diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
index 10be728c37..98461052ac 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < nb_nics; i++) {
-        pci_nic_init_nofail(&nd_table[i], pci_bus, "ne2k_pci", NULL);
+        pci_nic_init_nofail(&nd_table[i], pci_bus, "sungem", NULL);
     }
 
     /* The NewWorld NVRAM is not located in the MacIO device */