diff --git a/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/DeploymentOptionSection.java b/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/DeploymentOptionSection.java
index 8cb3161d47..39cf441a4d 100644
--- a/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/DeploymentOptionSection.java
+++ b/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/DeploymentOptionSection.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
  * @author Adam Lowe
  */
 @XmlRootElement(name = "DeploymentOptionSection")
+@XmlType(name = "DeploymentOptionSection_Type")
 public class DeploymentOptionSection extends SectionType {
 
    public static Builder<?> builder() {
diff --git a/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/NetworkSection.java b/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/NetworkSection.java
index c165436a1a..5e8698b602 100644
--- a/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/NetworkSection.java
+++ b/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/NetworkSection.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
  * @author Adam Lowe
  */
 @XmlRootElement(name = "NetworkSection")
+@XmlType(name = "NetworkSection_Type")
 public class NetworkSection extends SectionType {
 
    public static Builder<?> builder() {
diff --git a/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/OperatingSystemSection.java b/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/OperatingSystemSection.java
index 14e8dd6a5b..724eb9fa21 100644
--- a/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/OperatingSystemSection.java
+++ b/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/OperatingSystemSection.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import static org.jclouds.dmtf.DMTFConstants.OVF_NS;
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
-import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ import com.google.common.base.Objects;
  * @author Adrian Cole
  * @author Adam Lowe
  */
-@XmlRootElement(name = "OperatingSystemSection")
 @XmlType(name = "OperatingSystemSection_Type")
 public class OperatingSystemSection extends SectionType {
 
diff --git a/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/StartupSection.java b/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/StartupSection.java
index 7fd5071789..03f70b95ff 100644
--- a/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/StartupSection.java
+++ b/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/StartupSection.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
 import com.google.common.base.Objects.ToStringHelper;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
  * </pre>
  */
 @XmlRootElement(name = "StartupSection")
+@XmlType(name = "StartupSection_Type")
 public class StartupSection extends SectionType {
 
    public static Builder<?> builder() {
diff --git a/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/VirtualHardwareSection.java b/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/VirtualHardwareSection.java
index ed3c2c1806..3b5dbadeec 100644
--- a/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/VirtualHardwareSection.java
+++ b/labs/dmtf/src/main/java/org/jclouds/dmtf/ovf/VirtualHardwareSection.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
-import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 
 import org.jclouds.dmtf.cim.ResourceAllocationSettingData;
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
  * @author Adam Lowe
  * @author grkvlt@apache.org
  */
-@XmlRootElement(name = "VirtualHardwareSection")
 @XmlType(name = "VirtualHardwareSection_Type")
 public class VirtualHardwareSection extends SectionType {