diff --git a/hw/pci.c b/hw/pci.c
index 8d84651f19..3362842bf2 100644
--- a/hw/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci.c
@@ -419,14 +419,12 @@ int pci_device_load(PCIDevice *s, QEMUFile *f)
     return ret;
 }
 
-static int pci_set_default_subsystem_id(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
+static void pci_set_default_subsystem_id(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
 {
-    uint16_t *id;
-
-    id = (void*)(&pci_dev->config[PCI_SUBSYSTEM_VENDOR_ID]);
-    id[0] = cpu_to_le16(pci_default_sub_vendor_id);
-    id[1] = cpu_to_le16(pci_default_sub_device_id);
-    return 0;
+    pci_set_word(pci_dev->config + PCI_SUBSYSTEM_VENDOR_ID,
+                 pci_default_sub_vendor_id);
+    pci_set_word(pci_dev->config + PCI_SUBSYSTEM_ID,
+                 pci_default_sub_device_id);
 }
 
 /*