diff --git a/nova/objects/instance.py b/nova/objects/instance.py
index 233418893153..6f10d8c3ca4c 100644
--- a/nova/objects/instance.py
+++ b/nova/objects/instance.py
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ class Instance(base.NovaPersistentObject, base.NovaObject):
         db_inst = db.instance_create(context, updates)
         if numa_topology:
             expected_attrs.append('numa_topology')
-            numa_topology.create(context, db_inst['uuid'])
+            numa_topology.instance_uuid = db_inst['uuid']
+            numa_topology.create(context)
         self._from_db_object(context, self, db_inst, expected_attrs)
 
     @base.remotable
diff --git a/nova/objects/instance_numa_topology.py b/nova/objects/instance_numa_topology.py
index 57b5df54409c..6e7a9ab8ad03 100644
--- a/nova/objects/instance_numa_topology.py
+++ b/nova/objects/instance_numa_topology.py
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ class InstanceNUMATopology(base.NovaObject):
         return hardware.VirtNUMAInstanceTopology(cells=cells)
 
     @base.remotable
-    def create(self, context, instance_uuid):
+    def create(self, context):
         if self.obj_attr_is_set('id'):
             raise exception.ObjectActionError(action='create',
                                               reason='already created')
         topology = self.topology_from_obj()
         if not topology:
             return
-        values = {'instance_uuid': instance_uuid,
+        values = {'instance_uuid': self.instance_uuid,
                    'numa_topology': topology.to_json()}
         db_object = db.instance_extra_create(context, values)
         self.instance_uuid = db_object['instance_uuid']
diff --git a/nova/tests/objects/test_instance_numa_topology.py b/nova/tests/objects/test_instance_numa_topology.py
index 77623a8f560d..67289f298f1e 100644
--- a/nova/tests/objects/test_instance_numa_topology.py
+++ b/nova/tests/objects/test_instance_numa_topology.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class _TestInstanceNUMATopology(object):
     def test_create(self):
         topo_obj = objects.InstanceNUMATopology.obj_from_topology(
                fake_numa_topology)
-        topo_obj.create(self.context, fake_db_topology['instance_uuid'])
+        topo_obj.instance_uuid = fake_db_topology['instance_uuid']
+        topo_obj.create(self.context)
         got = objects.InstanceNUMATopology.get_by_instance_uuid(
                 self.context, fake_db_topology['instance_uuid'])
         self.assertIsNotNone(got)
diff --git a/nova/tests/objects/test_objects.py b/nova/tests/objects/test_objects.py
index 72cabc788321..35bf63924592 100644
--- a/nova/tests/objects/test_objects.py
+++ b/nova/tests/objects/test_objects.py
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ object_data = {
     'InstanceInfoCache': '1.5-ef64b604498bfa505a8c93747a9d8b2f',
     'InstanceList': '1.8-16db4c93fe5b80564413b9a4f547e0d1',
     'InstanceNUMACell': '1.0-17e6ee0a24cb6651d1b084efa3027bda',
-    'InstanceNUMATopology': '1.0-a4264388d42c21a692cb74ed8fa8bb4d',
+    'InstanceNUMATopology': '1.0-86b95d263c4c68411d44c6741b8d2bb0',
     'KeyPair': '1.1-3410f51950d052d861c11946a6ae621a',
     'KeyPairList': '1.0-71132a568cc5d078ba1748a9c02c87b8',
     'Migration': '1.1-67c47726c2c71422058cd9d149d6d3ed',