diff --git a/hw/cxl/cxl-host.c b/hw/cxl/cxl-host.c
index 0fc3e57138..3253874322 100644
--- a/hw/cxl/cxl-host.c
+++ b/hw/cxl/cxl-host.c
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ static void machine_set_cxl(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 static void machine_get_cfmw(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                              void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
-    CXLFixedMemoryWindowOptionsList **list = opaque;
+    CXLState *state = opaque;
+    CXLFixedMemoryWindowOptionsList **list = &state->cfmw_list;
 
     visit_type_CXLFixedMemoryWindowOptionsList(v, name, list, errp);
 }