diff --git a/src/basic/virt.c b/src/basic/virt.c
index fe25a1a430..6ba880dbc4 100644
--- a/src/basic/virt.c
+++ b/src/basic/virt.c
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ static int detect_vm_device_tree(void) {
                 return VIRTUALIZATION_KVM;
         else if (strstr(hvtype, "xen"))
                 return VIRTUALIZATION_XEN;
+        else if (strstr(hvtype, "vmware"))
+                return VIRTUALIZATION_VMWARE;
         else
                 return VIRTUALIZATION_VM_OTHER;
 #else