diff --git a/src/virtual-net-device/model/virtual-net-device.cc b/src/virtual-net-device/model/virtual-net-device.cc
index 24be37a9c..f654447d2 100644
--- a/src/virtual-net-device/model/virtual-net-device.cc
+++ b/src/virtual-net-device/model/virtual-net-device.cc
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ VirtualNetDevice::GetTypeId (void)
 {
   static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::VirtualNetDevice")
     .SetParent<NetDevice> ()
+    .SetGroupName ("VirtualNetDevice")
     .AddConstructor<VirtualNetDevice> ()
     .AddAttribute ("Mtu", "The MAC-level Maximum Transmission Unit",
                    UintegerValue (1500),