diff --git a/hw/acpi/vmgenid.c b/hw/acpi/vmgenid.c
index a32b847fe0..876723a4ce 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/vmgenid.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/vmgenid.c
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ static void vmgenid_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->realize = vmgenid_realize;
     dc->hotpluggable = false;
     dc->props = vmgenid_properties;
+    set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_MISC, dc->categories);
 
     object_class_property_add_str(klass, VMGENID_GUID, NULL,
                                   vmgenid_set_guid, NULL);