diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-cdrom.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-cdrom.args
index cba00fa112..acd342ecb6 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-cdrom.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-cdrom.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-cdrom.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-cdrom.xml
index 374c8c38ce..17bdaa06cc 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-cdrom.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-cdrom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
   </os>
   <clock offset='utc'/>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-complex.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-complex.args
index 5eb78e291b..27ab215bc7 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-complex.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-complex.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-complex.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-complex.xml
index 959acfb4ca..b269079f56 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-complex.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-complex.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <boot dev='network'/>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='file' device='disk'>
       <source file='/tmp/vdb.img'/>
       <target dev='vdb' bus='virtio'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-dev+order.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-dev+order.xml
index 8a25161d1f..2cbba4b3ce 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-dev+order.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-dev+order.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <boot dev='network'/>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='disk'>
       <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
       <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-floppy.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-floppy.args
index 467ca1342b..6791337632 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-floppy.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-floppy.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-floppy.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-floppy.xml
index 324c9c81d8..5de6f08f44 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-floppy.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-floppy.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='fd'/>
   </os>
   <clock offset='utc'/>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='disk'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable-drive.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable-drive.args
index e307121a6e..38c0b23faf 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable-drive.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable-drive.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable-drive.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable-drive.xml
index e33b61f13f..22ca640783 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable-drive.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable-drive.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <bootmenu enable='no'/>
   </os>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
       <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable-with-timeout.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable-with-timeout.xml
index a7ae02fda0..271c5922be 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable-with-timeout.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable-with-timeout.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <bootmenu enable='no' timeout='3000'/>
   </os>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
       <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable.args
index e307121a6e..38c0b23faf 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable.xml
index 6a61f088d9..80b22b7cad 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-disable.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <bootmenu enable='no'/>
   </os>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
       <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout-invalid.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout-invalid.xml
index 5af6f5bb95..973ae3c979 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout-invalid.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout-invalid.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <bootmenu enable='yes' timeout='65536'/>
   </os>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
       <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout.args
index d77a63ae5e..01b2282522 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout.xml
index e467aedd1e..f396bdf4c0 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <bootmenu enable='yes' timeout='3000'/>
   </os>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
       <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable.args
index 777918fa80..c282f1ed3d 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable.xml
index 5f2f4aedb4..6deaba80ef 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-menu-enable.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <bootmenu enable='yes'/>
   </os>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
       <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-multi.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-multi.args
index 777918fa80..c282f1ed3d 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-multi.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-multi.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-multi.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-multi.xml
index 83f8e6aa23..0e4c5111e0 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-multi.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-multi.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
     <boot dev='network'/>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
       <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-network.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-network.args
index 451e5ef66a..b36f58bbac 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-network.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-network.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-network.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-network.xml
index 6233605ac5..003f607f80 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-network.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-network.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='network'/>
   </os>
   <clock offset='utc'/>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='disk'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-order.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-order.args
index ab90d22b28..0e49742f5d 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-order.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-order.args
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ LOGNAME=test \
 XDG_DATA_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.local/share \
 XDG_CACHE_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.cache \
 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
-/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 \
+/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
 -object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/tmp/lib/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-order.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-order.xml
index a810f46021..4edbe5ed94 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-order.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/boot-order.xml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
   </os>
   <clock offset='utc'/>
   <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='disk'>
       <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
       <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-cdrom.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-cdrom.xml
index 4729edaa63..4666777e56 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-cdrom.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-cdrom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
   </os>
   <clock offset='utc'/>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-floppy.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-floppy.xml
index 0bf53f50f1..7c163b5c99 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-floppy.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-floppy.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='fd'/>
   </os>
   <clock offset='utc'/>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='disk'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-menu-disable-with-timeout.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-menu-disable-with-timeout.xml
index 82285b3017..04c8d42513 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-menu-disable-with-timeout.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-menu-disable-with-timeout.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <bootmenu enable='no'/>
   </os>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-menu-disable.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-menu-disable.xml
index 82285b3017..04c8d42513 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-menu-disable.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-menu-disable.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <bootmenu enable='no'/>
   </os>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout.xml
index 994331ce0f..e951750af5 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-menu-enable-with-timeout.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <bootmenu enable='yes' timeout='3000'/>
   </os>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-multi.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-multi.xml
index abb098be58..8c16bd9d11 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-multi.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-multi.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
     <boot dev='network'/>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='cdrom'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source dev='/dev/cdrom'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-network.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-network.xml
index 7df0512077..4722ede3b7 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-network.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-network.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
     <boot dev='network'/>
   </os>
   <clock offset='utc'/>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='disk'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-order.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-order.xml
index 59568214eb..843bebda9c 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-order.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/boot-order.xml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
   <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
   <os>
-    <type arch='i686' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc'>hvm</type>
   </os>
   <clock offset='utc'/>
   <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <devices>
-    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386</emulator>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
     <disk type='block' device='disk'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source dev='/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1'/>