diff --git a/hw/intc/armv7m_nvic.c b/hw/intc/armv7m_nvic.c
index 6be7fc5266..cd1e7f1729 100644
--- a/hw/intc/armv7m_nvic.c
+++ b/hw/intc/armv7m_nvic.c
@@ -2064,7 +2064,7 @@ static int nvic_security_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
 }
 
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_nvic_security = {
-    .name = "nvic/m-security",
+    .name = "armv7m_nvic/m-security",
     .version_id = 1,
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .needed = nvic_security_needed,