diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_extdevice.c b/src/qemu/qemu_extdevice.c
index 3c34bb8321..537b130394 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_extdevice.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_extdevice.c
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ qemuExtDevicesCleanupHost(virQEMUDriver *driver,
 int
 qemuExtDevicesStart(virQEMUDriver *driver,
                     virDomainObj *vm,
-                    virLogManager *logManager G_GNUC_UNUSED,
                     bool incomingMigration)
 {
     virDomainDef *def = vm->def;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_extdevice.h b/src/qemu/qemu_extdevice.h
index 5f638438a8..43d2a4dfff 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_extdevice.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_extdevice.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ void qemuExtDevicesCleanupHost(virQEMUDriver *driver,
 
 int qemuExtDevicesStart(virQEMUDriver *driver,
                         virDomainObj *vm,
-                        virLogManager *logManager,
                         bool incomingMigration)
     ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2)
     G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index c3e994b1a2..f95ed80fac 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -7259,9 +7259,7 @@ qemuProcessLaunch(virConnectPtr conn,
     if (qemuProcessGenID(vm, flags) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (qemuExtDevicesStart(driver, vm,
-                            qemuDomainLogContextGetManager(logCtxt),
-                            incoming != NULL) < 0)
+    if (qemuExtDevicesStart(driver, vm, incoming != NULL) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
     VIR_DEBUG("Building emulator command line");