diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 9726bce748..b1245ad5dd 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -2864,8 +2864,12 @@ virQEMUCapsProbeQMPHostCPU(virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps,
                 prop->type != nmProp->type)
                 continue;
 
-            if (prop->value.boolean)
+            if (prop->value.boolean) {
                 prop->migratable = VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_YES;
+            } else if (nmProp->value.boolean) {
+                prop->value.boolean = true;
+                prop->migratable = VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_NO;
+            }
         }
 
         (*modelInfo)->migratability = true;
diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
index a4ab74dcaf..e8fe01d85e 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
       <feature policy='require' name='clflushopt'/>
       <feature policy='require' name='xsaves'/>
       <feature policy='require' name='pdpe1gb'/>
+      <feature policy='require' name='invtsc'/>
     </mode>
     <mode name='custom' supported='yes'>
       <model usable='yes'>qemu64</model>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
index 6efa8a668b..6386c4ed0d 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
     <property name='svm' type='boolean' value='false'/>
     <property name='full-cpuid-auto-level' type='boolean' value='true' migratable='yes'/>
     <property name='hv-reset' type='boolean' value='false'/>
-    <property name='invtsc' type='boolean' value='false'/>
+    <property name='invtsc' type='boolean' value='true' migratable='no'/>
     <property name='sse3' type='boolean' value='true' migratable='yes'/>
     <property name='sse2' type='boolean' value='true' migratable='yes'/>
     <property name='est' type='boolean' value='false'/>