diff --git a/src/nm-device-vlan.c b/src/nm-device-vlan.c
index 8bbc0f0eea..bd6ae3b8e4 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-vlan.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-vlan.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ hw_bring_up (NMDevice *dev, gboolean *no_firmware)
 	guint i = 20;
 
 	while (i-- > 0 && !success) {
-		success = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (dev)->hw_bring_up (dev, no_firmware);
+		success = NM_DEVICE_CLASS (nm_device_vlan_parent_class)->hw_bring_up (dev, no_firmware);
 		g_usleep (50);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/nm-device-wifi.c b/src/nm-device-wifi.c
index e7d5b8c5e4..36721b8811 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-wifi.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-wifi.c
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ hw_bring_up (NMDevice *device, gboolean *no_firmware)
 	if (!NM_DEVICE_WIFI_GET_PRIVATE (device)->enabled)
 		return FALSE;
 
-	return NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (device)->hw_bring_up (device, no_firmware);
+	return NM_DEVICE_CLASS (nm_device_wifi_parent_class)->hw_bring_up (device, no_firmware);
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/src/nm-device-wired.c b/src/nm-device-wired.c
index a5d690b7a5..34150f4e1a 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-wired.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-wired.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ hw_bring_up (NMDevice *dev, gboolean *no_firmware)
 	gboolean result, carrier;
 	guint32 caps;
 
-	result = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev)->hw_bring_up (dev, no_firmware);
+	result = NM_DEVICE_CLASS(nm_device_wired_parent_class)->hw_bring_up (dev, no_firmware);
 	if (result) {
 		caps = nm_device_get_capabilities (dev);
 		if (caps & NM_DEVICE_CAP_CARRIER_DETECT) {