diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index f023a8ca738c4ca9df47c8216d330c56033fa4cd..cc6246d2afa1e4f554841ab65a3f6291445700e3 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2751,8 +2751,7 @@ static bool object_create_initial(const char *type, QemuOpts *opts)
         exit(0);
     }
 
-    if (g_str_equal(type, "rng-egd") ||
-        g_str_has_prefix(type, "pr-manager-")) {
+    if (g_str_equal(type, "rng-egd")) {
         return false;
     }