diff --git a/rust/qemu-api/src/vmstate.rs b/rust/qemu-api/src/vmstate.rs
index f0510ae769..6698dfe7ae 100644
--- a/rust/qemu-api/src/vmstate.rs
+++ b/rust/qemu-api/src/vmstate.rs
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ macro_rules! vmstate_struct {
             },
             size: ::core::mem::size_of::<$type>(),
             flags: $crate::bindings::VMStateFlags::VMS_STRUCT,
-            vmsd: unsafe { $vmsd },
+            vmsd: $vmsd,
             ..$crate::zeroable::Zeroable::ZERO $(
                 .with_varray_flag($crate::call_func_with_field!(
                     $crate::vmstate::vmstate_varray_flag,