diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-hotplug-startup.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-hotplug-startup.x86_64-latest.args
similarity index 55%
rename from tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-hotplug-startup.args
rename to tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-hotplug-startup.x86_64-latest.args
index a870d56792..009c08d71a 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-hotplug-startup.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/cpu-hotplug-startup.x86_64-latest.args
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
 /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \
 -name guest=QEMUGuest1,debug-threads=on \
 -S \
--object secret,id=masterKey0,format=raw,file=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes \
--machine pc,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off \
+-object '{"qom-type":"secret","id":"masterKey0","format":"raw","file":"/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/master-key.aes"}' \
+-machine pc,usb=off,dump-guest-core=off,memory-backend=pc.ram,acpi=off \
 -accel tcg \
+-cpu qemu64 \
 -m size=219136k \
+-object '{"qom-type":"memory-backend-ram","id":"pc.ram","size":224395264}' \
 -overcommit mem-lock=off \
--smp 1,maxcpus=6,sockets=3,cores=2,threads=1 \
+-smp 1,maxcpus=6,sockets=3,dies=1,cores=2,threads=1 \
 -uuid c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809 \
 -display none \
 -no-user-config \
@@ -23,9 +25,9 @@ XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain--1-QEMUGuest1/.config \
 -mon chardev=charmonitor,id=monitor,mode=control \
 -rtc base=utc \
 -no-shutdown \
--no-acpi \
 -boot strict=on \
--usb \
+-device '{"driver":"piix3-usb-uhci","id":"usb","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x1.0x2"}' \
 -audiodev '{"id":"audio1","driver":"none"}' \
--device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x2 \
+-device '{"driver":"virtio-balloon-pci","id":"balloon0","bus":"pci.0","addr":"0x2"}' \
+-sandbox on,obsolete=deny,elevateprivileges=deny,spawn=deny,resourcecontrol=deny \
 -msg timestamp=on
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
index 6e63f8a2eb..1e6cbbf028 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvtest.c
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST_PARSE_ERROR("virtio-iommu-invalid-address-type");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST_PARSE_ERROR("virtio-iommu-invalid-address");
 
-    DO_TEST("cpu-hotplug-startup", QEMU_CAPS_QUERY_HOTPLUGGABLE_CPUS);
+    DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("cpu-hotplug-startup");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_ARCH_LATEST_PARSE_ERROR("cpu-hotplug-granularity", "ppc64");
 
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("virtio-options");