diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
index a1ea038966cf045626e66d6ccbf734814968831e..15abb5698f69980441daffc2c8a20a4ad167e227 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct _virNetServerJob {
 };
 
 struct _virNetServer {
-    virObjectPtr object;
+    virObject object;
 
     virMutex lock;