diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 91a20cb8f4958658a06d940f9abdf82c4f5e35ad..e4e0beb75c9561c254424645416a2a463d7ecaf9 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ static void pc_xen_hvm_init(MachineState *machine)
 
 #define PC_I440FX_MACHINE_OPTIONS \
     PC_DEFAULT_MACHINE_OPTIONS, \
+    .family = "pc_piix", \
     .desc = "Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996)", \
     .hot_add_cpu = pc_hot_add_cpu
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index e225c6d1103fbe564b2a475f7a7d30e86739d15e..9c44cd6e1d70c73c18826b5167b6f98951a70b8d 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init_1_4(MachineState *machine)
 
 #define PC_Q35_MACHINE_OPTIONS \
     PC_DEFAULT_MACHINE_OPTIONS, \
+    .family = "pc_q35", \
     .desc = "Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)", \
     .hot_add_cpu = pc_hot_add_cpu, \
     .units_per_default_bus = 1