diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
index 874829f2f4..9be78bdbd4 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_domain.c
@@ -3014,41 +3014,60 @@ qemuDomainControllerDefPostParse(virDomainControllerDefPtr cont,
                                  const virDomainDef *def,
                                  virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps)
 {
-    /* set the default USB model to none for s390 unless an address is found */
-    if (cont->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_USB &&
-        cont->model == -1 &&
-        cont->info.type == VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_NONE &&
-        ARCH_IS_S390(def->os.arch))
-        cont->model = VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_NONE;
+    switch ((virDomainControllerType)cont->type) {
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_SCSI:
+        /* set the default SCSI controller model for S390 arches */
+        if (cont->model == -1 &&
+            ARCH_IS_S390(def->os.arch)) {
+            cont->model = VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_SCSI_VIRTIO_SCSI;
+        }
+        break;
 
-    /* forbid usb model 'qusb1' and 'qusb2' in this kind of hyperviosr */
-    if (cont->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_USB &&
-        (cont->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_QUSB1 ||
-         cont->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_QUSB2)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
-                       _("USB controller model type 'qusb1' or 'qusb2' "
-                         "is not supported in %s"),
-                       virDomainVirtTypeToString(def->virtType));
-        return -1;
-    }
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_USB:
+        if (cont->model == -1) {
+            /* Pick a suitable default model for the USB controller if none
+             * has been selected by the user.
+             *
+             * We rely on device availability instead of setting the model
+             * unconditionally because, for some machine types, there's a
+             * chance we will get away with using the legacy USB controller
+             * when the relevant device is not available.
+             *
+             * See qemuBuildControllerDevCommandLine() */
+            if (ARCH_IS_S390(def->os.arch) &&
+                cont->info.type == VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_NONE) {
+                /* set the default USB model to none for s390 unless an
+                 * address is found */
+                cont->model = VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_NONE;
+            } else if (ARCH_IS_PPC64(def->os.arch)) {
+                /* Default USB controller for ppc64 is pci-ohci */
+                if (virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_PCI_OHCI))
+                    cont->model = VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_PCI_OHCI;
+            } else {
+                /* Default USB controller for anything else is piix3-uhci */
+                if (virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_PIIX3_USB_UHCI))
+                    cont->model = VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_PIIX3_UHCI;
+            }
+        }
+        /* forbid usb model 'qusb1' and 'qusb2' in this kind of hyperviosr */
+        if (cont->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_QUSB1 ||
+            cont->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_QUSB2) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+                           _("USB controller model type 'qusb1' or 'qusb2' "
+                             "is not supported in %s"),
+                           virDomainVirtTypeToString(def->virtType));
+            return -1;
+        }
+        if (cont->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_NEC_XHCI &&
+            cont->opts.usbopts.ports > QEMU_USB_NEC_XHCI_MAXPORTS) {
+            virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+                           _("nec-xhci controller only supports up to %u ports"),
+                           QEMU_USB_NEC_XHCI_MAXPORTS);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        break;
 
-
-    /* set the default SCSI controller model for S390 arches */
-    if (cont->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_SCSI &&
-        cont->model == -1 &&
-        ARCH_IS_S390(def->os.arch))
-        cont->model = VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_SCSI_VIRTIO_SCSI;
-
-    if (cont->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_USB &&
-        cont->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_NEC_XHCI &&
-        cont->opts.usbopts.ports > QEMU_USB_NEC_XHCI_MAXPORTS) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
-                       _("nec-xhci controller only supports up to %u ports"),
-                       QEMU_USB_NEC_XHCI_MAXPORTS);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (cont->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_PCI) {
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_PCI:
         if (cont->model == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_PCI_EXPANDER_BUS &&
             !qemuDomainMachineIsI440FX(def)) {
             virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
@@ -3083,26 +3102,15 @@ qemuDomainControllerDefPostParse(virDomainControllerDefPtr cont,
                            virDomainNumaGetNodeCount(def->numa));
             return -1;
         }
-    } else if (cont->type == VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_USB &&
-               cont->model == -1) {
-        /* Pick a suitable default model for the USB controller if none
-         * has been selected by the user.
-         *
-         * We rely on device availability instead of setting the model
-         * unconditionally because, for some machine types, there's a
-         * chance we will get away with using the legacy USB controller
-         * when the relevant device is not available.
-         *
-         * See qemuBuildControllerDevCommandLine() */
-        if (ARCH_IS_PPC64(def->os.arch)) {
-            /* Default USB controller for ppc64 is pci-ohci */
-            if (virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_PCI_OHCI))
-                cont->model = VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_PCI_OHCI;
-        } else {
-            /* Default USB controller for anything else is piix3-uhci */
-            if (virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_PIIX3_USB_UHCI))
-                cont->model = VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_MODEL_USB_PIIX3_UHCI;
-        }
+        break;
+
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_SATA:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_VIRTIO_SERIAL:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_CCID:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_IDE:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_FDC:
+    case VIR_DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_TYPE_LAST:
+        break;
     }
 
     return 0;