diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed_ast27x0_evb.c b/hw/arm/aspeed_ast27x0_evb.c
index 32d944848e..0ff1bebeb0 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed_ast27x0_evb.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed_ast27x0_evb.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ static void aspeed_machine_ast2700a1_evb_class_init(ObjectClass *oc,
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
     AspeedMachineClass *amc = ASPEED_MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
 
-    mc->alias = "ast2700-evb";
     mc->desc = "Aspeed AST2700 A1 EVB (Cortex-A35)";
     amc->soc_name  = "ast2700-a1";
     amc->hw_strap1 = AST2700_EVB_HW_STRAP1;
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ static void aspeed_machine_ast2700a2_evb_class_init(ObjectClass *oc,
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
     AspeedMachineClass *amc = ASPEED_MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
 
+    mc->alias = "ast2700-evb";
     mc->desc = "Aspeed AST2700 A2 EVB (Cortex-A35)";
     amc->soc_name  = "ast2700-a2";
     amc->hw_strap1 = AST2700_EVB_HW_STRAP1;