diff --git a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
index fea95ed7c0..615bc8c102 100644
--- a/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
+++ b/tests/qemumonitorjsontest.c
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONDump, "dummy_protocol", "elf",
               true)
 GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONGraphicsRelocate, VIR_DOMAIN_GRAPHICS_TYPE_SPICE,
               "localhost", 12345, 12346, "certsubjectval")
-GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONAddNetdev, "id=net0,type=test")
+GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONAddNetdev, "id=net0,type=user")
 GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONRemoveNetdev, "net0")
 GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONDelDevice, "ide0")
 GEN_TEST_FUNC(qemuMonitorJSONAddDevice, "some_dummy_devicestr")