diff --git a/rust/hw/char/pl011/src/device.rs b/rust/hw/char/pl011/src/device.rs
index 4f1080ff19f..a1a522fdcdb 100644
--- a/rust/hw/char/pl011/src/device.rs
+++ b/rust/hw/char/pl011/src/device.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         qemu_irq, sysbus_connect_irq, sysbus_mmio_map, sysbus_realize_and_unref, CharBackend,
         Chardev, Clock, ClockEvent, MemoryRegion, QEMUChrEvent, CHR_IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BREAK,
     },
-    c_str,
+    c_str, impl_vmstate_forward,
     irq::InterruptSource,
     prelude::*,
     qdev::{DeviceImpl, DeviceState, Property},
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ impl DeviceId {
 #[repr(transparent)]
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct Fifo([registers::Data; PL011_FIFO_DEPTH as usize]);
+impl_vmstate_forward!(Fifo);
 
 impl Fifo {
     const fn len(&self) -> u32 {
diff --git a/rust/hw/char/pl011/src/device_class.rs b/rust/hw/char/pl011/src/device_class.rs
index 7f3ca895071..e0d3532e956 100644
--- a/rust/hw/char/pl011/src/device_class.rs
+++ b/rust/hw/char/pl011/src/device_class.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 use std::os::raw::{c_int, c_void};
 
 use qemu_api::{
-    bindings::*, c_str, vmstate_clock, vmstate_fields, vmstate_subsections, vmstate_uint32,
-    vmstate_uint32_array, vmstate_unused, zeroable::Zeroable,
+    bindings::*, c_str, vmstate_clock, vmstate_fields, vmstate_of, vmstate_subsections,
+    vmstate_unused, zeroable::Zeroable,
 };
 
-use crate::device::{PL011State, PL011_FIFO_DEPTH};
+use crate::device::PL011State;
 
 extern "C" fn pl011_clock_needed(opaque: *mut c_void) -> bool {
     unsafe {
@@ -52,21 +52,21 @@ extern "C" fn pl011_post_load(opaque: *mut c_void, version_id: c_int) -> c_int {
     post_load: Some(pl011_post_load),
     fields: vmstate_fields! {
         vmstate_unused!(core::mem::size_of::<u32>()),
-        vmstate_uint32!(flags, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32!(line_control, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32!(receive_status_error_clear, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32!(control, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32!(dmacr, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32!(int_enabled, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32!(int_level, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32_array!(read_fifo, PL011State, PL011_FIFO_DEPTH),
-        vmstate_uint32!(ilpr, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32!(ibrd, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32!(fbrd, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32!(ifl, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32!(read_pos, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32!(read_count, PL011State),
-        vmstate_uint32!(read_trigger, PL011State),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, flags),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, line_control),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, receive_status_error_clear),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, control),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, dmacr),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, int_enabled),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, int_level),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, read_fifo),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, ilpr),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, ibrd),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, fbrd),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, ifl),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, read_pos),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, read_count),
+        vmstate_of!(PL011State, read_trigger),
     },
     subsections: vmstate_subsections! {
         VMSTATE_PL011_CLOCK
diff --git a/rust/hw/char/pl011/src/lib.rs b/rust/hw/char/pl011/src/lib.rs
index 0a89d393e0f..f30f9850ad4 100644
--- a/rust/hw/char/pl011/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/hw/char/pl011/src/lib.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ pub mod registers {
     //! Device registers exposed as typed structs which are backed by arbitrary
     //! integer bitmaps. [`Data`], [`Control`], [`LineControl`], etc.
     use bilge::prelude::*;
+    use qemu_api::impl_vmstate_bitsized;
 
     /// Receive Status Register / Data Register common error bits
     ///
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ pub struct Data {
         pub errors: Errors,
         _reserved: u16,
     }
+    impl_vmstate_bitsized!(Data);
 
     impl Data {
         // bilge is not very const-friendly, unfortunately
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ pub struct ReceiveStatusErrorClear {
         pub errors: Errors,
         _reserved_unpredictable: u24,
     }
+    impl_vmstate_bitsized!(ReceiveStatusErrorClear);
 
     impl ReceiveStatusErrorClear {
         pub fn set_from_data(&mut self, data: Data) {
@@ -280,6 +283,7 @@ pub struct Flags {
         pub ring_indicator: bool,
         _reserved_zero_no_modify: u23,
     }
+    impl_vmstate_bitsized!(Flags);
 
     impl Flags {
         pub fn reset(&mut self) {
@@ -354,6 +358,7 @@ pub struct LineControl {
         /// 31:8 - Reserved, do not modify, read as zero.
         _reserved_zero_no_modify: u24,
     }
+    impl_vmstate_bitsized!(LineControl);
 
     impl LineControl {
         pub fn reset(&mut self) {
@@ -498,6 +503,7 @@ pub struct Control {
         /// 31:16 - Reserved, do not modify, read as zero.
         _reserved_zero_no_modify2: u16,
     }
+    impl_vmstate_bitsized!(Control);
 
     impl Control {
         pub fn reset(&mut self) {
