diff --git a/hw/qdev-core.h b/hw/qdev-core.h
index d1b8e37d80..2486f36853 100644
--- a/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ DeviceState *qdev_find_recursive(BusState *bus, const char *id);
 typedef int (qbus_walkerfn)(BusState *bus, void *opaque);
 typedef int (qdev_walkerfn)(DeviceState *dev, void *opaque);
 
-void qbus_create_inplace(BusState *bus, const char *typename,
+void qbus_create_inplace(void *bus, const char *typename,
                          DeviceState *parent, const char *name);
 BusState *qbus_create(const char *typename, DeviceState *parent, const char *name);
 /* Returns > 0 if either devfn or busfn skip walk somewhere in cursion,
diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index 59dce628fe..b80b082a00 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static void qbus_realize(BusState *bus, DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
     }
 }
 
-void qbus_create_inplace(BusState *bus, const char *typename,
+void qbus_create_inplace(void *bus, const char *typename,
                          DeviceState *parent, const char *name)
 {
     object_initialize(bus, typename);