diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 6e5742509c..f5f7820b2d 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainVirt, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_LAST,
               "vbox",
               "phyp",
               "parallels",
-              "bhyve")
+              "bhyve",
+              "vz")
 
 VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virDomainOS, VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_LAST,
               "hvm",
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 0fcf52e395..924c4843e3 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ typedef enum {
     VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_PHYP,
     VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_PARALLELS,
     VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_BHYVE,
+    VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_VZ,
 
     VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_LAST
 } virDomainVirtType;