diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index bd1aefb8b5..742b73ba69 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -3774,7 +3774,7 @@ static void register_types(void)
     register_char_driver_qapi("null", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_NULL, NULL);
     register_char_driver("socket", qemu_chr_open_socket);
     register_char_driver("udp", qemu_chr_open_udp);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("memory", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_MEMORY,
+    register_char_driver_qapi("ringbuf", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_MEMORY,
                               qemu_chr_parse_ringbuf);
     register_char_driver_qapi("file", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_FILE,
                               qemu_chr_parse_file_out);
@@ -3794,6 +3794,9 @@ static void register_types(void)
                               qemu_chr_parse_pipe);
     register_char_driver_qapi("mux", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_MUX,
                               qemu_chr_parse_mux);
+    /* Bug-compatibility: */
+    register_char_driver_qapi("memory", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_MEMORY,
+                              qemu_chr_parse_ringbuf);
 }
 
 type_init(register_types);