diff --git a/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.cc b/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.cc
index b00a8d99..67b64265 100644
--- a/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.cc
+++ b/src/core/sal/gem5/Gem5Controller.cc
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ void 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);
 
 	return true;
 }