diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index e590f2bb68f03546bec3a1452efb852edc79b916..64b603dccb3c3c5ce5c2197f2fc6693194f1bf23 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -4329,19 +4329,91 @@ qemuBuildDeviceVideoStr(const virDomainDef *def,
 }
 
 
+static int
+qemuBuildVgaVideoCommand(virCommandPtr cmd,
+                         const virDomainDef *def,
+                         virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps)
+{
+    const char *vgastr = qemuVideoTypeToString(def->videos[0]->type);
+    if (!vgastr || STREQ(vgastr, "")) {
+        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                       _("invalid model for video type '%s'"),
+                       virDomainVideoTypeToString(def->videos[0]->type));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    virCommandAddArgList(cmd, "-vga", vgastr, NULL);
+
+    /* If we cannot use --device option to specify the video device
+     * in QEMU we will fallback to the old --vga option. To get the
+     * correct device name for the --vga option the 'qemuVideo' is
+     * used, but to set some device attributes we need to use the
+     * --global option and for that we need to specify the device
+     * name the same as for --device option and for that we need to
+     * use 'qemuDeviceVideo'.
+     *
+     * See 'Graphics Devices' section in docs/qdev-device-use.txt in
+     * QEMU repository.
+     */
+    const char *dev = qemuDeviceVideoTypeToString(def->videos[0]->type);
+
+    if (def->videos[0]->type == VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_QXL &&
+        (def->videos[0]->vram || def->videos[0]->ram)) {
+        unsigned int ram = def->videos[0]->ram;
+        unsigned int vram = def->videos[0]->vram;
+        unsigned int vram64 = def->videos[0]->vram64;
+        unsigned int vgamem = def->videos[0]->vgamem;
+
+        if (ram) {
+            virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-global");
+            virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%s.ram_size=%u",
+                                   dev, ram * 1024);
+        }
+        if (vram) {
+            virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-global");
+            virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%s.vram_size=%u",
+                                   dev, vram * 1024);
+        }
+        if (vram64 &&
+            virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_QXL_VRAM64)) {
+            virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-global");
+            virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%s.vram64_size_mb=%u",
+                                   dev, vram64 / 1024);
+        }
+        if (vgamem &&
+            virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_QXL_VGAMEM)) {
+            virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-global");
+            virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%s.vgamem_mb=%u",
+                                   dev, vgamem / 1024);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (def->videos[0]->vram &&
+        ((def->videos[0]->type == VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_VGA &&
+          virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VGA_VGAMEM)) ||
+         (def->videos[0]->type == VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_VMVGA &&
+          virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VMWARE_SVGA_VGAMEM)))) {
+        unsigned int vram = def->videos[0]->vram;
+
+        virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-global");
+        virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%s.vgamem_mb=%u",
+                               dev, vram / 1024);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 static int
 qemuBuildVideoCommandLine(virCommandPtr cmd,
                           const virDomainDef *def,
                           virQEMUCapsPtr qemuCaps)
 {
     size_t i;
-    int primaryVideoType;
 
     if (!def->videos)
         return 0;
 
-    primaryVideoType = def->videos[0]->type;
-
     if (virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIDEO_PRIMARY)) {
         for (i = 0; i < def->nvideos; i++) {
             char *str;
@@ -4354,71 +4426,8 @@ qemuBuildVideoCommandLine(virCommandPtr cmd,
             VIR_FREE(str);
         }
     } else {
-        const char *vgastr = qemuVideoTypeToString(primaryVideoType);
-        if (!vgastr || STREQ(vgastr, "")) {
-            virReportError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
-                           _("invalid model for video type '%s'"),
-                           virDomainVideoTypeToString(primaryVideoType));
+        if (qemuBuildVgaVideoCommand(cmd, def, qemuCaps) < 0)
             return -1;
-        }
-
-        virCommandAddArgList(cmd, "-vga", vgastr, NULL);
-
-        /* If we cannot use --device option to specify the video device
-         * in QEMU we will fallback to the old --vga option. To get the
-         * correct device name for the --vga option the 'qemuVideo' is
-         * used, but to set some device attributes we need to use the
-         * --global option and for that we need to specify the device
-         * name the same as for --device option and for that we need to
-         * use 'qemuDeviceVideo'.
-         *
-         * See 'Graphics Devices' section in docs/qdev-device-use.txt in
-         * QEMU repository.
-         */
-        const char *dev = qemuDeviceVideoTypeToString(primaryVideoType);
-
-        if (def->videos[0]->type == VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_QXL &&
-            (def->videos[0]->vram || def->videos[0]->ram)) {
-            unsigned int ram = def->videos[0]->ram;
-            unsigned int vram = def->videos[0]->vram;
-            unsigned int vram64 = def->videos[0]->vram64;
-            unsigned int vgamem = def->videos[0]->vgamem;
-
-            if (ram) {
-                virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-global");
-                virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%s.ram_size=%u",
-                                       dev, ram * 1024);
-            }
-            if (vram) {
-                virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-global");
-                virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%s.vram_size=%u",
-                                       dev, vram * 1024);
-            }
-            if (vram64 &&
-                virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_QXL_VRAM64)) {
-                virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-global");
-                virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%s.vram64_size_mb=%u",
-                                       dev, vram64 / 1024);
-            }
-            if (vgamem &&
-                virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_QXL_VGAMEM)) {
-                virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-global");
-                virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%s.vgamem_mb=%u",
-                                       dev, vgamem / 1024);
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (def->videos[0]->vram &&
-            ((primaryVideoType == VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_VGA &&
-              virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VGA_VGAMEM)) ||
-             (primaryVideoType == VIR_DOMAIN_VIDEO_TYPE_VMVGA &&
-              virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_VMWARE_SVGA_VGAMEM)))) {
-            unsigned int vram = def->videos[0]->vram;
-
-            virCommandAddArg(cmd, "-global");
-            virCommandAddArgFormat(cmd, "%s.vgamem_mb=%u",
-                                   dev, vram / 1024);
-        }
 
         for (i = 1; i < def->nvideos; i++) {
             char *str;