diff --git a/hw/ide/via.c b/hw/ide/via.c
index 82def819c4..e1a429405d 100644
--- a/hw/ide/via.c
+++ b/hw/ide/via.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static void via_ide_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo via_ide_info = {
-    .name          = "via-ide",
+    .name          = TYPE_VIA_IDE,
     .parent        = TYPE_PCI_IDE,
     .class_init    = via_ide_class_init,
 };
diff --git a/hw/mips/fuloong2e.c b/hw/mips/fuloong2e.c
index 5ee546f5f6..44225fbe33 100644
--- a/hw/mips/fuloong2e.c
+++ b/hw/mips/fuloong2e.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static void vt82c686b_southbridge_init(PCIBus *pci_bus, int slot, qemu_irq intc,
                                           TYPE_VT82C686B_ISA);
     qdev_connect_gpio_out(DEVICE(dev), 0, intc);
 
-    dev = pci_create_simple(pci_bus, PCI_DEVFN(slot, 1), "via-ide");
+    dev = pci_create_simple(pci_bus, PCI_DEVFN(slot, 1), TYPE_VIA_IDE);
     pci_ide_create_devs(dev);
 
     pci_create_simple(pci_bus, PCI_DEVFN(slot, 2), "vt82c686b-usb-uhci");
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pegasos2.c b/hw/ppc/pegasos2.c
index bb4d008ba9..506f273b93 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pegasos2.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pegasos2.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void pegasos2_init(MachineState *machine)
                           qdev_get_gpio_in_named(pm->mv, "gpp", 31));
 
     /* VT8231 function 1: IDE Controller */
-    dev = pci_create_simple(pci_bus, PCI_DEVFN(12, 1), "via-ide");
+    dev = pci_create_simple(pci_bus, PCI_DEVFN(12, 1), TYPE_VIA_IDE);
     pci_ide_create_devs(dev);
 
     /* VT8231 function 2-3: USB Ports */
diff --git a/include/hw/isa/vt82c686.h b/include/hw/isa/vt82c686.h
index 56ac141be3..87aca3e5bb 100644
--- a/include/hw/isa/vt82c686.h
+++ b/include/hw/isa/vt82c686.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define TYPE_VT8231_ISA "vt8231-isa"
 #define TYPE_VT8231_PM "vt8231-pm"
 #define TYPE_VIA_AC97 "via-ac97"
+#define TYPE_VIA_IDE "via-ide"
 #define TYPE_VIA_MC97 "via-mc97"
 
 void via_isa_set_irq(PCIDevice *d, int n, int level);