diff --git a/docs/config/mach-virt-graphical.cfg b/docs/config/mach-virt-graphical.cfg
index d6d31b17f5..eba76eb198 100644
--- a/docs/config/mach-virt-graphical.cfg
+++ b/docs/config/mach-virt-graphical.cfg
@@ -56,9 +56,11 @@
 
 [machine]
   type = "virt"
-  accel = "kvm"
   gic-version = "host"
 
+[accel]
+  accel = "kvm"
+
 [memory]
   size = "1024"
 
diff --git a/docs/config/mach-virt-serial.cfg b/docs/config/mach-virt-serial.cfg
index 18a7c83731..324b0542ff 100644
--- a/docs/config/mach-virt-serial.cfg
+++ b/docs/config/mach-virt-serial.cfg
@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@
 
 [machine]
   type = "virt"
-  accel = "kvm"
   gic-version = "host"
 
+[accel]
+  accel = "kvm"
+
 [memory]
   size = "1024"
 
diff --git a/docs/config/q35-emulated.cfg b/docs/config/q35-emulated.cfg
index 99ac918e78..c8806e6d36 100644
--- a/docs/config/q35-emulated.cfg
+++ b/docs/config/q35-emulated.cfg
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 
 [machine]
   type = "q35"
+
+[accel]
   accel = "kvm"
 
 [memory]
diff --git a/docs/config/q35-virtio-graphical.cfg b/docs/config/q35-virtio-graphical.cfg
index 4207f11e4f..148b5d2c5e 100644
--- a/docs/config/q35-virtio-graphical.cfg
+++ b/docs/config/q35-virtio-graphical.cfg
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 
 [machine]
   type = "q35"
+
+[accel]
   accel = "kvm"
 
 [memory]
diff --git a/docs/config/q35-virtio-serial.cfg b/docs/config/q35-virtio-serial.cfg
index d2830aec5e..023291390e 100644
--- a/docs/config/q35-virtio-serial.cfg
+++ b/docs/config/q35-virtio-serial.cfg
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 
 [machine]
   type = "q35"
+
+[accel]
   accel = "kvm"
 
 [memory]