diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-pages8.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-nodeset-nonexist.xml
similarity index 64%
rename from tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-pages8.xml
rename to tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-nodeset-nonexist.xml
index 4cf4c1a8ad..477d3f1f2b 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-pages8.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/hugepages-nodeset-nonexist.xml
@@ -19,23 +19,12 @@
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
     <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i686</emulator>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
-      <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
     <controller type='usb' index='0'>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x2'/>
     </controller>
-    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
-    </controller>
     <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
-    <memballoon model='virtio'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
-    </memballoon>
+    <memballoon model='none'/>
   </devices>
 </domain>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index 6b57c4ee40..7b3050fd0d 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -958,6 +958,10 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("hugepages-default", NONE);
     DO_TEST("hugepages-default-2M", NONE);
     DO_TEST("hugepages-default-system-size", NONE);
+    DO_TEST_FAILURE("hugepages-nodeset-nonexist",
+                    QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PC_DIMM,
+                    QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_FILE,
+                    QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_FILE_DISCARD);
     DO_TEST("hugepages-numa-default",
             QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_FILE);
     DO_TEST("hugepages-numa-default-2M",
@@ -979,9 +983,6 @@ mymain(void)
             QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_RAM,
             QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_FILE);
     DO_TEST_PARSE_ERROR("hugepages-memaccess-invalid", NONE);
-    DO_TEST_FAILURE("hugepages-pages8",
-                    QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PC_DIMM, QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_FILE,
-                    QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_FILE_DISCARD);
     DO_TEST("hugepages-memaccess", QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_FILE,
             QEMU_CAPS_OBJECT_MEMORY_RAM, QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_PC_DIMM,
             QEMU_CAPS_NUMA);