diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc440_pcix.c b/hw/ppc/ppc440_pcix.c
index 54286cfef4..9321ca0abd 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc440_pcix.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc440_pcix.c
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@ static void ppc440_pcix_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                          ppc440_pcix_map_irq, &s->irq, &s->busmem, &s->iomem,
                          PCI_DEVFN(0, 0), 1, TYPE_PCI_BUS);
 
-    s->dev = pci_create_simple(h->bus, PCI_DEVFN(0, 0), "ppc4xx-host-bridge");
+    s->dev = pci_create_simple(h->bus, PCI_DEVFN(0, 0),
+                               TYPE_PPC4xx_HOST_BRIDGE);
 
     memory_region_init(&s->bm, OBJECT(s), "bm-ppc440-pcix", UINT64_MAX);
     memory_region_add_subregion(&s->bm, 0x0, &s->busmem);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_pci.c b/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_pci.c
index fbdf8266d8..6652119008 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_pci.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static void ppc4xx_pcihost_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                               TYPE_PCI_BUS);
     h->bus = b;
 
-    pci_create_simple(b, 0, "ppc4xx-host-bridge");
+    pci_create_simple(b, 0, TYPE_PPC4xx_HOST_BRIDGE);
 
     /* XXX split into 2 memory regions, one for config space, one for regs */
     memory_region_init(&s->container, OBJECT(s), "pci-container", PCI_ALL_SIZE);
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static void ppc4xx_host_bridge_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo ppc4xx_host_bridge_info = {
-    .name          = "ppc4xx-host-bridge",
+    .name          = TYPE_PPC4xx_HOST_BRIDGE,
     .parent        = TYPE_PCI_DEVICE,
     .instance_size = sizeof(PCIDevice),
     .class_init    = ppc4xx_host_bridge_class_init,
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/ppc4xx.h b/include/hw/ppc/ppc4xx.h
index e053b9751b..766d575e86 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/ppc4xx.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/ppc4xx.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "exec/memory.h"
 #include "hw/sysbus.h"
 
+#define TYPE_PPC4xx_HOST_BRIDGE "ppc4xx-host-bridge"
 #define TYPE_PPC4xx_PCI_HOST "ppc4xx-pci-host"
 #define TYPE_PPC460EX_PCIE_HOST "ppc460ex-pcie-host"