diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_interface.h b/src/qemu/qemu_interface.h
index 6eed3e6bd7..67cbada36e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_interface.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_interface.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int qemuInterfaceBridgeConnect(virDomainDef *def,
                                virDomainNetDef *net,
                                int *tapfd,
                                size_t *tapfdSize)
-    ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2);
+    ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2) G_NO_INLINE;
 
 int qemuInterfaceOpenVhostNet(virDomainObj *def,
                               virDomainNetDef *net) G_NO_INLINE;
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvmock.c b/tests/qemuxml2argvmock.c
index 52c44b2ed0..f2696bd4c3 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvmock.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvmock.c
@@ -113,6 +113,23 @@ virNetDevTapCreate(char **ifname,
     }
 }
 
+
+int
+qemuInterfaceBridgeConnect(virDomainDef *def G_GNUC_UNUSED,
+                           virQEMUDriver *driver G_GNUC_UNUSED,
+                           virDomainNetDef *net G_GNUC_UNUSED,
+                           int *tapfd,
+                           size_t *tapfdSize)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < *tapfdSize; i++)
+        tapfd[i] = STDERR_FILENO + 100 + i;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 int
 virNetDevSetMAC(const char *ifname G_GNUC_UNUSED,
                 const virMacAddr *macaddr G_GNUC_UNUSED)