diff --git a/savevm.c b/savevm.c
index 73626d4..a451be2 100644
--- a/savevm.c
+++ b/savevm.c
@@ -1223,10 +1223,7 @@
                          const char *idstr,
                          int instance_id,
                          int version_id,
-                         SaveSetParamsHandler *set_params,
-                         SaveLiveStateHandler *save_live_state,
-                         SaveStateHandler *save_state,
-                         LoadStateHandler *load_state,
+                         SaveVMHandlers *ops,
                          void *opaque)
 {
     SaveStateEntry *se;
@@ -1234,16 +1231,12 @@
     se = g_malloc0(sizeof(SaveStateEntry));
     se->version_id = version_id;
     se->section_id = global_section_id++;
-    se->ops = g_malloc0(sizeof(SaveVMHandlers));
-    se->ops->set_params = set_params;
-    se->ops->save_live_state = save_live_state;
-    se->ops->save_state = save_state;
-    se->ops->load_state = load_state;
+    se->ops = ops;
     se->opaque = opaque;
     se->vmsd = NULL;
     se->no_migrate = 0;
     /* if this is a live_savem then set is_ram */
-    if (save_live_state != NULL) {
+    if (ops->save_live_state != NULL) {
         se->is_ram = 1;
     }
 
@@ -1282,8 +1275,11 @@
                     LoadStateHandler *load_state,
                     void *opaque)
 {
+    SaveVMHandlers *ops = g_malloc0(sizeof(SaveVMHandlers));
+    ops->save_state = save_state;
+    ops->load_state = load_state;
     return register_savevm_live(dev, idstr, instance_id, version_id,
-                                NULL, NULL, save_state, load_state, opaque);
+                                ops, opaque);
 }
 
 void unregister_savevm(DeviceState *dev, const char *idstr, void *opaque)