diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index 3c1f248..f4db340 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -319,8 +319,11 @@
 static void machine_class_base_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     if (!object_class_is_abstract(oc)) {
+        MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
         const char *cname = object_class_get_name(oc);
         assert(g_str_has_suffix(cname, TYPE_MACHINE_SUFFIX));
+        mc->name = g_strndup(cname,
+                            strlen(cname) - strlen(TYPE_MACHINE_SUFFIX));
     }
 }