diff --git a/sim/ppc/ChangeLog b/sim/ppc/ChangeLog
index 4c2dfef818..26d0431162 100644
--- a/sim/ppc/ChangeLog
+++ b/sim/ppc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-09-27  Andrew Cagney  <ac131313@redhat.com>
+
+	* hw_disk.c (hw_disk_init_address): Set device type to "block",
+	not "disk".
+
 2002-06-22  Andrew Cagney  <ac131313@redhat.com>
 
 	* Makefile.in (INTL_SRC): Define.
diff --git a/sim/ppc/hw_disk.c b/sim/ppc/hw_disk.c
index 84086ff1d4..0e9573bda6 100644
--- a/sim/ppc/hw_disk.c
+++ b/sim/ppc/hw_disk.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ hw_disk_init_address(device *me)
 			me);
 
   /* Tell the world we are a disk.  */
-  device_add_string_property(me, "device_type", "disk");
+  device_add_string_property(me, "device_type", "block");
 
   /* get the name of the file specifying the disk image */
   disk->name_index = 0;