diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index b40620208e..48ed7ebe4a 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -5883,7 +5883,7 @@ static virDomainDefPtr virDomainDefParseXML(virCapsPtr caps,
         if (!disk)
             goto error;
 
-        def->disks[def->ndisks++] = disk;
+        virDomainDiskInsertPreAlloced(def, disk);
     }
     VIR_FREE(nodes);
 
@@ -5899,7 +5899,7 @@ static virDomainDefPtr virDomainDefParseXML(virCapsPtr caps,
         if (!controller)
             goto error;
 
-        def->controllers[def->ncontrollers++] = controller;
+        virDomainControllerInsertPreAlloced(def, controller);
     }
     VIR_FREE(nodes);
 
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-boot-order.args b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-boot-order.args
index 23249f35e9..14367b1719 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-boot-order.args
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-boot-order.args
@@ -1,13 +1,22 @@
-LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu -S -M \
-pc -m 214 -smp 1 -nographic -nodefaults -monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,\
-nowait -no-acpi -drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0 \
--device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 -drive \
-file=sheepdog:example.org:6000:image,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 -device \
-virtio-blk-pci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,\
-bootindex=3 -drive file=/root/boot.iso,if=none,media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0 \
--device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-1-0,id=ide0-1-0,\
-bootindex=1 -drive file=/dev/null,if=none,id=drive-fdc0-0-1 -global \
-isa-fdc.driveB=drive-fdc0-0-1 -global isa-fdc.bootindexB=4 -device \
-virtio-net-pci,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=00:11:22:33:44:55,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,\
-bootindex=2 -net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 -usb -device virtio-balloon-pci,\
-id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5
+LC_ALL=C PATH=/bin HOME=/home/test USER=test LOGNAME=test /usr/bin/qemu \
+-S \
+-M pc \
+-m 214 \
+-smp 1 \
+-nographic \
+-nodefaults \
+-monitor unix:/tmp/test-monitor,server,nowait \
+-no-acpi \
+-drive file=/dev/HostVG/QEMUGuest1,if=none,id=drive-ide0-0-0 \
+-device ide-drive,bus=ide.0,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-0-0,id=ide0-0-0 \
+-drive file=/root/boot.iso,if=none,media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0 \
+-device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-1-0,id=ide0-1-0,bootindex=1 \
+-drive file=sheepdog:example.org:6000:image,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0 \
+-device virtio-blk-pci,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=3 \
+-drive file=/dev/null,if=none,id=drive-fdc0-0-1 \
+-global isa-fdc.driveB=drive-fdc0-0-1 \
+-global isa-fdc.bootindexB=4 \
+-device virtio-net-pci,vlan=0,id=net0,mac=00:11:22:33:44:55,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,bootindex=2 \
+-net user,vlan=0,name=hostnet0 \
+-usb \
+-device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-boot-order.xml b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-boot-order.xml
index ba8a9b2513..0022c9266f 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-boot-order.xml
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2argvdata/qemuxml2argv-boot-order.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
       <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
       <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' unit='0'/>
     </disk>
+    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
+      <source file='/root/boot.iso'/>
+      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
+      <boot order='1'/>
+      <readonly/>
+      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' unit='0'/>
+    </disk>
     <disk type='network' device='disk'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source protocol='sheepdog' name='image'>
@@ -26,13 +33,6 @@
       <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
       <boot order='3'/>
     </disk>
-    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
-      <source file='/root/boot.iso'/>
-      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
-      <boot order='1'/>
-      <readonly/>
-      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1' unit='0'/>
-    </disk>
     <disk type='file' device='floppy'>
       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
       <source file='/dev/null'/>
diff --git a/tests/xmconfigdata/test-escape-paths.cfg b/tests/xmconfigdata/test-escape-paths.cfg
index e3e6db9b34..13be2a0e26 100644
--- a/tests/xmconfigdata/test-escape-paths.cfg
+++ b/tests/xmconfigdata/test-escape-paths.cfg
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ vnc = 1
 vncunused = 1
 vnclisten = "127.0.0.1"
 vncpasswd = "123poi"
-disk = [ "phy:/dev/HostVG/XenGuest2,hda,w", "file:/root/boot.iso&test,hdc:cdrom,r", """phy:/dev/HostVG/XenGuest'",hdb,w""" ]
+disk = [ "phy:/dev/HostVG/XenGuest2,hda,w", """phy:/dev/HostVG/XenGuest'",hdb,w""", "file:/root/boot.iso&test,hdc:cdrom,r" ]
 vif = [ "mac=00:16:3e:66:92:9c,bridge=xenbr1,script=vif-bridge,model=e1000,type=ioemu" ]
 parallel = "none"
 serial = "none"
diff --git a/tests/xmconfigdata/test-escape-paths.xml b/tests/xmconfigdata/test-escape-paths.xml
index 13e6e2986e..9eaf90ccf2 100644
--- a/tests/xmconfigdata/test-escape-paths.xml
+++ b/tests/xmconfigdata/test-escape-paths.xml
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@
       <source dev='/dev/HostVG/XenGuest2'/>
       <target dev='hda' bus='ide'/>
     </disk>
+    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
+      <driver name='phy'/>
+      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/XenGuest&apos;&quot;'/>
+      <target dev='hdb' bus='ide'/>
+    </disk>
     <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
       <driver name='file'/>
       <source file='/root/boot.iso&amp;test'/>
       <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
       <readonly/>
     </disk>
-    <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='phy'/>
-      <source dev='/dev/HostVG/XenGuest&apos;&quot;'/>
-      <target dev='hdb' bus='ide'/>
-    </disk>
     <interface type='bridge'>
       <mac address='00:16:3e:66:92:9c'/>
       <source bridge='xenbr1'/>