diff --git a/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.cc b/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.cc
index 11e58403..b01d9b3d 100644
--- a/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.cc
+++ b/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.cc
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ bool Gem5Controller::save(const std::string &path)
 {
 	DPRINTF(FailState, "Saving state to %s.\n", path);
 
-	Root* root = Root::root();
-	root->Serializable::serializeAll(path);
+	Serializable::serializeAll(path);
 
 	// Test if save was successful
 	std::ifstream save_test;