diff --git a/hw/qdev.c b/hw/qdev.c
index 675248fc124234cc3fcc2590f62221f824d8cdcd..6451b8a6d73c41a898d36b0a29b03b0d029ecd12 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/qdev.c
@@ -221,12 +221,18 @@ int qdev_init(DeviceState *dev)
         return rc;
     if (dev->info->reset)
         qemu_register_reset(dev->info->reset, dev);
+    if (dev->info->vmsd)
+        vmstate_register(-1, dev->info->vmsd, dev);
     return 0;
 }
 
 /* Unlink device from bus and free the structure.  */
 void qdev_free(DeviceState *dev)
 {
+#if 0 /* FIXME: need sane vmstate_unregister function */
+    if (dev->info->vmsd)
+        vmstate_unregister(dev->info->vmsd, dev);
+#endif
     if (dev->info->reset)
         qemu_unregister_reset(dev->info->reset, dev);
     LIST_REMOVE(dev, sibling);
diff --git a/hw/qdev.h b/hw/qdev.h
index b146aa14061bdad207949065a34e3e65df19a0d6..6d0d7f4f214264281c3b7d4cf3ec242e436d7823 100644
--- a/hw/qdev.h
+++ b/hw/qdev.h
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ struct DeviceInfo {
     /* callbacks */
     QEMUResetHandler *reset;
 
+    /* device state */
+    const VMStateDescription *vmsd;
+
     /* Private to qdev / bus.  */
     qdev_initfn init;
     BusInfo *bus_info;