diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index dcecdf03e5..58a8f92d92 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -1149,8 +1149,7 @@ int qdev_prop_check_globals(void)
     return ret;
 }
 
-static void qdev_prop_set_globals_for_type(DeviceState *dev,
-                                           const char *typename)
+void qdev_prop_set_globals(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     GList *l;
 
@@ -1158,7 +1157,7 @@ static void qdev_prop_set_globals_for_type(DeviceState *dev,
         GlobalProperty *prop = l->data;
         Error *err = NULL;
 
-        if (strcmp(typename, prop->driver) != 0) {
+        if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), prop->driver) == NULL) {
             continue;
         }
         prop->used = true;
@@ -1176,16 +1175,6 @@ static void qdev_prop_set_globals_for_type(DeviceState *dev,
     }
 }
 
-void qdev_prop_set_globals(DeviceState *dev)
-{
-    ObjectClass *class = object_get_class(OBJECT(dev));
-
-    do {
-        qdev_prop_set_globals_for_type(dev, object_class_get_name(class));
-        class = object_class_get_parent(class);
-    } while (class);
-}
-
 /* --- 64bit unsigned int 'size' type --- */
 
 static void get_size(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name, void *opaque,