diff --git a/hw/ide/ahci.c b/hw/ide/ahci.c
index 50327ffdf127e943af5e70da33a5921c0e56714f..e57c5837d2703033a5a4fd2a21e400d7617e9799 100644
--- a/hw/ide/ahci.c
+++ b/hw/ide/ahci.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_ahci = {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(control_regs.impl, AHCIState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(control_regs.version, AHCIState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(idp_index, AHCIState),
-        VMSTATE_INT32(ports, AHCIState),
+        VMSTATE_INT32_EQUAL(ports, AHCIState),
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     },
 };