diff --git a/hw/ide/microdrive.c b/hw/ide/microdrive.c
index e3fd30e457d3043b3413162f68318157ea27721f..17917c0b30a43c7735df3a34d9790c396863d5e3 100644
--- a/hw/ide/microdrive.c
+++ b/hw/ide/microdrive.c
@@ -575,12 +575,15 @@ PCMCIACardState *dscm1xxxx_init(DriveInfo *dinfo)
 static void dscm1xxxx_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     PCMCIACardClass *pcc = PCMCIA_CARD_CLASS(oc);
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
 
     pcc->cis = dscm1xxxx_cis;
     pcc->cis_len = sizeof(dscm1xxxx_cis);
 
     pcc->attach = dscm1xxxx_attach;
     pcc->detach = dscm1xxxx_detach;
+    /* Reason: Needs to be wired-up in code, see dscm1xxxx_init() */
+    dc->user_creatable = false;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo dscm1xxxx_type_info = {