diff --git a/stubs/vmstate.c b/stubs/vmstate.c
index 3682af599e..f64e9a33b0 100644
--- a/stubs/vmstate.c
+++ b/stubs/vmstate.c
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ int vmstate_register_with_alias_id(DeviceState *dev,
     return 0;
 }
 
+int vmstate_register(DeviceState *dev, int instance_id,
+                     const VMStateDescription *vmsd, void *base)
+{
+    return vmstate_register_with_alias_id(dev, instance_id, vmsd, base,
+                                          -1, 0);
+}
+
 void vmstate_unregister(DeviceState *dev,
                         const VMStateDescription *vmsd,
                         void *opaque)