diff --git a/tests/unit/test-io-task.c b/tests/unit/test-io-task.c
index 953a50ae66..115dba8970 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-io-task.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-io-task.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 
-#define TYPE_DUMMY "qemu:dummy"
+#define TYPE_DUMMY "qemu-dummy"
 
 typedef struct DummyObject DummyObject;
 typedef struct DummyObjectClass DummyObjectClass;