diff --git a/src/conf/domain_event.c b/src/conf/domain_event.c
index 6243b4262f..f6d20633de 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_event.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_event.c
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ virDomainEventDeviceRemovalFailedNew(int id,
     if (virDomainEventsInitialize() < 0)
         return NULL;
 
-    if (!(ev = virDomainEventNew(virDomainEventDeviceAddedClass,
+    if (!(ev = virDomainEventNew(virDomainEventDeviceRemovalFailedClass,
                                  VIR_DOMAIN_EVENT_ID_DEVICE_REMOVAL_FAILED,
                                  id, name, uuid)))
         return NULL;