diff --git a/osc/conf.py b/osc/conf.py
index 3240589342..79c64bbe75 100644
--- a/osc/conf.py
+++ b/osc/conf.py
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ def apiurl_aliases(self):
         ini_key="build-jobs",
     )  # type: ignore[assignment]
 
-    build_type: Optional[str] = Field(
+    vm_type: Optional[str] = Field(
         default=None,
         description=textwrap.dedent(
             """