diff --git a/hw/char/spapr_vty.c b/hw/char/spapr_vty.c
index 9c2aef82e6..f8a4981e27 100644
--- a/hw/char/spapr_vty.c
+++ b/hw/char/spapr_vty.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ static void spapr_vty_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->dt_name = "vty";
     k->dt_type = "serial";
     k->dt_compatible = "hvterm1";
+    set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_INPUT, dc->categories);
     dc->props = spapr_vty_properties;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_spapr_vty;
 }
diff --git a/hw/net/spapr_llan.c b/hw/net/spapr_llan.c
index 4ff04113db..1bd6f50aaa 100644
--- a/hw/net/spapr_llan.c
+++ b/hw/net/spapr_llan.c
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ static void spapr_vlan_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->dt_type = "network";
     k->dt_compatible = "IBM,l-lan";
     k->signal_mask = 0x1;
+    set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_NETWORK, dc->categories);
     dc->props = spapr_vlan_properties;
     k->rtce_window_size = 0x10000000;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_spapr_llan;
diff --git a/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c b/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
index eb4500e26f..beaad682ac 100644
--- a/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
+++ b/hw/nvram/spapr_nvram.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ static void spapr_nvram_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->dt_name = "nvram";
     k->dt_type = "nvram";
     k->dt_compatible = "qemu,spapr-nvram";
+    set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_MISC, dc->categories);
     dc->props = spapr_nvram_properties;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/scsi/spapr_vscsi.c b/hw/scsi/spapr_vscsi.c
index 2a26042701..c0c46d7f7c 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/spapr_vscsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/spapr_vscsi.c
@@ -1223,6 +1223,7 @@ static void spapr_vscsi_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->dt_type = "vscsi";
     k->dt_compatible = "IBM,v-scsi";
     k->signal_mask = 0x00000001;
+    set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_STORAGE, dc->categories);
     dc->props = spapr_vscsi_properties;
     k->rtce_window_size = 0x10000000;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_spapr_vscsi;