diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_domain.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_domain.c
index b526235a4e..69555a3efc 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_domain.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_domain.c
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@
 VIR_LOG_INIT("bhyve.bhyve_domain");
 
 static void *
-bhyveDomainObjPrivateAlloc(void *opaque G_GNUC_UNUSED)
+bhyveDomainObjPrivateAlloc(void *opaque)
 {
-    return g_new0(bhyveDomainObjPrivate, 1);
+    bhyveDomainObjPrivate *priv = g_new0(bhyveDomainObjPrivate, 1);
+
+    priv->driver = opaque;
+
+    return priv;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_domain.h b/src/bhyve/bhyve_domain.h
index 89a4a3c7cb..5a539bc4c0 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_domain.h
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_domain.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 typedef struct _bhyveDomainObjPrivate bhyveDomainObjPrivate;
 struct _bhyveDomainObjPrivate {
+    struct _bhyveConn *driver;
+
     virDomainPCIAddressSet *pciaddrs;
     bool persistentAddrs;