diff --git a/hw/nvme/ns.c b/hw/nvme/ns.c
index 62a1f97be0..8ebab4fbce 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ns.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ns.c
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ static void nvme_ns_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         if (!qdev_set_parent_bus(dev, &subsys->bus.parent_bus, errp)) {
             return;
         }
+        ns->subsys = subsys;
     }
 
     if (nvme_ns_setup(ns, errp)) {
diff --git a/hw/nvme/nvme.h b/hw/nvme/nvme.h
index 16da27a69b..5d221073ac 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/nvme.h
+++ b/hw/nvme/nvme.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ typedef struct NvmeNamespace {
     int32_t         nr_active_zones;
 
     NvmeNamespaceParams params;
+    NvmeSubsystem *subsys;
 
     struct {
         uint32_t err_rec;