diff --git a/src/devices/cpu/sparc/sparc.cpp b/src/devices/cpu/sparc/sparc.cpp
index d9b299c79bd..da78007345e 100644
--- a/src/devices/cpu/sparc/sparc.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/cpu/sparc/sparc.cpp
@@ -1052,8 +1052,7 @@ void sparc_base_device::device_post_load()
 
 void mb86930_device::device_post_load()
 {
-	sparc_base_device::device_post_load();
-
+	sparcv8_device::device_post_load();
 	update_addr_masks();
 }