diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index cee7a0f5ef..cd788be28c 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps,
               "acpi-generic-initiator", /* QEMU_CAPS_ACPI_GENERIC_INITIATOR */
               "disk-timed-stats", /* QEMU_CAPS_DISK_TIMED_STATS */
               "query-accelerators", /* QEMU_CAPS_QUERY_ACCELERATORS */
+              "mshv", /* QEMU_CAPS_MSHV */
     );
 
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index efbef2acef..2b519be3a8 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -729,6 +729,7 @@ typedef enum { /* virQEMUCapsFlags grouping marker for syntax-check */
     QEMU_CAPS_ACPI_GENERIC_INITIATOR, /* -object acpi-generic-initiator */
     QEMU_CAPS_DISK_TIMED_STATS, /* timed stats support ('stats-intervals' property of disk frontends) */
     QEMU_CAPS_QUERY_ACCELERATORS, /* query-accelerators command */
+    QEMU_CAPS_MSHV, /* -accel mshv */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
 } virQEMUCapsFlags;