diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 14a20029dd..1139fde77a 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -12651,7 +12651,7 @@ qemuDomainMigratePrepareTunnel(virConnectPtr dconn,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    if (!(def = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, dom_xml, dname, &origname)))
+    if (!(def = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, NULL, dom_xml, dname, &origname)))
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (virDomainMigratePrepareTunnelEnsureACL(dconn, def) < 0)
@@ -12712,7 +12712,7 @@ qemuDomainMigratePrepare2(virConnectPtr dconn,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    if (!(def = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, dom_xml, dname, &origname)))
+    if (!(def = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, NULL, dom_xml, dname, &origname)))
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (virDomainMigratePrepare2EnsureACL(dconn, def) < 0)
@@ -12951,7 +12951,7 @@ qemuDomainMigratePrepare3(virConnectPtr dconn,
                                                    QEMU_MIGRATION_DESTINATION)))
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!(def = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, dom_xml, dname, &origname)))
+    if (!(def = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, NULL, dom_xml, dname, &origname)))
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (virDomainMigratePrepare3EnsureACL(dconn, def) < 0)
@@ -13038,7 +13038,7 @@ qemuDomainMigratePrepare3Params(virConnectPtr dconn,
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    if (!(def = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, dom_xml, dname, &origname)))
+    if (!(def = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, NULL, dom_xml, dname, &origname)))
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (virDomainMigratePrepare3ParamsEnsureACL(dconn, def) < 0)
@@ -13092,7 +13092,7 @@ qemuDomainMigratePrepareTunnel3(virConnectPtr dconn,
                                                    QEMU_MIGRATION_DESTINATION)))
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!(def = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, dom_xml, dname, &origname)))
+    if (!(def = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, NULL, dom_xml, dname, &origname)))
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (virDomainMigratePrepareTunnel3EnsureACL(dconn, def) < 0)
@@ -13151,7 +13151,7 @@ qemuDomainMigratePrepareTunnel3Params(virConnectPtr dconn,
                                                    QEMU_MIGRATION_DESTINATION)))
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (!(def = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, dom_xml, dname, &origname)))
+    if (!(def = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, NULL, dom_xml, dname, &origname)))
         goto cleanup;
 
     if (virDomainMigratePrepareTunnel3ParamsEnsureACL(dconn, def) < 0)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
index 39e574ee30..d07482d9f2 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.c
@@ -2861,6 +2861,7 @@ qemuMigrationDstPrepareDirect(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 
 virDomainDefPtr
 qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
+                           virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps,
                            const char *dom_xml,
                            const char *dname,
                            char **origname)
@@ -2878,7 +2879,8 @@ qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     if (!(caps = virQEMUDriverGetCapabilities(driver, false)))
         return NULL;
 
-    if (!(def = virDomainDefParseString(dom_xml, caps, driver->xmlopt, NULL,
+    if (!(def = virDomainDefParseString(dom_xml, caps, driver->xmlopt,
+                                        qemuCaps,
                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEF_PARSE_INACTIVE |
                                         VIR_DOMAIN_DEF_PARSE_SKIP_VALIDATE)))
         goto cleanup;
@@ -3422,7 +3424,9 @@ qemuMigrationSrcRun(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
 
     if (flags & VIR_MIGRATE_PERSIST_DEST) {
         if (persist_xml) {
-            if (!(persistDef = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver, persist_xml,
+            if (!(persistDef = qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(driver,
+                                                          priv->qemuCaps,
+                                                          persist_xml,
                                                           NULL, NULL)))
                 goto error;
         } else {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.h b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.h
index bea7b1e688..188ccfa7fd 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_migration.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_migration.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ qemuMigrationSrcBegin(virConnectPtr conn,
 
 virDomainDefPtr
 qemuMigrationAnyPrepareDef(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
+                           virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps,
                            const char *dom_xml,
                            const char *dname,
                            char **origname);