diff --git a/hw/ide/cmd646.c b/hw/ide/cmd646.c
index 66fb9d96d5..27f3da21a7 100644
--- a/hw/ide/cmd646.c
+++ b/hw/ide/cmd646.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ static void cmd646_ide_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->config_read = cmd646_pci_config_read;
     k->config_write = cmd646_pci_config_write;
     dc->props = cmd646_ide_properties;
+    set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_STORAGE, dc->categories);
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo cmd646_ide_info = {