diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index e5a456f21d..00fbe3e880 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ static void machine_class_finalize(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     if (mc->compat_props) {
         g_array_free(mc->compat_props, true);
     }
+    g_free(mc->name);
 }
 
 void machine_register_compat_props(MachineState *machine)
diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index 3e69eca038..e46a744bcd 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct MachineClass {
     /*< public >*/
 
     const char *family; /* NULL iff @name identifies a standalone machtype */
-    const char *name;
+    char *name;
     const char *alias;
     const char *desc;
 
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index 330c1f2d6b..422fac702a 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -903,7 +903,6 @@ bool e820_get_entry(int, uint32_t, uint64_t *, uint64_t *);
     { \
         MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc); \
         optsfn(mc); \
-        mc->name = namestr; \
         mc->init = initfn; \
     } \
     static const TypeInfo pc_machine_type_##suffix = { \