diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 0fed6e9bde..a8342ff7d5 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -7765,7 +7765,7 @@ qemuBuildGraphicsSPICECommandLine(virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg,
     }
 
     if (cfg->spiceSASL) {
-        virBufferAddLit(&opt, "sasl,");
+        virBufferAddLit(&opt, "sasl=on,");
 
         if (cfg->spiceSASLdir)
             virCommandAddEnvPair(cmd, "SASL_CONF_PATH",
@@ -7797,7 +7797,7 @@ qemuBuildGraphicsSPICECommandLine(virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg,
      * in this bit of the code */
     if (!graphics->data.spice.auth.passwd &&
         !cfg->spicePassword)
-        virBufferAddLit(&opt, "disable-ticketing,");
+        virBufferAddLit(&opt, "disable-ticketing=on,");
 
     if (hasSecure) {
         virBufferAddLit(&opt, "x509-dir=");
@@ -7879,10 +7879,10 @@ qemuBuildGraphicsSPICECommandLine(virQEMUDriverConfigPtr cfg,
         virBufferAsprintf(&opt, "streaming-video=%s,",
                           virDomainGraphicsSpiceStreamingModeTypeToString(graphics->data.spice.streaming));
     if (graphics->data.spice.copypaste == VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_NO)
-        virBufferAddLit(&opt, "disable-copy-paste,");
+        virBufferAddLit(&opt, "disable-copy-paste=on,");
 
     if (graphics->data.spice.filetransfer == VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_NO)
-        virBufferAddLit(&opt, "disable-agent-file-xfer,");
+        virBufferAddLit(&opt, "disable-agent-file-xfer=on,");
 
     if (graphics->data.spice.gl == VIR_TRISTATE_BOOL_YES) {
         /* spice.gl is a TristateBool, but qemu expects on/off: use
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice-agent-file-xfer.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice-agent-file-xfer.args
index 5aa7da2d4a..08c3173e6a 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice-agent-file-xfer.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice-agent-file-xfer.args
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ server=on,wait=off \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0 \
 -device ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0,bootindex=1 \
 -spice port=5903,tls-port=5904,addr=127.0.0.1,x509-dir=/etc/pki/libvirt-spice,\
-tls-channel=main,plaintext-channel=inputs,disable-agent-file-xfer,\
+tls-channel=main,plaintext-channel=inputs,disable-agent-file-xfer=on,\
 seamless-migration=on \
 -vga qxl \
 -global qxl-vga.ram_size=67108864 \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice-sasl.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice-sasl.args
index d71c527a09..024b775afd 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice-sasl.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice-sasl.args
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ server=on,wait=off \
 -usb \
 -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,format=raw,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0 \
 -device ide-hd,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0,bootindex=1 \
--spice port=5903,tls-port=5904,addr=127.0.0.1,sasl,\
+-spice port=5903,tls-port=5904,addr=127.0.0.1,sasl=on,\
 x509-dir=/etc/pki/libvirt-spice,tls-channel=default,seamless-migration=on \
 -vga qxl \
 -global qxl-vga.ram_size=67108864 \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice-usb-redir.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice-usb-redir.args
index ba6e6abee7..780e189a95 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice-usb-redir.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice-usb-redir.args
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ addr=0x4 \
 tls-channel=main,plaintext-channel=inputs,tls-channel=usbredir,\
 image-compression=auto_glz,jpeg-wan-compression=auto,\
 zlib-glz-wan-compression=auto,playback-compression=on,streaming-video=filter,\
-disable-copy-paste,seamless-migration=on \
+disable-copy-paste=on,seamless-migration=on \
 -vga cirrus \
 -chardev socket,id=charredir0,host=localhost,port=4000 \
 -device usb-redir,chardev=charredir0,id=redir0,bus=usb.0,port=1 \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice.args
index 34f3a7dd33..e2a8593c8e 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/graphics-spice.args
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ server=on,wait=off \
 tls-channel=default,tls-channel=main,plaintext-channel=inputs,\
 image-compression=auto_glz,jpeg-wan-compression=auto,\
 zlib-glz-wan-compression=auto,playback-compression=on,streaming-video=filter,\
-disable-copy-paste,disable-agent-file-xfer,seamless-migration=on \
+disable-copy-paste=on,disable-agent-file-xfer=on,seamless-migration=on \
 -vga qxl \
 -global qxl-vga.ram_size=67108864 \
 -global qxl-vga.vram_size=33554432 \