1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 8353d3c718..a24e5e076d 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_boot_opts = {
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
         }, {
             .name = "splash-time",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
+            .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
         }, {
             .name = "reboot-timeout",
             .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,