diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.c b/hw/block/nvme.c
index 7c8c63e8f5..f206391e8e 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.c
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.c
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ static void nvme_instance_init(Object *obj)
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo nvme_info = {
-    .name          = "nvme",
+    .name          = TYPE_NVME,
     .parent        = TYPE_PCI_DEVICE,
     .instance_size = sizeof(NvmeCtrl),
     .class_init    = nvme_class_init,