1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index f4a6e5e05b..eb89d62906 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_machine_opts = {
             .help = "maximum ram below the 4G boundary (32bit boundary)",
         }, {
             .name = PC_MACHINE_VMPORT,
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_BOOL,
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
             .help = "Enable vmport (pc & q35)",
         },{
             .name = "iommu",