diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index ecf2252d8..bbe92fe19 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ DriveInfo *drive_init(QemuOpts *opts, int default_to_scsi)
     case IF_VIRTIO:
         /* add virtio block device */
         opts = qemu_opts_create(qemu_find_opts("device"), NULL, 0);
-        qemu_opt_set(opts, "driver", "virtio-blk-pci");
+        qemu_opt_set(opts, "driver", "virtio-blk");
         qemu_opt_set(opts, "drive", dinfo->id);
         if (devaddr)
             qemu_opt_set(opts, "addr", devaddr);
diff --git a/hw/s390-virtio-bus.c b/hw/s390-virtio-bus.c
index 784dc01b9..d44eff25a 100644
--- a/hw/s390-virtio-bus.c
+++ b/hw/s390-virtio-bus.c
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ static const VirtIOBindings virtio_s390_bindings = {
 static VirtIOS390DeviceInfo s390_virtio_net = {
     .init = s390_virtio_net_init,
     .qdev.name = "virtio-net-s390",
+    .qdev.alias = "virtio-net",
     .qdev.size = sizeof(VirtIOS390Device),
     .qdev.props = (Property[]) {
         DEFINE_NIC_PROPERTIES(VirtIOS390Device, nic),
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@ static VirtIOS390DeviceInfo s390_virtio_net = {
 static VirtIOS390DeviceInfo s390_virtio_blk = {
     .init = s390_virtio_blk_init,
     .qdev.name = "virtio-blk-s390",
+    .qdev.alias = "virtio-blk",
     .qdev.size = sizeof(VirtIOS390Device),
     .qdev.props = (Property[]) {
         DEFINE_BLOCK_PROPERTIES(VirtIOS390Device, block),
diff --git a/hw/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio-pci.c
index df10703b2..555f23f1d 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-pci.c
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ static PCIDeviceInfo virtio_info[] = {
         .qdev.reset = virtio_pci_reset,
     },{
         .qdev.name  = "virtio-net-pci",
+        .qdev.alias = "virtio-net",
         .qdev.size  = sizeof(VirtIOPCIProxy),
         .init       = virtio_net_init_pci,
         .exit       = virtio_net_exit_pci,
@@ -911,6 +912,7 @@ static PCIDeviceInfo virtio_info[] = {
         .qdev.reset = virtio_pci_reset,
     },{
         .qdev.name = "virtio-balloon-pci",
+        .qdev.alias = "virtio-balloon",
         .qdev.size = sizeof(VirtIOPCIProxy),
         .init      = virtio_balloon_init_pci,
         .exit      = virtio_exit_pci,
@@ -922,6 +924,7 @@ static PCIDeviceInfo virtio_info[] = {
     },{
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRTFS
         .qdev.name = "virtio-9p-pci",
+        .qdev.alias = "virtio-9p",
         .qdev.size = sizeof(VirtIOPCIProxy),
         .init      = virtio_9p_init_pci,
         .qdev.props = (Property[]) {
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 4d9e503d7..de232b75e 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ static int balloon_parse(const char *arg)
             /* create empty opts */
             opts = qemu_opts_create(qemu_find_opts("device"), NULL, 0);
         }
-        qemu_opt_set(opts, "driver", "virtio-balloon-pci");
+        qemu_opt_set(opts, "driver", "virtio-balloon");
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -2484,12 +2484,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                          qemu_opt_get(opts, "path"),
                          qemu_opt_get(opts, "security_model"));
 
-                len = strlen("virtio-9p-pci,fsdev=,mount_tag=");
+                len = strlen("virtio-9p,fsdev=,mount_tag=");
                 len += 2*strlen(qemu_opt_get(opts, "mount_tag"));
                 arg_9p = qemu_malloc((len + 1) * sizeof(*arg_9p));
 
                 snprintf(arg_9p, (len + 1) * sizeof(*arg_9p),
-                         "virtio-9p-pci,fsdev=%s,mount_tag=%s",
+                         "virtio-9p,fsdev=%s,mount_tag=%s",
                          qemu_opt_get(opts, "mount_tag"),
                          qemu_opt_get(opts, "mount_tag"));