diff --git a/src/remote/remote_daemon_dispatch.c b/src/remote/remote_daemon_dispatch.c
index 01dcac4b12..cc1d99267f 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_daemon_dispatch.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_daemon_dispatch.c
@@ -2104,7 +2104,7 @@ remoteDispatchConnectOpen(virNetServer *server G_GNUC_UNUSED,
         STREQ(type, "Xen") ||
         STREQ(type, "LXC") ||
         STREQ(type, "VBOX") ||
-        STREQ(type, "bhyve") ||
+        STREQ(type, "BHYVE") ||
         STREQ(type, "vz") ||
         STREQ(type, "Parallels") ||
         STREQ(type, "CH")) {