diff --git a/hw/char/sclpconsole.c b/hw/char/sclpconsole.c
index 45997ff4ae..15a5b2b2b5 100644
--- a/hw/char/sclpconsole.c
+++ b/hw/char/sclpconsole.c
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ typedef struct SCLPConsole {
     bool notify;            /* qemu_notify_event() req'd if true           */
 } SCLPConsole;
 
+#define TYPE_SCLP_CONSOLE "sclpconsole"
+#define SCLP_CONSOLE(obj) \
+    OBJECT_CHECK(SCLPConsole, (obj), TYPE_SCLP_CONSOLE)
+
 /* character layer call-back functions */
 
 /* Return number of bytes that fit into iov buffer */
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ static unsigned int receive_mask(void)
 static void get_console_data(SCLPEvent *event, uint8_t *buf, size_t *size,
                              int avail)
 {
-    SCLPConsole *cons = DO_UPCAST(SCLPConsole, event, event);
+    SCLPConsole *cons = SCLP_CONSOLE(event);
 
     /* first byte is hex 0 saying an ascii string follows */
     *buf++ = '\0';
@@ -157,7 +161,7 @@ static int read_event_data(SCLPEvent *event, EventBufferHeader *evt_buf_hdr,
 static ssize_t write_console_data(SCLPEvent *event, const uint8_t *buf,
                                   size_t len)
 {
-    SCLPConsole *scon = DO_UPCAST(SCLPConsole, event, event);
+    SCLPConsole *scon = SCLP_CONSOLE(event);
 
     if (!scon->chr) {
         /* If there's no backend, we can just say we consumed all data. */
@@ -214,7 +218,7 @@ static int console_init(SCLPEvent *event)
 {
     static bool console_available;
 
-    SCLPConsole *scon = DO_UPCAST(SCLPConsole, event, event);
+    SCLPConsole *scon = SCLP_CONSOLE(event);
 
     if (console_available) {
         error_report("Multiple VT220 operator consoles are not supported");
@@ -232,7 +236,7 @@ static int console_init(SCLPEvent *event)
 static void console_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 {
    SCLPEvent *event = SCLP_EVENT(dev);
-   SCLPConsole *scon = DO_UPCAST(SCLPConsole, event, event);
+   SCLPConsole *scon = SCLP_CONSOLE(event);
 
    event->event_pending = false;
    scon->iov_sclp = 0;