diff --git a/hw/vfio/common.c b/hw/vfio/common.c
index cf483fffa9..e71385e4fe 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/common.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/common.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 
 struct vfio_group_head vfio_group_list =
-    QLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(vfio_address_spaces);
+    QLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(vfio_group_list);
 struct vfio_as_head vfio_address_spaces =
     QLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(vfio_address_spaces);