diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 36de844199..2e79610010 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -8626,7 +8626,8 @@ virDomainNetDefParseXML(virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt,
                                queues);
                 goto error;
             }
-            def->driver.virtio.queues = q;
+            if (q > 1)
+                def->driver.virtio.queues = q;
         }
         if ((str = virXPathString("string(./driver/host/@csum)", ctxt))) {
             if ((val = virTristateSwitchTypeFromString(str)) <= 0) {
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-tap-vhost-incorrect.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-tap-vhost-incorrect.xml
index 2cf312f0ca..28f9347413 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-tap-vhost-incorrect.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-tap-vhost-incorrect.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
       <driver name='vhost' queues='5'/>
       <backend tap='/dev/null' vhost='/dev/zero'/>
     </interface>
+    <interface type='user'>
+      <mac address='52:54:00:e5:48:59'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <driver name='vhost' queues='1'/>
+      <backend tap='/dev/null' vhost='/dev/zero'/>
+    </interface>
     <serial type='pty'>
       <target port='0'/>
     </serial>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-tap-vhost-incorrect.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-tap-vhost-incorrect.xml
index 266cbf0a72..d419cc3b8e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-tap-vhost-incorrect.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/qemuxml2xmlout-tap-vhost-incorrect.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
       <model type='definitely-not-virtio'/>
       <backend tap='/dev/null'/>
     </interface>
+    <interface type='user'>
+      <mac address='52:54:00:e5:48:59'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <driver name='vhost'/>
+      <backend tap='/dev/null' vhost='/dev/zero'/>
+    </interface>
     <serial type='pty'>
       <target port='0'/>
     </serial>