diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 91ed0fa459..542d13c2ac 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -7060,7 +7060,8 @@ static char *qemuConnectDomainXMLToNative(virConnectPtr conn,
         }
     }
 
-    if (!(cmd = qemuProcessCreatePretendCmd(conn, driver, vm, NULL, false, true,
+    if (!(cmd = qemuProcessCreatePretendCmd(conn, driver, vm, NULL,
+                                            qemuCheckFips(), true,
                                             VIR_QEMU_PROCESS_START_COLD)))
         goto cleanup;
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 8a2f65fe7f..0ccc3ac643 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -5715,7 +5715,7 @@ qemuProcessCreatePretendCmd(virConnectPtr conn,
                             virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                             virDomainObjPtr vm,
                             const char *migrateURI,
-                            bool forceFips,
+                            bool enableFips,
                             bool standalone,
                             unsigned int flags)
 {
@@ -5747,7 +5747,7 @@ qemuProcessCreatePretendCmd(virConnectPtr conn,
                                NULL,
                                VIR_NETDEV_VPORT_PROFILE_OP_NO_OP,
                                standalone,
-                               forceFips ? true : qemuCheckFips(),
+                               enableFips,
                                priv->autoNodeset,
                                NULL,
                                NULL,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.h b/src/qemu/qemu_process.h
index 98cc9a849f..b7262a7e0f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ virCommandPtr qemuProcessCreatePretendCmd(virConnectPtr conn,
                                           virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                                           virDomainObjPtr vm,
                                           const char *migrateURI,
-                                          bool forceFips,
+                                          bool enableFips,
                                           bool standalone,
                                           unsigned int flags);