diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
index d9b613a6b6..2e3406a921 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (q *qemuAmd64) appendBridges(devices []govmmQemu.Device, bridges []Bridge)
 			t = govmmQemu.PCIEBridge
 		}
 
-		b.Addr = bridgePCIStartAddr + idx
+		bridges[idx].Addr = bridgePCIStartAddr + idx
 
 		devices = append(devices,
 			govmmQemu.BridgeDevice{
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (q *qemuAmd64) appendBridges(devices []govmmQemu.Device, bridges []Bridge)
 				// Each bridge is required to be assigned a unique chassis id > 0
 				Chassis: (idx + 1),
 				SHPC:    true,
-				Addr:    strconv.FormatInt(int64(b.Addr), 10),
+				Addr:    strconv.FormatInt(int64(bridges[idx].Addr), 10),
 			},
 		)
 	}
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
index 225428a283..18336ae474 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func (q *qemuArchBase) appendBridges(devices []govmmQemu.Device, bridges []Bridg
 			t = govmmQemu.PCIEBridge
 		}
 
-		b.Addr = bridgePCIStartAddr + idx
+		bridges[idx].Addr = bridgePCIStartAddr + idx
 
 		devices = append(devices,
 			govmmQemu.BridgeDevice{
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func (q *qemuArchBase) appendBridges(devices []govmmQemu.Device, bridges []Bridg
 				// Each bridge is required to be assigned a unique chassis id > 0
 				Chassis: (idx + 1),
 				SHPC:    true,
-				Addr:    strconv.FormatInt(int64(b.Addr), 10),
+				Addr:    strconv.FormatInt(int64(bridges[idx].Addr), 10),
 			},
 		)
 	}