diff --git a/devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio_console.c b/devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio_console.c
index 85a1d6217..202e43628 100644
--- a/devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio_console.c
+++ b/devicemodel/hw/pci/virtio/virtio_console.c
@@ -1136,6 +1136,7 @@ virtio_console_init(struct vmctx *ctx, struct pci_vdev *dev, char *opts)
 	pci_set_cfgdata16(dev, PCIR_DEVICE, VIRTIO_DEV_CONSOLE);
 	pci_set_cfgdata16(dev, PCIR_VENDOR, VIRTIO_VENDOR);
 	pci_set_cfgdata8(dev, PCIR_CLASS, PCIC_SIMPLECOMM);
+	pci_set_cfgdata8(dev, PCIR_SUBCLASS, PCIS_SIMPLECOMM_OTHER);
 	pci_set_cfgdata16(dev, PCIR_SUBDEV_0, VIRTIO_TYPE_CONSOLE);
 	pci_set_cfgdata16(dev, PCIR_SUBVEND_0, VIRTIO_VENDOR);