diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/exec/vmm_exec_kvm.conf b/src/vmm_mad/exec/vmm_exec_kvm.conf
index 2798af917b..33e8384e75 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/exec/vmm_exec_kvm.conf
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/exec/vmm_exec_kvm.conf
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ HYPERV_OPTIONS="<relaxed state='on'/><vapic state='on'/><spinlocks state='on' re
 
 SPICE_OPTIONS="
     <video>
-        <model type='qxl' heads='1'/>
+        <model type='vga' heads='1'/>
     </video>
          <sound model='ich6' />
     <channel type='spicevmc'>