struct virgl_renderer_callbacks virtio_gpu_3d_cbs = {
 static void virtio_gpu_print_stats(void *opaque)
 {
     VirtIOGPU *g = opaque;
+    VirtIOGPUGL *gl = VIRTIO_GPU_GL(g);
 
     if (g->stats.requests) {
         fprintf(stderr, "stats: vq req %4d, %3d -- 3D %4d (%5d)\n",
@@ -588,7 +589,7 @@ static void virtio_gpu_print_stats(void *opaque)
     } else {
         fprintf(stderr, "stats: idle\r");
     }
-    timer_mod(g->print_stats, qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + 1000);
+    timer_mod(gl->print_stats, qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + 1000);
 }
 
 static void virtio_gpu_fence_poll(void *opaque)
@@ -651,9 +652,10 @@ int virtio_gpu_virgl_init(VirtIOGPU *g)
                                   virtio_gpu_fence_poll, g);
 
     if (virtio_gpu_stats_enabled(g->parent_obj.conf)) {
-        g->print_stats = timer_new_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
-                                      virtio_gpu_print_stats, g);
-        timer_mod(g->print_stats, qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + 1000);
+        gl->print_stats = timer_new_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
+                                       virtio_gpu_print_stats, g);
+        timer_mod(gl->print_stats,
+                  qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL) + 1000);
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
index 48a67d662d..18b6c3b3a2 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@ struct VirtIOGPU {
     uint64_t hostmem;
 
     bool processing_cmdq;
-    QEMUTimer *print_stats;
 
     uint32_t inflight;
     struct {
@@ -230,6 +229,7 @@ struct VirtIOGPUGL {
     bool renderer_reset;
 
     QEMUTimer *fence_poll;
+    QEMUTimer *print_stats;
 };
 
 struct VhostUserGPU {