diff --git a/devices/src/pci/ac97.rs b/devices/src/pci/ac97.rs
index 5f59165ec3..d06174667b 100644
--- a/devices/src/pci/ac97.rs
+++ b/devices/src/pci/ac97.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use audio_streams::{
     shm_streams::{NullShmStreamSource, ShmStreamSource},
     StreamEffect,
 };
-use libcras::CrasClient;
+use libcras::{CrasClient, CrasClientType};
 use resources::{Alloc, MmioType, SystemAllocator};
 use sys_util::{error, EventFd, GuestMemory};
 
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ impl Ac97Dev {
     fn create_cras_audio_device(params: Ac97Parameters, mem: GuestMemory) -> Result<Ac97Dev> {
         let mut server =
             Box::new(CrasClient::new().map_err(|e| pci_device::Error::CreateCrasClientFailed(e))?);
+        server.set_client_type(CrasClientType::CRAS_CLIENT_TYPE_CROSVM);
         if params.capture {
             server.enable_cras_capture();
         }