diff --git a/hw/ide/ahci.c b/hw/ide/ahci.c
index 0d6a2d8b4c..3a8bff7e12 100644
--- a/hw/ide/ahci.c
+++ b/hw/ide/ahci.c
@@ -972,9 +972,11 @@ static int is_ncq(uint8_t ata_cmd)
 static void process_ncq_command(AHCIState *s, int port, uint8_t *cmd_fis,
                                 int slot)
 {
+    AHCIDevice *ad = &s->dev[port];
+    IDEState *ide_state = &ad->port.ifs[0];
     NCQFrame *ncq_fis = (NCQFrame*)cmd_fis;
     uint8_t tag = ncq_fis->tag >> 3;
-    NCQTransferState *ncq_tfs = &s->dev[port].ncq_tfs[tag];
+    NCQTransferState *ncq_tfs = &ad->ncq_tfs[tag];
 
     if (ncq_tfs->used) {
         /* error - already in use */
@@ -983,7 +985,7 @@ static void process_ncq_command(AHCIState *s, int port, uint8_t *cmd_fis,
     }
 
     ncq_tfs->used = 1;
-    ncq_tfs->drive = &s->dev[port];
+    ncq_tfs->drive = ad;
     ncq_tfs->slot = slot;
     ncq_tfs->lba = ((uint64_t)ncq_fis->lba5 << 40) |
                    ((uint64_t)ncq_fis->lba4 << 32) |
@@ -1000,9 +1002,9 @@ static void process_ncq_command(AHCIState *s, int port, uint8_t *cmd_fis,
     DPRINTF(port, "NCQ transfer LBA from %"PRId64" to %"PRId64", "
             "drive max %"PRId64"\n",
             ncq_tfs->lba, ncq_tfs->lba + ncq_tfs->sector_count - 2,
-            s->dev[port].port.ifs[0].nb_sectors - 1);
+            ide_state->nb_sectors - 1);
 
-    ahci_populate_sglist(&s->dev[port], &ncq_tfs->sglist, 0);
+    ahci_populate_sglist(ad, &ncq_tfs->sglist, 0);
     ncq_tfs->tag = tag;
 
     switch(ncq_fis->command) {
@@ -1014,9 +1016,9 @@ static void process_ncq_command(AHCIState *s, int port, uint8_t *cmd_fis,
             DPRINTF(port, "tag %d aio read %"PRId64"\n",
                     ncq_tfs->tag, ncq_tfs->lba);
 
-            dma_acct_start(ncq_tfs->drive->port.ifs[0].blk, &ncq_tfs->acct,
+            dma_acct_start(ide_state->blk, &ncq_tfs->acct,
                            &ncq_tfs->sglist, BLOCK_ACCT_READ);
-            ncq_tfs->aiocb = dma_blk_read(ncq_tfs->drive->port.ifs[0].blk,
+            ncq_tfs->aiocb = dma_blk_read(ide_state->blk,
                                           &ncq_tfs->sglist, ncq_tfs->lba,
                                           ncq_cb, ncq_tfs);
             break;
@@ -1027,9 +1029,9 @@ static void process_ncq_command(AHCIState *s, int port, uint8_t *cmd_fis,
             DPRINTF(port, "tag %d aio write %"PRId64"\n",
                     ncq_tfs->tag, ncq_tfs->lba);
 
-            dma_acct_start(ncq_tfs->drive->port.ifs[0].blk, &ncq_tfs->acct,
+            dma_acct_start(ide_state->blk, &ncq_tfs->acct,
                            &ncq_tfs->sglist, BLOCK_ACCT_WRITE);
-            ncq_tfs->aiocb = dma_blk_write(ncq_tfs->drive->port.ifs[0].blk,
+            ncq_tfs->aiocb = dma_blk_write(ide_state->blk,
                                            &ncq_tfs->sglist, ncq_tfs->lba,
                                            ncq_cb, ncq_tfs);
             break;