diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index b91db851bb..9a0b7ebeb4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ int virQEMUCapsGetDefaultVersion(virCaps *caps,
 
     hostarch = virArchFromHost();
     if (!(capsdata = virCapabilitiesDomainDataLookup(caps,
-            VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_HVM, hostarch, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_QEMU,
+            VIR_DOMAIN_OSTYPE_HVM, hostarch, VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_NONE,
             NULL, NULL))) {
         virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
                        _("Cannot find suitable emulator for %s"),