diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_domain.c b/src/lxc/lxc_domain.c
index fae56b35fb..5064f942b9 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_domain.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_domain.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ virLXCDomainObjEndJob(virLXCDriver *driver G_GNUC_UNUSED,
 
 
 static void *
-virLXCDomainObjPrivateAlloc(void *opaque G_GNUC_UNUSED)
+virLXCDomainObjPrivateAlloc(void *opaque)
 {
     virLXCDomainObjPrivate *priv = g_new0(virLXCDomainObjPrivate, 1);
 
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ virLXCDomainObjPrivateAlloc(void *opaque G_GNUC_UNUSED)
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    priv->driver = opaque;
+
     return priv;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_domain.h b/src/lxc/lxc_domain.h
index 1c4cb8c14a..d91dcca04b 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_domain.h
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_domain.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct virLXCDomainJobObj {
 
 typedef struct _virLXCDomainObjPrivate virLXCDomainObjPrivate;
 struct _virLXCDomainObjPrivate {
+    virLXCDriver *driver;
     virLXCMonitor *monitor;
     bool doneStopEvent;
     int stopReason;