diff --git a/src/esx/esx_vmx.c b/src/esx/esx_vmx.c
index 70e9305..6bd6b93 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_vmx.c
+++ b/src/esx/esx_vmx.c
@@ -1409,10 +1409,11 @@ esxVMX_ParseEthernet(virConnectPtr conn, virConfPtr conf, int
controller,
if (virtualDev != NULL &&
STRCASENEQ(virtualDev, "vlance") &&
STRCASENEQ(virtualDev, "vmxnet") &&
+ STRCASENEQ(virtualDev, "vmxnet3") &&
STRCASENEQ(virtualDev, "e1000")) {
ESX_ERROR(conn, VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
"Expecting VMX entry '%s' to be 'vlance' or
'vmxnet' or "
- "'e1000' but found '%s'", virtualDev_name,
virtualDev);
+ "'vmxnet3' or 'e1000' but found
'%s'", virtualDev_name, virtualDev);
goto failure;
}