diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
index 1b58e4f922..476737b9da 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ const GlobalProperty *qdev_find_global_prop(Object *obj,
 int qdev_prop_check_globals(void);
 void qdev_prop_set_globals(DeviceState *dev);
 void error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(Error **errp, int ret, Object *obj,
-                                    Property *prop, const char *value);
+                                    const char *name, const char *value);
 
 /**
  * qdev_property_add_static:
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
index a05150bfd0..808e7136a0 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static void set_mac(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
     return;
 
 inval:
-    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, prop, str);
+    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, name, str);
     g_free(str);
 }
 
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ static void set_netdev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     peers_ptr->queues = queues;
 
 out:
-    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, err, obj, prop, str);
+    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, err, obj, name, str);
     g_free(str);
 }
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ static void set_audiodev(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char* name,
     card->state = state;
 
 out:
-    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, err, obj, prop, str);
+    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, err, obj, name, str);
     g_free(str);
 }
 
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ static void set_pci_devfn(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     return;
 
 invalid:
-    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, prop, str);
+    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, name, str);
     g_free(str);
 }
 
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ static void set_pci_host_devaddr(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     return;
 
 inval:
-    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, prop, str);
+    error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, name, str);
     g_free(str);
 }
 
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ static void set_uuid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,
     if (!strcmp(str, UUID_VALUE_AUTO)) {
         qemu_uuid_generate(uuid);
     } else if (qemu_uuid_parse(str, uuid) < 0) {
-        error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, prop, str);
+        error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, name, str);
     }
     g_free(str);
 }
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index d7796e8cc3..a7bbc1235a 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -679,21 +679,21 @@ static Property *qdev_prop_find(DeviceState *dev, const char *name)
 }
 
 void error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(Error **errp, int ret, Object *obj,
-                                    Property *prop, const char *value)
+                                    const char *name, const char *value)
 {
     switch (ret) {
     case -EEXIST:
         error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' can't take value '%s', it's in use",
-                  object_get_typename(obj), prop->name, value);
+                  object_get_typename(obj), name, value);
         break;
     default:
     case -EINVAL:
         error_setg(errp, QERR_PROPERTY_VALUE_BAD,
-                   object_get_typename(obj), prop->name, value);
+                   object_get_typename(obj), name, value);
         break;
     case -ENOENT:
         error_setg(errp, "Property '%s.%s' can't find value '%s'",
-                  object_get_typename(obj), prop->name, value);
+                  object_get_typename(obj), name, value);
         break;
     case 0:
         break;
diff --git a/hw/s390x/css.c b/hw/s390x/css.c
index 38fd46b9a9..7a44320d12 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/css.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/css.c
@@ -2390,7 +2390,7 @@ static void set_css_devid(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 
     num = sscanf(str, "%2x.%1x%n.%4x%n", &cssid, &ssid, &n1, &devid, &n2);
     if (num != 3 || (n2 - n1) != 5 || strlen(str) != n2) {
-        error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, prop, str);
+        error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(errp, EINVAL, obj, name, str);
         goto out;
     }
     if ((cssid > MAX_CSSID) || (ssid > MAX_SSID)) {
