diff --git a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.c b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.c
index 4371d6d5d..00875d96a 100644
--- a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.c
+++ b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.c
@@ -1552,9 +1552,9 @@ fu_mm_device_class_init(FuMmDeviceClass *klass)
 }
 
 FuMmDevice *
-fu_mm_device_new(MMManager *manager, MMObject *omodem)
+fu_mm_device_new(FuContext *ctx, MMManager *manager, MMObject *omodem)
 {
-	FuMmDevice *self = g_object_new(FU_TYPE_MM_DEVICE, NULL);
+	FuMmDevice *self = g_object_new(FU_TYPE_MM_DEVICE, "context", ctx, NULL);
 	self->manager = g_object_ref(manager);
 	self->omodem = g_object_ref(omodem);
 	self->port_at_ifnum = -1;
diff --git a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.h b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.h
index 9a444f2d1..45f4a59c2 100644
--- a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.h
+++ b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE(FuMmDevice, fu_mm_device, FU, MM_DEVICE, FuDevice)
 
 FuMmDevice *
-fu_mm_device_new(MMManager *manager, MMObject *omodem);
+fu_mm_device_new(FuContext *ctx, MMManager *manager, MMObject *omodem);
 const gchar *
 fu_mm_device_get_inhibition_uid(FuMmDevice *device);
 const gchar *
diff --git a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-plugin-modem-manager.c b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-plugin-modem-manager.c
index d7f8cd55d..d49606468 100644
--- a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-plugin-modem-manager.c
+++ b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-plugin-modem-manager.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ fu_plugin_mm_device_add(FuPlugin *plugin, MMObject *modem)
 		g_warning("MM device already added, ignoring");
 		return;
 	}
-	dev = fu_mm_device_new(priv->manager, modem);
+	dev = fu_mm_device_new(fu_plugin_get_context(plugin), priv->manager, modem);
 	if (!fu_device_setup(FU_DEVICE(dev), &error)) {
 		g_warning("failed to probe MM device: %s", error->message);
 		return;