diff --git a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.c b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.c
index 17feaf003..bc7fe8a30 100644
--- a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.c
+++ b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.c
@@ -1624,9 +1624,9 @@ fu_plugin_mm_inhibited_device_info_free(FuPluginMmInhibitedDeviceInfo *info)
 }
 
 FuMmDevice *
-fu_mm_device_udev_new(MMManager *manager, FuPluginMmInhibitedDeviceInfo *info)
+fu_mm_device_udev_new(FuContext *ctx, MMManager *manager, FuPluginMmInhibitedDeviceInfo *info)
 {
-	FuMmDevice *self = g_object_new(FU_TYPE_MM_DEVICE, NULL);
+	FuMmDevice *self = g_object_new(FU_TYPE_MM_DEVICE, "context", ctx, NULL);
 	g_debug("creating udev-based mm device at %s", info->physical_id);
 	self->manager = g_object_ref(manager);
 	fu_device_set_physical_id(FU_DEVICE(self), info->physical_id);
diff --git a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.h b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.h
index 45f4a59c2..c0a1365c0 100644
--- a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.h
+++ b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-mm-device.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(FuPluginMmInhibitedDeviceInfo,
 			      fu_plugin_mm_inhibited_device_info_free);
 
 FuMmDevice *
-fu_mm_device_udev_new(MMManager *manager, FuPluginMmInhibitedDeviceInfo *info);
+fu_mm_device_udev_new(FuContext *ctx, MMManager *manager, FuPluginMmInhibitedDeviceInfo *info);
 void
 fu_mm_device_udev_add_port(FuMmDevice *device,
 			   const gchar *subsystem,
diff --git a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-plugin-modem-manager.c b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-plugin-modem-manager.c
index d49606468..642a64cda 100644
--- a/plugins/modem-manager/fu-plugin-modem-manager.c
+++ b/plugins/modem-manager/fu-plugin-modem-manager.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ fu_plugin_mm_udev_device_port_added(FuPlugin *plugin,
 		return;
 	}
 	/* create device and add to cache */
-	dev = fu_mm_device_udev_new(priv->manager, priv->inhibited);
+	dev = fu_mm_device_udev_new(fu_plugin_get_context(plugin), priv->manager, priv->inhibited);
 	fu_mm_device_udev_add_port(dev, subsystem, path, ifnum);
 	fu_plugin_cache_add(plugin, priv->inhibited->physical_id, dev);