diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_passt.c b/src/qemu/qemu_passt.c
index 78830fdc26..adc69fc052 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_passt.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_passt.c
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ qemuPasstStart(virDomainObj *vm,
     virCommandClearCaps(cmd);
     virCommandSetPidFile(cmd, pidfile);
     virCommandSetErrorFD(cmd, &errfd);
-    virCommandDaemonize(cmd);
 
     virCommandAddArgList(cmd,
                          "--one-off",