diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.c b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.c
index 297eac2367..eaaa275775 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-virtio-bus.c
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ static void s390_virtio_scsi_instance_init(Object *obj)
     VirtIOSCSIS390 *dev = VIRTIO_SCSI_S390(obj);
     object_initialize(&dev->vdev, sizeof(dev->vdev), TYPE_VIRTIO_SCSI);
     object_property_add_child(obj, "virtio-backend", OBJECT(&dev->vdev), NULL);
+    qdev_alias_all_properties(DEVICE(&dev->vdev), obj);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_SCSI
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ static void s390_vhost_scsi_instance_init(Object *obj)
     VHostSCSIS390 *dev = VHOST_SCSI_S390(obj);
     object_initialize(&dev->vdev, sizeof(dev->vdev), TYPE_VHOST_SCSI);
     object_property_add_child(obj, "virtio-backend", OBJECT(&dev->vdev), NULL);
+    qdev_alias_all_properties(DEVICE(&dev->vdev), obj);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -614,7 +616,6 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_s390_device_info = {
 };
 
 static Property s390_virtio_scsi_properties[] = {
-    DEFINE_VIRTIO_SCSI_PROPERTIES(VirtIOSCSIS390, vdev.parent_obj.conf),
     DEFINE_VIRTIO_COMMON_FEATURES(VirtIOS390Device, host_features),
     DEFINE_VIRTIO_SCSI_FEATURES(VirtIOS390Device, host_features),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
@@ -640,7 +641,6 @@ static const TypeInfo s390_virtio_scsi = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_SCSI
 static Property s390_vhost_scsi_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_VIRTIO_COMMON_FEATURES(VirtIOS390Device, host_features),
-    DEFINE_VHOST_SCSI_PROPERTIES(VHostSCSIS390, vdev.parent_obj.conf),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
index bb699f27f6..458aabc68b 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/virtio-ccw.c
@@ -938,6 +938,7 @@ static void virtio_ccw_scsi_instance_init(Object *obj)
     VirtIOSCSICcw *dev = VIRTIO_SCSI_CCW(obj);
     object_initialize(&dev->vdev, sizeof(dev->vdev), TYPE_VIRTIO_SCSI);
     object_property_add_child(obj, "virtio-backend", OBJECT(&dev->vdev), NULL);
+    qdev_alias_all_properties(DEVICE(&dev->vdev), obj);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_SCSI
@@ -959,6 +960,7 @@ static void vhost_ccw_scsi_instance_init(Object *obj)
     VHostSCSICcw *dev = VHOST_SCSI_CCW(obj);
     object_initialize(&dev->vdev, sizeof(dev->vdev), TYPE_VHOST_SCSI);
     object_property_add_child(obj, "virtio-backend", OBJECT(&dev->vdev), NULL);
+    qdev_alias_all_properties(DEVICE(&dev->vdev), obj);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -1481,7 +1483,6 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_ccw_balloon = {
 
 static Property virtio_ccw_scsi_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_STRING("devno", VirtioCcwDevice, bus_id),
-    DEFINE_VIRTIO_SCSI_PROPERTIES(VirtIOSCSICcw, vdev.parent_obj.conf),
     DEFINE_VIRTIO_SCSI_FEATURES(VirtioCcwDevice, host_features[0]),
     DEFINE_PROP_BIT("ioeventfd", VirtioCcwDevice, flags,
                     VIRTIO_CCW_FLAG_USE_IOEVENTFD_BIT, true),
@@ -1510,7 +1511,6 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_ccw_scsi = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_SCSI
 static Property vhost_ccw_scsi_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_STRING("devno", VirtioCcwDevice, bus_id),
-    DEFINE_VHOST_SCSI_PROPERTIES(VirtIOSCSICcw, vdev.parent_obj.conf),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
index b82b7380bb..ef48983838 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
@@ -1135,7 +1135,6 @@ static Property virtio_scsi_pci_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("vectors", VirtIOPCIProxy, nvectors,
                        DEV_NVECTORS_UNSPECIFIED),
     DEFINE_VIRTIO_SCSI_FEATURES(VirtIOPCIProxy, host_features),
-    DEFINE_VIRTIO_SCSI_PROPERTIES(VirtIOSCSIPCI, vdev.parent_obj.conf),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
@@ -1187,6 +1186,7 @@ static void virtio_scsi_pci_instance_init(Object *obj)
     VirtIOSCSIPCI *dev = VIRTIO_SCSI_PCI(obj);
     object_initialize(&dev->vdev, sizeof(dev->vdev), TYPE_VIRTIO_SCSI);
     object_property_add_child(obj, "virtio-backend", OBJECT(&dev->vdev), NULL);
+    qdev_alias_all_properties(DEVICE(&dev->vdev), obj);
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo virtio_scsi_pci_info = {
@@ -1203,7 +1203,6 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_scsi_pci_info = {
 static Property vhost_scsi_pci_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("vectors", VirtIOPCIProxy, nvectors,
                        DEV_NVECTORS_UNSPECIFIED),
-    DEFINE_VHOST_SCSI_PROPERTIES(VHostSCSIPCI, vdev.parent_obj.conf),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
 
@@ -1243,6 +1242,7 @@ static void vhost_scsi_pci_instance_init(Object *obj)
     VHostSCSIPCI *dev = VHOST_SCSI_PCI(obj);
     object_initialize(&dev->vdev, sizeof(dev->vdev), TYPE_VHOST_SCSI);
     object_property_add_child(obj, "virtio-backend", OBJECT(&dev->vdev), NULL);
+    qdev_alias_all_properties(DEVICE(&dev->vdev), obj);
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo vhost_scsi_pci_info = {