diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
index a625d7673e..dcd889d95f 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
@@ -1676,6 +1676,7 @@ static virDeviceMonitor udevDeviceMonitor = {
 };
 
 static virStateDriver udevStateDriver = {
+    .name = "udev",
     .initialize = udevDeviceMonitorStartup,
     .cleanup = udevDeviceMonitorShutdown,
     .reload = udevDeviceMonitorReload,