diff --git a/core/main.c b/core/main.c
index e1b0dfaab..aa3df4159 100644
--- a/core/main.c
+++ b/core/main.c
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		pci_irq_init(ctx);
 		atkbdc_init(ctx);
 		ioapic_init(ctx);
-		ioc_init();
+		ioc_init(ctx);
 
 		vrtc_init(ctx);
 		sci_init(ctx);
diff --git a/hw/platform/ioc.c b/hw/platform/ioc.c
index 4dddf954d..53f8d1087 100644
--- a/hw/platform/ioc.c
+++ b/hw/platform/ioc.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include "ioc.h"
+#include "vmmapi.h"
 
 /* For debugging log to a file */
 static int ioc_debug;
@@ -1051,8 +1052,8 @@ ioc_parse(const char *opts)
 /*
  * IOC mediator main entry.
  */
-struct ioc_dev *
-ioc_init(void)
+int
+ioc_init(struct vmctx *ctx)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct ioc_dev *ioc;
@@ -1161,7 +1162,9 @@ ioc_init(void)
 			(void *)ioc) < 0)
 		goto work_err;
 
-	return ioc;
+	ctx->ioc_dev = ioc;
+	return 0;
+
 work_err:
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&ioc->rx_mtx);
 	pthread_cond_destroy(&ioc->rx_cond);
@@ -1179,15 +1182,17 @@ alloc_err:
 ioc_err:
 	IOC_LOG_DEINIT;
 	DPRINTF("%s", "ioc mediator startup failed!!\r\n");
-	return NULL;
+	return -1;
 }
 
 /*
  * Called by DM in main entry.
  */
 void
-ioc_deinit(struct ioc_dev *ioc)
+ioc_deinit(struct vmctx *ctx)
 {
+	struct ioc_dev *ioc = ctx->ioc_dev;
+
 	if (!ioc) {
 		DPRINTF("%s", "ioc deinit parameter is NULL\r\n");
 		return;
@@ -1199,4 +1204,6 @@ ioc_deinit(struct ioc_dev *ioc)
 	free(ioc->pool);
 	free(ioc);
 	IOC_LOG_DEINIT;
+
+	ctx->ioc_dev = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/include/ioc.h b/include/ioc.h
index c9b79cab7..1df1bb646 100644
--- a/include/ioc.h
+++ b/include/ioc.h
@@ -710,9 +710,11 @@ struct ioc_dev {
 /* Parse IOC parameters */
 int ioc_parse(const char *opts);
 
+struct vmctx;
+
 /* IOC mediator common ops */
-struct ioc_dev *ioc_init(void);
-void ioc_deinit(struct ioc_dev *dev);
+int ioc_init(struct vmctx *ctx);
+void ioc_deinit(struct vmctx *ctx);
 
 /* Build a cbc_request and send it to CBC protocol stack */
 void ioc_build_request(struct ioc_dev *ioc, int32_t link_len, int32_t srv_len);
diff --git a/include/vmmapi.h b/include/vmmapi.h
index 409621476..2cf9e6c30 100644
--- a/include/vmmapi.h
+++ b/include/vmmapi.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct vmctx {
 	/* fields to track virtual devices */
 	void *atkbdc_base;
 	void *vrtc;
+	void *ioc_dev;
 };
 
 /*