diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 65a35c3eff..5ab052aff8 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -1173,6 +1173,8 @@ virDomainChrSourceDefCopy(virDomainChrSourceDefPtr dest,
         break;
     }
 
+    dest->type = src->type;
+
     return 0;
 }