diff --git a/libnm/nm-device.c b/libnm/nm-device.c
index c57f7ce659..5b55cf80b2 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-device.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-device.c
@@ -1223,8 +1223,11 @@ nm_device_get_type_description(NMDevice *device)
     }
 
     typename = G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME(device);
-    if (g_str_has_prefix(typename, "NMDevice"))
+    if (g_str_has_prefix(typename, "NMDevice")) {
         typename += 8;
+        if (nm_streq(typename, "Veth"))
+            typename = "Ethernet";
+    }
     priv->type_description = g_ascii_strdown(typename, -1);
 
     return _nml_coerce_property_str_not_empty(priv->type_description);
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index 38be8c8002..e27b71c6f2 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -3778,8 +3778,11 @@ get_type_description(NMDevice *self)
         gs_free char *s = NULL;
 
         typename = G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME(self);
-        if (g_str_has_prefix(typename, "NMDevice"))
+        if (g_str_has_prefix(typename, "NMDevice")) {
             typename += 8;
+            if (nm_streq(typename, "Veth"))
+                typename = "Ethernet";
+        }
         s                                     = g_ascii_strdown(typename, -1);
         klass->default_type_description       = g_intern_string(s);
         klass->default_type_description_klass = klass;