diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index c8522fb81c4715256e33d75686a7e8d9d5fddde7..0fe14758ca06756521065020f4132c0186d1cb1b 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ qemuDomainSupportsNicdev(virDomainDefPtr def,
     /* non-virtio ARM nics require legacy -net nic */
     if (((def->os.arch == VIR_ARCH_ARMV7L) ||
         (def->os.arch == VIR_ARCH_AARCH64)) &&
-        net->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_VIRTIO_MMIO)
+        net->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_VIRTIO_MMIO &&
+        net->info.type != VIR_DOMAIN_DEVICE_ADDRESS_TYPE_PCI)
         return false;
 
     return true;