diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
index 77fd7f6df7..68b086be54 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_conf.c
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ virQEMUDriverConfigPtr virQEMUDriverConfigNew(bool privileged,
                              &cfg->nfirmwares) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
+    cfg->deprecationBehavior = g_strdup("none");
+
     return g_steal_pointer(&cfg);
 }