diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index 404ff4ed39..fc99e7fa2c 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -2819,6 +2819,9 @@ void address_space_destroy(AddressSpace *as)
 
 static const char *memory_region_type(MemoryRegion *mr)
 {
+    if (mr->alias) {
+        return memory_region_type(mr->alias);
+    }
     if (memory_region_is_ram_device(mr)) {
         return "ramd";
     } else if (memory_region_is_romd(mr)) {