diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index 0028f0b30e..886059ef94 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -531,12 +531,12 @@ DevicePropertyInfoList *qmp_device_list_properties(const char *typename,
 
     klass = object_class_dynamic_cast(klass, TYPE_DEVICE);
     if (klass == NULL) {
-        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "name", TYPE_DEVICE);
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "typename", TYPE_DEVICE);
         return NULL;
     }
 
     if (object_class_is_abstract(klass)) {
-        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "name",
+        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE, "typename",
                    "non-abstract device type");
         return NULL;
     }