diff --git a/hw/intc/i8259.c b/hw/intc/i8259.c
index cc4e21ffec..0261f087b2 100644
--- a/hw/intc/i8259.c
+++ b/hw/intc/i8259.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct PICClass {
 #ifdef DEBUG_IRQ_LATENCY
 static int64_t irq_time[16];
 #endif
-DeviceState *isa_pic;
+PICCommonState *isa_pic;
 static PICCommonState *slave_pic;
 
 /* return the highest priority found in mask (highest = smallest
@@ -173,9 +173,8 @@ static void pic_intack(PICCommonState *s, int irq)
     pic_update_irq(s);
 }
 
-int pic_read_irq(DeviceState *d)
+int pic_read_irq(PICCommonState *s)
 {
-    PICCommonState *s = PIC_COMMON(d);
     int irq, intno;
 
     irq = pic_get_irq(s);
@@ -354,10 +353,8 @@ static uint64_t pic_ioport_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
     return ret;
 }
 
-int pic_get_output(DeviceState *d)
+int pic_get_output(PICCommonState *s)
 {
-    PICCommonState *s = PIC_COMMON(d);
-
     return (pic_get_irq(s) >= 0);
 }
 
@@ -426,7 +423,7 @@ qemu_irq *i8259_init(ISABus *bus, qemu_irq parent_irq)
         irq_set[i] = qdev_get_gpio_in(dev, i);
     }
 
-    isa_pic = dev;
+    isa_pic = PIC_COMMON(dev);
 
     isadev = i8259_init_chip(TYPE_I8259, bus, false);
     dev = DEVICE(isadev);
diff --git a/include/hw/intc/i8259.h b/include/hw/intc/i8259.h
index e2b1e8c59a..a0e34dd990 100644
--- a/include/hw/intc/i8259.h
+++ b/include/hw/intc/i8259.h
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 /* i8259.c */
 
-extern DeviceState *isa_pic;
+extern PICCommonState *isa_pic;
 qemu_irq *i8259_init(ISABus *bus, qemu_irq parent_irq);
 qemu_irq *kvm_i8259_init(ISABus *bus);
-int pic_get_output(DeviceState *d);
-int pic_read_irq(DeviceState *d);
+int pic_get_output(PICCommonState *s);
+int pic_read_irq(PICCommonState *s);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/qemu/typedefs.h b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
index 073abab998..fba04875c2 100644
--- a/include/qemu/typedefs.h
+++ b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ typedef struct PCIExpressDevice PCIExpressDevice;
 typedef struct PCIExpressHost PCIExpressHost;
 typedef struct PCIHostDeviceAddress PCIHostDeviceAddress;
 typedef struct PCIHostState PCIHostState;
+typedef struct PICCommonState PICCommonState;
 typedef struct PostcopyDiscardState PostcopyDiscardState;
 typedef struct Property Property;
 typedef struct PropertyInfo PropertyInfo;