diff --git a/tests/securityselinuxtest.c b/tests/securityselinuxtest.c
index 8bcf3a1ce84bac41f334fbefad2bd4986b487e57..0fa70ba9a9ef349f7d47c15877c9347a2a5cd120 100644
--- a/tests/securityselinuxtest.c
+++ b/tests/securityselinuxtest.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ testBuildDomainDef(bool dynamic,
     if (VIR_ALLOC(secdef) < 0)
         goto no_memory;
 
+    def->virtType = VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_KVM;
     def->seclabels[0] = secdef;
     def->seclabels[0]->type = dynamic ? VIR_DOMAIN_SECLABEL_DYNAMIC : VIR_DOMAIN_SECLABEL_STATIC;